China‘s ‘Power Crunch‘ - What‘s Causing It & How Does It Affect Importers?

In this episode... Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran explores the power cuts around China that seem to be getting worse at the time of recording in late September 2021 and are affecting the manufacturing industry and many supply chains around the country. He answers the following questions: Why is there a power crunch in China? What its effects are on manufacturing and importers? What importers can do to cope with this?   Show Sections 00:00 - Introduction.  01:28 - What is happening in China to cause power cuts and restrictions?  05:32 - Why is the manufacturing sector specifically so impacted by the power crunch?   07:28 - What are the reasons behind this power crunch in China? 18:59 - What can importers with Chinese supply chains do to mitigate the worst effects? 21:29 - Conclusion: What to make of it all and when could it go on until?    Related content... What's behind the power crunch in China [Explainer] - Reuters China's booming export economy in late 2021 - Yahoo! News Beijing’s December 2020 decree to bring emissions under control - Reuters Olympic Blue skies - Bloomberg China stockpiling coal - SPGlobal.com China’s power crisis puts squeeze on Apple’s supply chain, electronics manufacturing sector - SCMP Growing demand for and high costs of raw materials and components in China 5 Challenges Faced By Importers With Asian Supply Chains Going Into 2022 [Podcast] Exploring Why Sea Freight Is So Expensive In Summer ’21 [Podcast]   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict