Global trade patterns are being remoulded at a fast clip, with reshoring now clearly diminishing China’s dominance in the transpacific box trades. Covid, a more strident China, tensions along the Taiwan Strait, and the war in Ukraine have all played their part in many companies looking for alternative places to source their goods lately. Data […]

Trouble was brewing before the pandemic, according to Anthony Sardella, a senior research adviser at the Center for Analytics and Business Insights and adjunct lecturer at Olin Business School. For years, the ­U.S­. had become increasingly reliant on foreign ­manufacturers for chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients used in critical drugs like antibiotics, blood pressure pills, […]

The two winning Freeport bids in Wales are expected to create 20,000 jobs across a wide range of businesses, according to Knight Frank.  The Celtic Freeport in Milford Haven and Port Talbot and Anglesey Freeport on Ynys Mon were the successful bidders announced last month. The new sites are set to attract an estimated £5bn […]

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has called on the European Union member states to allocate financial support from REPowerEU grants to support solar PV manufacturing. The ESMC calls on EU member states to seize the opportunity to bolster the creation of competitive domestic solar PV manufacturing plants while boosting their economies through REPowerEU grants. […]