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A recent AmCham China survey of over 400 of its members finds greater optimism about future of U.S.-China relations and its members generally upbeat on economy. Confidence within the American business community toward China’s economy is strengthening, despite significant concerns about the regulatory environment and the possibility of Trump
Manufacturers in the ceramic, glass, refractories, brick and related industries rely on the dedicated support of a multitude of suppliers in order to be successful. Ceramic Industry offers manufacturers the opportunity to acknowledge their valued
The WVU Global Supply Chain Management Advisory Council, chaired by Jim Lynch, is planning a spring meeting on March 22 and 23, 2018 as part of the Joint WVU Business and Economics Spring Visiting Committee/Advisory Council Meetings to be held at the Erickson Alumni Center on the West Virginia
In the first quarter, there was a clear commodity price trends with most of raw materials in Asia going down in price. Many grades of plastics, steel, aluminum, paper, ceramic raw materials and other industrial metals went down in price while rubber and wood mostly rose in price. Textiles prices meanwhile remained mostly flat.
Source International’s Xiamen Office honored all its dedicated women staff on International Women’s Day March 8th. The day marks a special time to stop and say thanks to all the women on our life and all the love and beauty that they bring to the world every day.
Libbey (LBY) the No. 1 glassware company in the Americas and one of the largest tableware suppliers in the world honored Source International with their Distinguished Service Award on February 11, 2018 in Xiamen, China. Mike Bunge, Director of Global Resources presented the award saying
Please join Source International Managing Partner & COO, Mr. Jim Ullum at the ASD Source Direct Show for Sourcing Seminars that will take place from March 11-14 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Source Direct Seminars are all FREE to attendees and are filled with interesting and informative sessions each day. A sampling of the sessions that Mr. Ullum will present are
In the fourth quarter of 2017, most raw materials in Asia continued their upward movement in price. Many grades of plastics, rubber, steel, other metals, wood, paper and ceramic raw materials all went up in price while aluminum and stainless steel and many grades of textiles moved down in price.
Santa made his annual stop at the Source Xiamen office this week to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. First, Santa conducted his annual Internal Audit to make sure all systems were in sync with the Source Standard Operating Procedure and Quality Management System and he logged into the Source Cloud
For years, Made In China meant be weary of quality. And, while there are still many manufacturing plants that require close supervision and policing to make sure the quality is acceptable, China entered a new era with the maiden flight recently of the China’s large passenger jet C919.The flight lasted around 2 hours testing the performance of the C919
World business and government leaders gathered the first week of December in Guangdong Province’s capital, Guangzhou for the Fortune Global Forum. Alibaba’s Jack Ma, Apple’s Tim Cook, Tencent’s Pony Ma, Foxconn’s Terry Gou, Ford Motor Company’s Bill Ford,
Most of the General Purpose plastic resin prices were up in the third quarter. PVC and PVC+DOT price up by 23.3% & 18.8% respectively, and the others up in price on average about 7.7%. TPE and EVA were the exception with a marginally down in price. Year over year, most plastic prices remain up in price versus one year ago.
Convergent Capital of Minneapolis, Minnesota placed a congratulatory announcement in the Sunday, October 8 edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal as a thank you for a successful payoff by Source of the capital infusion made by Convergent
All General Purpose plastic resin prices were down in the second quarter, PP(K8303), Food Grade PP, PE and PS down significantly (on average about 10.5%) and the others only down in price marginally. Year over year, PP(K8303) and Food Grade PP prices are down over 17% and 22% respectively, but most plastic prices remain up in price
There were no clear commodity price trends in the first quarter with some raw materials in Asia going down in price while some continuing on their upward price trend begun in the fourth quarter of 2016. Many grades of plastics, rubber, steel, paper and ceramic raw materials went down in price while aluminum, other industrial metals, and glass raw materials
Source Direct At ASD Please join Source International Managing Partner & COO, Mr. Jim Ullum at the ASD Source Direct Show for Sourcing Seminars that will take place from March 19-22 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Source Direct Seminars are all FREE to attendees and are filled with interesting and informative sessions each […]
Asia Manufacturing Cost Drivers were all on the rise in Q4 of 2016. It had to come eventually and the fourth quarter of 2016 certainly took the year out with a bang! Practically all raw materials tracked were on the rise with many showing the most significant increases in several years. Plastics, rubber, steel, brass, copper, nickel, corrugated paper, textiles, and
he WVU Supply Chain Management Advisory Council, chaired by Jim Lynch, is planning a spring meeting on April 27, 2017 as part of the Joint B&E Council Meeting to be held at the Erickson Alumni Center on the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Council and advises and interacts with students in the recently established
Libbey®, provider of complete tabletop solutions for its foodservice partners, unveils Driftstone and Pebblebrook patterns in its World® Tableware collection. Both patterns depict the organic, artisanal trend popular in culinary presentations today. Driftstone and Pebblebrook bring a natural visual
