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Ten years after it first became mainstream, business-to-business e-commerce within Europe is still more likely to characterise the transactions of large organisations, rather than small – particularly in a cross-border context. Despite Europe’s suppose…

One of the world’s top aluminium producers has forecast that prices will rebound later this year as suppliers cut output, mothballing some smelting plants because of the low price of aluminium, which will result in reduced global supply.

Suppliers to Marks & Spencer, the iconic British high-street chain, are being asked to contribute more cash to help it meet its analyst profit expectations for the year.

After being hit by a spell of cold weather last week, orange juice prices have risen once again after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had found a banned fungicide in shipments of the fruit from Brazil, the world’s leading producer.

India’s aerospace industry supply chain has experienced significant growth over recent years and is expected to develop at a healthy rate for at least the next five years as companies such as Boeing and Airbus expand joint ventures, market experts pred…

India’s aerospace industry supply chain has experienced significant growth over recent years and is expected to develop at a healthy rate for at least the next five years as companies such as Boeing and Airbus expand joint ventures, market experts pred…

US non-manufacturing industry companies have reported that the only commodity in short supply during December 2011 was diesel fuel.

US non-manufacturing industry companies have reported that the only commodity in short supply during December 2011 was diesel fuel.

A global surplus of rubber, potentially the largest since 2004, could see the cost of the commodity plummet in a development that will be music to the ears of tyre and auto manufacturers.

In an effort to secure complex supply chains and protect patients from counterfeit medicines, the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is proposing a set of recommended best practices.