Europe Wants the Chips

UPS Avoids Strike UPS workers avoided a strike by agreeing to a five year deal that includes more pay. Shippers are feeling somewhat relieved to avoid another kick in the gut to supply chains. Europe Wants the Chips Now that AI is dominating everything we hear about these days, everyone is in a race to…

US Wants ALL the Chips

Chinese Factories See 3rd Month of Contraction Production at Chinese factories contracted for a third month in a row but at a slower rate. Maybe they need to look at exporting chiles, I hear those are in demand… US Wants ALL the Chips As the US continues to hoard chip production, they’re contemplating more restrictions…

Where’s the Beef?

Small to Mid-Sized Chinese Factories Show Growth While there’s been lots of coverage about how manufacturers are trying to diversify their reliance on Chinese manufacturing, the outflow of customers from the larger Chinese factories doesn’t seem to be the same as the small to mid-sized factories who are experiencing growth. Where’s the Beef? If you…