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1 CANADA
Procurement Chief steps up at Airbus
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Airbus has announced it is appointing its Procurement Chief, Benoit Schultz, to lead its A220 programme in Canada, taking over from former Finance Executive Philippe Balducchi. Schultz will enter the role “on 1 September 2021, with the aim of reducing losses on the A220 jetliner series”
2 UNITED STATES
Colonial Pipeline shutdown by hackers
Cyber criminal group Darkside shuts down the largest fuel pipeline in the US, gets $5Mil ransom. Panic buying leads to fuel shortages across the Southeast USA . 3 UNITED KINGDOM
An inquiry into the supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) batteries is launched in the UK, as car manufacturers plan ahead for EV production.The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will examine issues including ethical material sourcing, and investment in training.
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INDIA
The Head of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, flees the country after claiming that he had received threats from people needing the vaccine, resulting in India’s vaccine procurement policy coming under scrutiny.
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MADAGASCAR
NextSource starts procurement for Madagascar graphite mine
NextSource Materials has
announced it has begun procurement of processing plant equipment for its Molo graphite mine in Madagascar, East Africa, with the Canadian company securing funding from its strategic investor, Vision Blue Resources Limited.
