Exclusive Indicators (USD/ton-CIF – 12 Months)

Stainless steel -14,80%
Keg -25,12%
Iron Ore -19,04%
HDPE -6,74%
LDPE -0,28%
PP Copolymer -1,81%
Stainless steel -14,80%
Keg -25,12%
Iron Ore -19,04%
HDPE -6,74%
LDPE -0,28%
PP Copolymer -1,81%

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Anticipate supply chain risks
Strategic Sourcing Anticipate supply chain risks

Due to globalization, thinking about the security and resilience of the supply chain, anticipating risks, is becoming a focus of the business strategies of modern companies. After almost two years of crisis caused by the pandemic, the...

Updated on: March 31, 2025

What are the risks to the supply chain in the coming years?
Strategic Sourcing What are the risks to the supply chain in the coming years?

Recently, the Brazilian supply chain suffered a setback, several Brazilian media outlets reported that the lack of containers is hindering the country's exports, mainly beef, pork and poultry.

Updated on: March 31, 2025

Digital supply chain
Strategic Sourcing Digital supply chain

The digitalization of the supply chain is essential for the future of the Purchasing sector. A survey conducted by Gartner showed that digital transformation is a focus for the sector, which sees the use of new technologies as a way to improve its performance.

Updated on: March 31, 2025

How Chaos Theory Applies to Supply Chain
DataStrategy How Chaos Theory Applies to Supply Chain

A small change at the beginning of an event can have gigantic and completely unknown consequences in the future. This is the butterfly effect, which is part of chaos theory. In other words, it is the idea that several systems, even those that are...

Updated: July 19, 2021

Coronavirus demonstrates importance of resilient supply chains
Strategic Sourcing Coronavirus demonstrates importance of resilient supply chains

How quickly can a supply chain be impacted by a pandemic? If the global supply chain was already under pressure due to the trade war between the United States and China, with the COVID-19 pandemic the challenges have become even greater.

Updated: May 24, 2021