Tag: Commodity trading
Industry is struggling with problems: there is a shortage of chocolate Easter bunnies
Industry struggles with problems There is a shortage of chocolate Easter bunnies 01/25/2022 3:29 p.m The good news from the point of view of the industry: In the past year,…
Success for natives: Chile court halts contentious lithium project
Saturday 15 January 2022 Success for natives Court in Chile stops disputed lithium project The salt lakes of the Chilean Atamacama Desert form an excellent basis for lithium extraction. After…
Exxon and Chevron with profits: giants earn money again from their oil thirst
Friday 29 October 2021 Exxon and Chevron with profits Giants are making money again from their thirst for oil The economy around the globe is picking up again and needs…
Long delivery times, high prices: Why paper is currently in short supply
Saturday, October 9th, 2021 Long delivery times, high prices Why paper is currently in short supply From Marina Zapf For years the need for paper has decreased. Suddenly it is…
The West is leaving, China is there: the Taliban are sitting on huge lithium deposits
After the fall of Kabul, the Taliban controlled one of the world’s largest lithium deposits. This gives them access to one of the most sought-after raw materials, which is also…
Missing deliveries: Delivery bottlenecks cost the economy billions
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Missing deliveries Delivery bottlenecks cost the economy billions The order books are full, but the materials are missing: That will be expensive for the German economy.…
Economy takes a dampening: global delivery bottlenecks are slowing growth
Wednesday June 16, 2021 Economy is taking a hit Global delivery bottlenecks are holding back growth German industry is dependent on global supply chains. The automotive industry in particular is…
Third are planning new hires: medium-sized companies expect “post-corona boom”
Monday 14 June 2021 Third is planning new hires Medium-sized companies expect “post-corona boom” The number of infections is falling and the economic situation is steadily recovering. Germany’s medium-sized businesses…
Lack of chips, rubber, wood: “Except in times of war, never in such a situation”
Raw materials and intermediate goods, which were a matter of course and in large quantities before the pandemic, are suddenly in short supply. Prices are exploding. Ifo expert Lisandra Flach…
Raw material prices are rising tremendously: China is feeding the construction boom with German wood
Monday, May 10, 2021 Raw material prices are rising tremendously China feeds the construction boom with German wood Drought, storms, beetles: the German forest is suffering. But even though so…
Oil prices are rising: where are the commodity markets heading?
Saturday 17th April 2021 Oil prices are increasing Where are the raw material markets heading? Share prices are in a record mood worldwide and look hopefully into a time after…