In 2020, Chinese companies produced just 5.9% of the semiconductors used in China, with foreign-owned companies in China producing an additional 10%, according to a report by market research firm IC Insights. Despite the massive investment and with the above couple of indicators, the United States-China Economic and
State-owned miners Aluminum Corporation of China, China Minmetals and Ganzhou Rare Earth Group have reorganized their rare earth mining and production assets into a new Jiangxi province-based entity called China Rare Earth Group. In so doing, China further consolidated its rare earth industry, approving a three-party merger to
The electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla increased the number of its full-time employees by 107% in the last two years, to reach 99,290 at the end of 2021. To date, this company, based in Austin, Texas (United States), has not experienced any work stoppage as a
The US company Tyson Foods projected feed ingredient costs to be higher for its fiscal year 2022 (ending early next October) compared to fiscal year 2021. In general, the prepared foods segment faced higher costs largely due to the impacts of an inflationary environment. According to the United
The Mexican Price and Quotation Index (IPC) grew 16% at the end of February 4 compared to the end of 2020. To calculate the Price and Quotation Index, a group of the 35 most traded shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) is taken as a basis. After
The Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) of Mexico approved the merger between Gemini Holdings and Tate & Lyle PLC. The notified operation consists of the acquisition by Gemini of a certain percentage of the issued and outstanding capital stock of a limited liability company that would be incorporated