Supply chain

Supply chain

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<p>VW's investment in mines is part of a trend for carmakers to seek more control over supply chains which heretofore had mostly been left to third parties. Stock picture </p>

companies

Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier

VW is beefing up its PowerCo unit to meet half of its own battery cell demand and also to sell to third-party carmakers

<p>The proportion of construction firms saying they expect to be busier in 12 months’ time is at its highest level in more than a year, according to the BNP Paribas Construction Activity Index. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

economy

Rising builder confidence despite surprise jump in construction inflation

BNP Paribas index: Building sector contraction is slowing and order books and materials purchase have picked up markedly

<p>VW sees revenues rising by up to 15%, and says its dividend would rise by €1.20 apiece to €8.70 per common share and €8.76 for preferred shares. File picture: Kai-Uwe Knoth/AP</p>

companies

Volkswagen shares climb 6% on sales forecasts of €331bn

VW predicts a strong sales recovery and a 14% rise in deliveries as global supply chain issues ease

Interruption to energy services would 'immediately' hit medicine supplies, pharma giants warn

news

Interruption to energy services would 'immediately' hit medicine supplies, pharma giants warn

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economy

Two fifths of Irish people are shopping around to navigate inflation and supply issues

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companies

Keelvar raises €23m in fresh funding to expand in the US

Varadkar warns of threat of economic nationalism

Varadkar warns of threat of economic nationalism

"There are dangers at home as well as abroad," the Tánaiste told delegates at the Global Ireland Summit in Dublin Castle.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2022

Virus Outbreak China

Apple laptop-maker joins growing Covid plant closures in China

Over 30 Taiwanese companies including Pegatron and Apple Macbook-maker Quanta Computer have now halted production in the electronics hubs of eastern China to comply with local Covid-related restrictions, spelling more trouble for an already fragile ...

Wed, 13 Apr, 2022

power supply for electric cars

Supply chaos stopping Irish car sale recovery, but electric vehicle sales rise

Car sales down 4.6% and remain nearly 22% behind pre-Covid levels. Last year saw an overall 19% rise in sales

Tue, 01 Mar, 2022

Key Speakers at the Milken Summit Asia

Central Bank governor sees inflation slowing, and no rate hike in 2022

Gabriel Makhlouf tells KCLR he doesn't expect the ECB to raise rates, but that we must beware second-round effects of inflation

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Eurozone Debt Crisis - General Imagery

Manufacturing inflation surges to record high as pace of growth eases

Irish manufacturing output is still stronger than the UK and the eurozone as a whole.

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

New iPad launch event - Germany

Apple and Nintendo feel chip shortage pinch tightening

Apple has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply crunch is hitting the tech giant harder than previously indicated

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Colm O'Regan: The miracle of the supply chain - it's Beijing talking to Bweeng

Colm O'Regan: The miracle of the supply chain - it's Beijing talking to Bweeng

"We had it too good for so long. Clicking on a deal for three euro and getting a piece of plastic on Ali Express. "

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

China Power Crunch

Irish factory cost inflation rises fastest in 23-year history of survey as output booms

Conditions are described as 'robust', despite surge in prices of energy and raw materials caused by supply chain bottlenecks

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

Apple product launch

Apple bows to supply crunch in sign of worsening global crisis

Tech giant has joined a growing list of household names from Toyota to Samsung forced to cut back on business because of a global shortage of semiconductors

Wed, 13 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 29, 2020

Retailer Next says Britain will need to relax Brexit immigration rules to save Christmas

Next, led by the Brexit-backing Simon Wolfson, who had previously warned against cutting immigration, said its clothing and homeware stores and online shop could be affected in the run-up to Christmas

Wed, 29 Sep, 2021

Christmas stock

Get your Christmas shopping done early or face disappointment, experts warn

Continuing supply chain difficulties across the world mean people will need to prepare for Christmas earlier this year, experts have warned

Sat, 25 Sep, 2021

Brexit

Warning over Christmas shopping supplies as trucker crisis in Britain deepens

Supermarkets, processors and farmers have warned that a shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers was straining supply chains to breaking point – making it harder to get goods on to shelves

Fri, 24 Sep, 2021

Getting the goods part 1: Ireland's ports in the Brexit storm

Getting the goods part 1: Ireland's ports in the Brexit storm

As Ireland struggles with the twin challenges of Covid-19 and adjusting to new supply chains since Brexit, in the first part of our a weekly series, Neil Michael meets the people who get the goods into Ireland

Mon, 24 May, 2021

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