by Jeanine Vecchio | May 31, 2022 | Supply Chain
INDUSTRY NEWS, SUPPLY CHAIN ALERTS Starting Wednesday, June 1st, Shanghai officials will begin to re-open China’s largest city after a long two-month COVID lockdown. The lockdown was initiated during China’s worst wave of infections since the beginning of the...
by Jeanine Vecchio | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow will be a week since the horrific shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo. Ten innocent people lost their lives and others were injured as a result of one person’s actions and hatred. Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones and the community now dealing...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
The need to shift to a sustainable economy is a challenge that can, at times, seem insurmountable. But in amongst the alarming narrative that surrounds the climate crisis it’s easy to miss the progress being made, including the concrete steps that policymakers,...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Apr 27, 2022 | Supply Chain
Ports are already snarled, with the $22 trillion trade in global goods facing months of severe disruption. China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply chains between Asia, the U.S. and Europe. Beijing’s...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Apr 27, 2022 | Resin Increase/Decrease
Processor demand, limited resin supplies, and elevated feedstock costs conspired to push spot Prime polyethylene and polypropylene prices higher. Spot Prime polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) prices rose another penny the week of April 18 under the influence of...
