That supply source is petering out just as traditional production costs are rising rapidly.
In doing due diligence on Molycorp, Bhappu learned that many consumers of rare earth elements desperately wanted a Western-supply source.
Like Europe and the North Sea, the United States will need to find replacements for Mexican oil, which has historically been a key U.S. supply source.
Additionally, Thailand, at the basic end of production--it is the world's largest rice exporter, for example--has to watch the emergence of low-wage Vietnam as a "China plus one" world supply source.
Substantial investment in crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines will be required in order to build, expand, and reverse pipelines to address the new supply source locations .
He is accused of being a former founding member of the Norte del Valle drug cartel and is thought to be the supply source for multi-ton loads of cocaine smuggled into the United States.
In short, what was once a source of supply is now a source of demand.
The supply checklist and source code are waiting on the company's project page below, so those who'd like to ward off miniature invasions can get started today.
Government cannot specifically control the money supply at its source in a fractional reserve system, but only react to conditions caused by the decisions of individual banks to supply or not.
Coke's primary source of supply for orange juice sold in the U.S. is Florida.
Relying on a single source of U.S demand and single source of supply would be the pinnacle of economic stupidity.
Canada has one of the largest long-life oil deposits in the world and is a stable and secure source of supply.
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In addition, the mutual supply agreements enable Seagate to secure an important source of leading-edge NAND flash supply as the company expands its SSD and solid state hybrid product offerings, and position Seagate to be a more significant supplier of disk drives to Samsung.
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Officials are concerned about the livelihoods and future source of bird supply from chicken farmers.
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Unlike a conventional dealer, he has invested heavily in the source of his supply--not just in the weaving operations, but also in the people.
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It is the source of water-supply of agricultural and everyday needs.
Although it seems rudimentary compared with the heavier Bradley, the Army will need thousands of replacements to deal with various contingencies in the future, and York is a source that can credibly supply them.
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And supply chains are getting longer as companies source more raw materials and parts from cheaper overseas markets.
In some cases, the business has already identified the source, and the strategic supply group negotiates the contract and manages the relationship.
Once on the market, it will increase the supply and lower the price of this nutritious source of protein.
In the past two years, Apple has taken great strides to source minerals responsibly and control their supply chain.
Food supply, Egyptian scientists argue, is the source of the problem - and oddly, a possible solution to a growing crayfish threat.
Atlanta's water supply relies on two rivers that have their source in Georgia before flowing into the neighbouring states of Florida and Alabama.
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Companies are trying to save money and increase innovation by integrating third party code, including free open source code, into their software supply chain.
Shale gas production has become all the rage in the U.S. because it potentially increases the U.S. supply of natural gas, a clean burning energy source.
Autonomous control over supply, via aggregation in unions, became their only source of power.
The factories mainly supply the Japanese market, but they are also a source of engines and parts for assembly plants overseas as well as some vehicles that are made only in Japan.
The world's second-largest handset maker wants to supply customers with even more navigational abilities right from the source it appears, as the manufacturer would like to sell you a Bluetooth-linked and satellite-aided navigation to your BT-enabled handset.
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