German rail strike another headache for supply chain managers
A sudden 24-hour strike on Germany’s railways has brought further headaches for Europe’s supply chain ...
Local politicians may have applauded the decision, but a Flanders transparency watchdog is calling on chemical company Ineos to disclose documents showing how the construction of two chemical plants at the Port of Antwerp ? which engaged in a battle with the port of Rotterdam for the deal ? can be built without impinging on Belgium’s climate change commitments. The Guardian reports that the company – owned by Jim Ratcliffe, otherwise known as Britain’s richest man – as well as ...
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