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South Africa Urges Greater Biosecurity on Avian Flu Outbreak

Vaccines aren’t yet available in South Africa, but government talks to finalize access are at an advanced stage and registration of the medicines will be fast-tracked.

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Micron Begins Construction of $2.75B Semiconductor Plant in Gujarat

Tata Projects will collaborate with Micron Technology in constructing the plant, which it says will begin shipping out semiconductor chips in 2024.

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EU Rules on Electric Cars Could Cost Carmakers Billions

The U.K. is by far their largest export market for European car-makers, with 1.2 million vehicles arriving at U.K. ports last year.

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Lego Abandons Effort to Make Bricks From Recycled Plastic Bottles

The project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic would actually have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime, Lego said.

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UAW, Big Three Carmakers Can Notch ‘Win-Win,’ Buttigieg Says

UAW said September 22 the union would expand its labor action against GM and Stellantis, but spared Ford from additional walkouts after clinching more concessions from the company.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Photo: Bloomberg

India Rice Export Ban Is Fueling Risk of Social Unrest, UN Says

Prices of the crop, a staple for half the world, surged to the highest levels in almost 15 years after the globe's top shipper began curbing exports.

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Biden Administration Pledges $72M Towards Wind, Water Energy Technologies

$27 million will finance 15 offshore and land-based wind energy projects while another $45 million will fund 14 additional projects focused on domestically manufacturing these types of technologies.

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Is the Biden Administration Undercutting Its Own Policies on Chinese Solar Imports?

Conflicting policies within the Biden Administration have provided China with a loophole that allows it to circumvent antidumping and countervailing duties on the export on solar cells and modules to the U.S.

A close-up of solar panels can be seen in front of a sunset. Photo: iStock.com/JONGHO SHIN

Watch: Building the Supply Chain From the Ground Up

A successful supply chain transformation begins with "changing the narrative," says George Raptis, vice president of operations at JP Outfitters. Among other things, the company had to stop viewing itself as "small."

George Raptis

Australian Unions Call Off Strikes Against Chevron

Chevron and the Offshore Alliance said September 22 that they had settled on terms of an agreement proposed by Australia’s Fair Work Commission.

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Ryder Introduces BrightDrop EVs into Rental Fleet

The BrightDrop Zevo vans can now be rented at Ryder locations in Long Island City, New York, Saginaw, Texas and Santa Fe Springs, California as well as Hayward, California.

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UAW Says It Made Progress with Ford, Plans More Strikes Against GM, Stellantis

Sources said that the strikes will likely expand to 38 additional GM and Stellantis facilities across 20 states, but expanded strike actions are not expected against Ford.

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