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India Plans to Expand Its Coal Power Fleet to Meet Soaring Demand

The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May 2023.

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U.S. Launches Semiconductor Supply Chain Review Due to China Concerns

The survey aims to identify how American companies are sourcing legacy chips as the country looks to award almost $40 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chip manufacturing.

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Fixing the Holiday Season’s Cardboard Recycling Problem

In 2022, 68% of all paper consumed in the U.S. was recycled — recovered and fed back into the country’s milling systems — including more than 93% of cardboard boxes.

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Over 1.3M Jobs Supported Through Supplier Diversification in 2023

Companies generated $104 billion of income and $31.4 billion in tax revenues through diverse and small supplier spending over the past 12 months.

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Will Procurement Finally Become Truly Strategic in 2024?

For most brands, 2023 hasn’t been a stellar year, and instead has been more one of consolidation and treading water. That’s not likely to change soon.

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How Automation Can Help FMCG Supply Chains Weather the Storm

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains continue to find themselves dealing with both labor shortages and external pressures due to global disruptions.

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ArcelorMittal Signs $2.7B Natural Gas Supply Deal with Mexico’s CFE

ArcelorMittal said that the contract would provide its operations in Lazaro Cardenas in the state of Michoacan with gas from Waha, Texas.

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DTN Aims to Improve Safety and Efficiency with Optimal Speed Routing

DTN said the feature will allow ship owners and charterers to better plan for and adapt to potential voyage disruptions that can affect a company’s performance, bottom line or emissions.

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Toyota Recalling 1M Cars Over Airbag Defect

The recall covers several types of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, including Avalons, Camrys, Highlanders, RAV4s, Siennas and Corollas.

Toyota Highlander. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 2018. Photo: iStock.com/helen89

Red Sea Crisis Disrupts Ikea, Abercrombie & Fitch Shipments

Ikea said it’s looking for other options to secure the availability of its products, many of which normally pass through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

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Orsted to Go Ahead with Building Giant U.K. Offshore Wind Farm

The final investment decision on the 2.9-gigawatt project shows that the offshore wind industry is picking back up after a crisis year.

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U.S. Chipmaker to Sell Chinese Factories to Local Company

North Carolina-based Qorvo said that it had signed an agreement to sell its circuit assembly operations in Beijing and Dezhou to the iPhone assembler Luxshare Precision Industry.

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