Monthly Archives: February 2012

Apple said yesterday that it has authorised inspections of selected suppliers, in a move to quash allegations of poor working conditions at Far Eastern companies in its supply chain.

ZincOx Resources, which has been working for the last six years developing technology that will be allow waste produced from steel mills to be turned into zinc, has announced that it is opening up a plant in South Korea with this technology in place…

Led by precious metals, commodities rallied in January with many commodities reversing the slump seen in the second half for 2011, according to market experts.

Global companies are moving supply chain risk up the corporate boardroom agenda, new research reveals.

McDonald’s, the fast-food giant, has announced that it will work with pork suppliers to remove the use of gestation crates, which are used for female sows while they raise their piglets after concerns were voiced about the welfare of the pigs in t…

Ocean carriers are floating plans to increase import trans-Pacific freight rates by $800 per 40-foot container.

The market for silicon is now heading towards sustainable growth, with Europe remaining the major marketplace for the material, new market research reveals.