Reshoring + FDI manufacturing job announcements are continuing to outpace recent records, adding 101,500 jobs in 2023 Q1. Top takeaways: •    2023 Q1 reshoring + FDI jobs announced are up 11% from 2022. •    If the current rate continues, reshoring and FDI will total over 400,000 jobs in 2023. •    Electrical Equipment remains the top […]

Solar wafer producer NexWafe has secured a €30 million (US$32 million) investment to accelerate the construction of its first commercial-scale wafer plant in Bitterfeld, Germany. The company expects to raise additional funding in the second half of the year, while this funding round came from current investors such as Indian conglomerate Reliance New Energy – […]

In our annual outlook, we identified 2023 as being a year of two halves. The first half of the year is expected to see a return to “normal” supply chain conditions, particularly in terms of physical network operations. The second half, however, may bring confirmation of changing corporate sourcing strategies in the wake of the […]

Issue 43 – First Quarter 2023 After a year of steady, albeit downbeat, economic dynamics, conditions are beginning to change. While many of the same challenges remain in place, including inflation and labor shortages, the construction industry now faces the cumulative weight of ten consecutive interest rate increases and tighter credit conditions due to fallout […]