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Powering progress: Why motor efficiency is the quickest route to industrial energy savings
The challenge is building a policy framework that makes efficiency the baseline, not the premium option.
3 days ago
Powering progress: Why motor efficiency is the quickest route to industrial energy savings
The challenge is building a policy framework that makes efficiency the baseline, not the premium option.
3 days ago
Global chip sales race towards $1t as February smashes records
Asia-Pacific led a near-across-the-board regional rally.
5 days ago
Global manufacturing growth holds steady but momentum weakens as inflation and disruptions bite
War in the Middle East, surging costs and strained supply chains weigh on global factories
Industrial energy audits are missing major savings, McKinsey finds
Expertise-led transformations can boost energy productivity 20% to 40% and lift margins up to 12 points.
Global manufacturing expansion hits fastest pace since 2022
Rising orders and output lifted factory activity worldwide.
Input costs in global manufacturing climb to over three‑year high
Rising energy costs and supply disruptions revive inflationary pressures in the world’s factories.
Global chip sales smash records to reach $792b in single year
AI boom and surging demand for logic and memory chips drove the semiconductor industry to its highest-ever annual sales in 2025.
Global manufacturing orders hit four-year high as factories ramp up production
Asia led the global bounce-back whilst Europe lagged in procurement activity.
Chemical shares trail MSCI World as margins keep sliding
Review of almost 700 firms shows revenue added 4.3 pts to TSR, but margins cut returns by 3.5 pts.
Manufacturers ramp AI spend as only 2% fully embedded: McKinsey
COO100 captured 101 responses from $1b+ revenue operators, surveyed in June–July 2025.
Global chip sales hit record $75.3b as Japan lags
Asia Pacific, Americas, China, and Europe score, as Japan fell 8.9%.
Global manufacturing growth remains lacklustre as 2025 draws to close
Output eases slightly as new orders stagnate and employment levels stabilise
Three trends the manufacturing industry must lean into in 2026
AI, private equity, and sustainability are worth keeping top-of-mind going forward.
AI cuts aerospace material development cycles by over 50%: report
AI-led simulation and materials design are helping manufacturers cut discovery timelines.
Twenty-nine percent of production costs impacted by new tariffs in 2025
Supplier, material, and distribution costs are amongst the most affected.
How quantum tools help global supply chains stay functional under pressure
They maintain facility operation as geopolitical tensions and cyberattacks rise.
