Amkor, one of the world’s leading providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and testing services, builds a new factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Construction of the first phase is expected to begin in 2022 with high-volume manufacturing expected to begin in mid-2023. The company also projects that its initial
Aptiv PLC, an Irish automotive technology provider, outlined three megatrends impacting the global automotive industry. Aptiv grew out of the now-defunct US company Delphi Automotive System. The company believes that ever-increasing societal demands have created the three «megatrends» that serve as the foundation for the next wave of
The value of the video game industry would grow 140% in a period of seven years, highlighted the US company Virtual Interactive Technologies. Thus, the video game industry is expected to grow from approximately $125 billion in revenue globally in 2018 to $300 billion by 2025, fueled by
Whirlpool Corporation, an American multinational that manufactures and markets home appliances, highlighted four of its environmental commitments. In 2021, Whirlpool announced a global commitment to achieve a goal of net-zero emissions in its plants and operations (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030, which will cover more than 30
UNCTAD analyzed the impact of 15 sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade flows in the world, comparing the last three years. Overall, the mixed trading patterns of 2020 gave way to a more general rally in 2021. Preliminary statistics for 2021 indicate that, with the
Half of all industrial accidents involve alcohol, and commercial fleets experience more than 11,000 alcohol-related accidents each year, SOBR Safe said. Through costs related to criminal justice, lost work productivity, and health care expenses, the annual cost of alcohol abuse in the United States is estimated at $249