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Chipmakers use a semiconductor-grade PFAS as a coolant during chip etching – and 80% of that came from a single 3M plant in Belgium. May 11, 2022 – Global chipmakers are facing a major issue with the shutdown of a 3M Company factory that produces…

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 May 11, 2022 Poland & Bulgaria cut off from Russian Gas Russia will…

Updated May 11, 2022 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released version 6.22 of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). CMRT 6.22 contains Minor revisions to correct reported issues including those related to “Product List” tab. April 29, 2022 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative…

Gas dependency in Europe could cause disruptions in factory production May 10, 2022 – Russia will halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after the two countries refused to pay for supplies in the Russian ruble. Both countries receive a substantial amount of their domestic…

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….

April 22, 2022 – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five (5) new substances to the European Union’s REACH Authorization list, bringing the list up to 59 total entries. These new substances added to the Authorization list were “due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties”….