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Tata Group to Build Battery Gigafactory in the U.K.

Tata will invest over £4 billion ($5.15 billion) to build the battery cell gigafactory factory, which is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs.

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TForce Freight Agrees to New Contract with Teamsters Union

Prior to the deal's announcement, Teamsters voted to authorize a strike had the union’s national contract with TForce expired July 31.

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Redwood Logistics Acquires Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions

Redwood said that the acquisition of Rockfarm and Global Distribution and Logistics “fortifies” the company’s modern fourth-party logistics (4PL) services.

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Vast Majority of CEOs Worry About Supply Chain Human Rights Issues: Survey

Executives are also interested in bringing their supply chains closer to home, with 43% of CEOs with a resiliency problem saying they are either already on-shoring or considering it.

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Eurocontrol Warns of Air-Traffic Control Strike Over Summer

Eurocontrol described recent protests as a “pre-warning” in a statement and said it was engaging in dialogue with the Union Syndicale Bruxelles to end the possible industrial action.

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Yellen Concerned About Chinese Export Controls, “Unfair” Economic Practices

Yellen said the U.S. is not looking to completely separate the world’s two biggest economies because that would destabilize the global economy and be “virtually impossible to undertake.”

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Toyota Claims It Can Halve the Size, Cost and Weight of EV Batteries

Toyota thinks it will be able to produce solid-state batteries for electric vehicles as early as 2027, according to the Financial Times.

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EnVista Launches Food Safety Compliance Strategy Service

The service will provide companies with access to enVista's customized supply chain tracking and tracing capabilities, enabling organizations to create detailed plans across all operations.

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Ekart Launching B2B Transportation Services Across India

Ekart launched its air and surface B2B transportation services in India to provide domestic businesses with improved transportation speeds and greater reliability.

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U.K. Considers Nationalization of Thames Water as Crisis Escalates

Thames’ bonds tumbled on June 28, just one day after CEO Sarah Bentley suddenly stepped down from her position amid concerns over the firm's financial stability.

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SCB Marketing Summit: Supply Chain Execs, Editors Share Tips on Marketing and PR

Some of the executives at the Global Supply Chain Marketing Summit expressed surprise at how infrequently they were asked by their service providers to participate in a case study.

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Sen. Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Limit the Department of Energy's Power

Under the proposed law, all U.S. distribution transformers would be required to shift from industry-standard grain-oriented electrical steel cores to amorphous steel cores.

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