New Economy Forum
China’s Electricity Crunch Is World’s Latest Supply-Chain Threat
- Manufacturers’ supply lines already slammed by soaring costs
- Producers warn the disruption will impact delivery times
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China’s energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world’s biggest exporter are forced to conserve energy by curbing production.
The disruption comes as producers and shippers race to meet demand for everything from clothing to toys for the year-end holiday shopping season, grappling with supply lines that have been upended by soaring raw material costs, long delays at ports and shortages of shipping containers.