There is a scientific principle that ensures the economic viability of the global merchant market for raw materials consumed in capacitors: capacitance is directly proportional to the physical size of the finished capacitor, which can also be interpreted as “available surface area.” Therefore, capacitors are a raw material intensive industry. In fact, Paumanok Publications, Inc., estimates the global value of primary materials consumed in the global fixed capacitor industry at $5.6 billion worldwide in 2017. Read More

The defense market continues to be a hot topic in supply chain circles, as spending increases remain on the table in the United States and elsewhere around the world. But a separate report issued this month by market researcher IHS Markit predicts a decline in the global defense export market—the first such slide in eight years. Read More