The global demand for oxygen concentrators, cylinders, masks, oximeters and related equipment is at an all-time high as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rip through countries and at a far worse situation than when the health crisis started. High demand, Low supply Global Market Insights’ report revealed that the global market […]
Need to know: sourcing PPE masks, gloves and protective clothing
Buyers in India and beyond are racing to find surgical masks, face shields, goggles, gloves, body suits, thermometers, respirators, and laboratory and ICU equipment fast without compromising quality. In today’s article, we’ll be focusing on personal protective equipment (PPE) – masks, gloves and other protective clothing. PPE represents a relatively non-specialized product category compared […]
Protect lives: the pandemic isn’t over
With a fast-moving pandemic, no one is safe, unless everyone is safe. – COVAX, the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access organization Overview COVID-19 is far from over. The second wave in India has shocked the world, where a surge in infections beginning in March has led to a harrowing death toll. But this isn’t just […]
Friday links: IoT clothing, US apparel imports, hardware trends (16 April 2021)
Some sourcing-related (or, okay, sometimes sourcing-adjacent) reading as we start the gradual, orderly slide into the weekend. Selected for your entertainment and illumination by the Global Sources content team. IoT Clothing: The New Wearables Technology you can truly wear – and washable too. Imagine a sensor-equipped fabric for shirts, pants, socks or shoes that […]
Friday links: iPhone 12 sourcing in India, Kenya’s digital transformation, sustainable clothing, robots (12 March 2021)
Nairobi by night timelapse. (Photo by Yonko Kilasi on Unsplash) Here’s some weekend sourcing-related reading, with stories from diverse parts of Asia and Africa that caught the eyes of the Global Sources team this week. Apple to start making iPhone 12 in India, reducing reliance on China Reports have it that Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturing […]
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