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The Atlanta-based aluminum supplier said it has begun sourcing materials from other plants and “industry peers” to help mitigate the gap in supply, which Ford confirmed on Thursday.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025
But the uncertainty has already delayed project deadlines as her company pivots to sourcing materials locally or elsewhere.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
For a tech company, that might include pollution from sourcing materials and building a device, from running a factory or data center, and from consumers using its products or services.
From The Verge • Feb. 9, 2022
Meanwhile, fashion labels Rachel Comey, Prabal Gurung and Irvine-based St. John Knits are sourcing materials and creating patterns to ready their facilities to help after they receive the green light from the U.S. government.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2020
Different builders then adopt distinctive approaches to making their bikes: sourcing materials and components from favorite suppliers; developing their own techniques of bending, welding, carving and wrapping; often inventing their own tools.
From New York Times • May 9, 2010
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