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Live Updates: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
How the War in Ukraine is Impacting Global Supply Chain Shortages A complete coverage of the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global electronics manufacturing and distribution market. Subscribe Now March 6, 2023 New Sanctions Imposed on Russia More than a year after…
P5 Foundations: Alert Manager Overview
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Taiwan Bans the Supply of Chips to Russia
June 9, 2022 – Taiwan has imposed a ban on the sale of modern chips to Russia and Belarus, the latest round of sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine. This ban rules out all modern technology, including microcontrollers for most electronic devices. Taiwan…
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UK Sanctions Target Russia Precious Metals
May 27, 2022 – The United Kingdom announced a 35% tariff on all platinum and palladium imports from Russia and Belarus, targeting over £1.7 billion of trade. This new round of sanctions is intended to put increased pressure on Russia and further weaken the military…
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Russia Suspends Finland’s Gas Supply
May 26, 2022 – Russia has terminated gas supplies to Finland, the third country to be boycotted by Russian gas giant Gazprom to-date, after the country refused to make its payment in the Russian Ruble. TIP: Check out our Live Updates Blog to get current news…
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Earthquakes Impact Taiwan Manufacturing
April 27, 2022 – A series of earthquakes have rocked Taiwan over the past several weeks. Most notably, Hualien, a large city on Taiwan’s east coast, was struck by a 6.7 magnitude quake that left one person injured and impacted the structural integrity of the Yuxing Bridge, causing it to collapse….
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List of China’s Factories Impacted By COVID-19 Surge
April 21, 2022 – Global concern continues to mount as COVID-19 spreads across China and city lockdowns shutdown factories. Production out of China has come grinding to a halt. Due to China’s Zero-COVID policy, factories and manufacturing hubs have been shut down, stranding ships in port…
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Japanese Earthquake Cripples Manufacturing
April 8, 2022 – On March 16th, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan in Fukushima, leaving thousands without power. This deadly earthquake caused over 225 casualties and halted major business and infrastructure systems such as railroad transportation and manufacturing plants….
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Electronics Chipmakers Cut Ties With Russia
March 9, 2022 – Global chipmaking companies, including the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, have begun to sever ties with Russia. The United States and several of its allies have announced sanctions on Russia with the goal of limiting their military advancements by putting a…
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Ukraine Invasion Impact Summary
February 24, 2022 – This morning Russian military forces began their invasion of Ukraine with a combined land, air, and sea assault. This is serving up to be one of the largest invasions since WWII. As a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global stock markets have…