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The Critical but Little-Known Role of the ‘Titanium Economy’

Countless headlines over the past few decades have recounted a story of American industry in decline. But media coverage has almost entirely overlooked a resurgence that’s well underway.

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Enel to Build Massive Solar Panel Factory in U.S.

The factory will also manufacture solar cells, the building blocks for solar panels and a component not currently produced in the U.S.

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The Battery Supply Chain Is Finally Coming to America

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company, has reached a deal to supply Panasonic with billions of dollars in critical battery components that will be produced in the U.S. for the first time.

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Why ‘Self-Driving’ Vehicles Will Still Need a Human Minder

Companies may be plowing billions of dollars into automation in delivery operations, but true autonomy in the sector may be years away.

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Furniture Sales Disrupted by the Pandemic? It’s Rentals to the Rescue

In the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for many consumer products surged. But few industries experienced an explosion of activity like the furniture business.

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Five Essential Ways a Buy-Sell Solution Brings Resiliency and Agility to the Supply Chain — and the Business

Creating resilient and agile supply chains requires leveragING economies of scale when working with suppliers while minimizing risk, disruptions and shortages

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Whirlpool Cuts Production to Counter Falling Appliance Sales

Whirlpool is slashing production of its refrigerators, dish washers and other home appliances by more than a third to shrink inventories.

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Global Labor Rates Comparison Shows China is no Longer the Low-Cost Labor Market

Manufacturing wages have risen in China, making the country no longer the global go-to place for low-cost labor, argues The Reshoring Institute.

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Miners’ Losses Mount as Ports Strike Drags On in South Africa

The walkout by workers that began October 6 is costing shippers of iron ore, coal, chrome, ferrochrome and manganese about 815 million rand a day.

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Strong Dollar Pressures U.S. Manufacturing Rebound

The dollar’s surge against the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and other currencies adds a new wrinkle to the re-shoring drive that has seen some U.S. companies look for domestic alternatives.

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U.S. Shift on Child Labor May Scramble EV Sector

The Biden administration declared Oct. 6 that batteries from China may be tainted by child labor, a move that could upend the electric vehicle industry.

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Boeing’s China Orders Dry Up on U.S. Tensions in Boost for Airbus

Boeing missed out on a 40-plane deal in September, following an even bigger hit in July, when China ordered nearly 300 Airbus aircraft worth about $37 billion at sticker prices.

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