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National View: Made in America needs to also mean mined in America From the column: "If it cannot be grown, it has to be mined. As supply-chain realities dictate, we can only make it here if we mine it here." Written By: Mark Compton | × 2006 file / Forum News Service From where does milk come? Regrettably, for too many, the answer is, “From the grocery store, of course!” It seems the cow’s vital role in the supply chain is often overlooked. As a society, we don’t give mu...

On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order with the policy goal of strengthening and diversifying supply chains in the United States (the “Order”). The Order...

On February 24, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) directing federal agencies to perform a 100-day review of "supply chain risks" for four classes of products: (1)...

Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains. According to President Biden, the COVID-19 pandemic "has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesnt share our interest in order to protect our people during a national emergency". Thus, on 24 February 2021 Biden signed the long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on Americas Supply Chains, which initiates a 100-day process of reviewing and assessing the strength...

Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose by 10.6% for this month’s reading. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and buying strategies. Lynas Rare Earths reports half-year results Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths Ltd., the largest rare earths firm outside of China, recently reported its half-year results. For the half-year ending Dec. 31, 2020, Lynas reported net profit of $40.6 million. That compared with n...

The Details: What Does the Executive Order Actually Do? As part of the Biden Administration’s “Build Back Better” strategy, and in response to worldwide shortages and export restrictions of PPE highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent shortages of semiconductors, the EO promises a “whole of government” (read: interagency and, potentially, Congressional involvement) approach to achieve resilient supply chains and a robust US manufacturing base. The EO includes the goal of suppor...

PMFME scheme for micro food processing units launched: Centre ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Feb 9 2021 21:03 IST | ​ 0 Views   The Centre on Tuesday said that as part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched the centrally sponsored PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme for providing financial, . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 9 : The Centre on Tuesday said that as part of the AatmaNirbhar Bha...

Govt invited EoI for setting up mega food parks: Minister ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Feb 9 2021 22:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Rameswar Teli. . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 9 : The Centre on Tuesday said that it has invited expression of interest for setting up mega food parks in the country under the Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS). In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Food and Processing Industries, Rameswar Teli, said that the ministry had floated expr...