Specialty chemical buyers can face steep cost increases even in weak markets when qualification requirements and limited supply eliminate substitution options.

Mature-node chips used in controls, power systems and industrial equipment are getting more expensive as AI demand reshapes semiconductor capacity.

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Horizon seek FERC approval for a $438.5 million pipeline expansion serving Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

Gary’s prolonged blackout is putting NIPSCO’s grid investments under scrutiny after years of spending aimed at reliability and faster outage recovery.

Amazon is expanding its Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adding a third campus as questions persist over who pays for new grid capacity.

Automotive supplier distress is showing up in cash flow, debt and investment decisions before bankruptcy, creating hidden risk for procurement teams.

U.S. generic drug supply chains can look diversified while relying on the same upstream manufacturers in India and China, creating hidden procurement risk.

Prysmian is investing $1.25B to expand U.S. fiber and cable production. Its three-state bet targets rising demand from AI infrastructure and data center growth.

Fixed supplier pricing can mask rising energy, freight and material costs. Procurement teams need to know whether promised prices are still sustainable.

Suppliers are handling higher energy, freight and material costs differently, creating new pricing and financial risks for procurement teams.

A greener MOF process could lower energy use and production expenses. Birmingham researchers say it still removes more than 90% of lead from contaminated water.

GoldInxs is testing satellite-based exploration data alongside IP surveying and conventional geology as it narrows targets for drilling at Fishpot.

Pennsylvania will withhold data center permits unless developers pay their own power costs, secure local approval and meet new GRID Requirements.

Generator, battery and microgrid costs tell only part of the resilience story. Outage duration, critical load and fuel access can change the economics.

Third-party battery ownership shifts capex off the buyer's books, but guarantees, remedies and counterparty strength determine who carries the real risk.

Novisto is bringing double materiality assessments into its ESG software. The platform helps teams log evidence, scoring and disclosures as requirements evolve.

New research is shifting space-based solar power from theoretical generation toward harder questions about power beaming, regulation and grid integration.

DOE's $60 million Prometheus initiative adds HiddenLayer for AI security as nuclear developers, labs and regulators expand AI into reactor licensing.

Contracted water supply can overstate what facilities and suppliers can reliably access, creating a gap in site, acquisition and supply-chain diligence.

A Ninth Circuit ruling strengthens Central Valley Project contract certainty for water districts while leaving businesses exposed to annual water supply risk.