by Ekrem Duman | Sep 18, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News
⚡ TL;DROn September 16–17, 2026 President Trump publicly threatened “very serious tariffs” or a partial trade cutoff with the European Union if he judges the EU’s proposal to make Canada its first associate member a “hostile act.” The threat lands on top of an already...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 17, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News
⚡ TL;DRStarting September 18, 2026, US Customs and Border Protection will immediately void an Importer of Record (IOR) number the moment it determines the Form 5106 data behind it is inaccurate or incomplete — no warning period, no grace window. A voided number is...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 15, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News
⚡ TL;DRThe US-Canada trade dispute escalated sharply through September 2026. Washington modified the scope of its Section 338 tariffs on Canadian dairy, alcohol and motor vehicles effective September 15, adding items like all-terrain vehicles, and is set to convert...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News
⚡ TL;DR DRAM and NAND flash prices have moved from “elevated” to “structurally short” in 2026, as Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron redirect fab capacity toward AI-accelerator memory (HBM) and away from the standard chips that go into PCs, servers,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News
Last Updated: August 1, 2026 Four unrelated headlines from the last week of July 2026 turn out to describe the same story. General Motors is expanding domestic production and locking in memory supply. Johnson & Johnson is closing facilities in its innovative...
by Olivia Bennett | Jun 2, 2026 | Procurement, Procurement News, Supply Chain
Last Updated: June 2, 2026Procurement departments must understand how to manage postal delivery disruptions to protect supply chains from sudden carrier capacity shortages and labor disputes. The recent ratification of collective agreements by Canada Post employees...
