Industries > Chemicals & Energy | SupplyChainBrain

Chemicals & Energy: Page 88

How Power and Gas Utilities Keep Energy Flowing in the Pandemic

As millions of people across Europe and the U.S. stay home to avoid the coronavirus, thousands of workers in the energy industry must remain at their posts.

0325 Powerand Gas Utilities

Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Virus Squeezes Ports

While the global economy is reeling from the spreading coronavirus, seaports — which handle a hefty 90% of all world shipping — are a bellwether for trade.

Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles.

Japan Can’t Quit Its Coal Habit, Nine Years After Fukushima

Coal has become a crutch here, severely limiting Japan’s ability to combat global warming.

0312 Coal

Shipper Conquers Volatility and Cost With Transfix Terminal

Challenge: Due to market volatility, seasonality and unforeseen delays on the road, a shipper was left with limited and expensive transportation options.

U.S. Launches Tool to Stake Claim to World’s Rare Earth Minerals

In a high-tech twist on hammering pickets into the ground, the U.S. State Department has helped launch an online tool aimed at staking America’s claim to many of the world’s rare-earth minerals.

Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Europe Floors It in the Race to Dominate Car Batteries

Electric vehicles in Europe will be powered by batteries from Asian manufacturers, unless European companies fight back and build a local supply chain.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis. Photo: Bloomberg.

Pipeline Protests Cripple Canadian Railways

Protests against a natural gas pipeline are crippling Canada’s railways — key economic arteries in the sprawling, trade-dependent nation — and prompting cries of “insanity” and “ecoterrorism” from business leaders.

Source: Bloomberg

Learn From the Past to Prepare for 2020

The freight market is poised to tighten this year, Transfix says. Here's how to use data to increase stability.

Learn from the Past to Prepare for 2020

A&R Logistics Acquires First Choice Logistics

Wind Point Partners and portfolio company A&R Logistics , a supply chain services company for the chemical industry, have announced that A&R has acquired First Choice Logistics, a provider of bulk liquid transportation and logistics services.

Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills

Built to withstand hurricane-force winds, the blades can’t easily be crushed, recycled or repurposed.

0211 Wind Turbine Blades

China Virus Crisis Roils Supply Chains for Global Manufacturers

Less than a month into the health crisis that began in China, supply chain disruptions are showing up around the world, from automakers to mobile-phone producers to energy companies.

Photo: Bloomberg

Digital Transformation Creates Efficiencies in the Chemical Industry

Analyst Insight: Every change-management consultant knows that effective transformation within a business requires a combination of people, processes, and technology. Global conditions, regulatory concerns, sustainability efforts, and the need to differentiate based on customer service instead of just price are major drivers for the chemical industry to digitally transform itself.

Page 88 of 169

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site