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Week brief · February 23 to March 1, 2026

Supply chain news, week of February 23, 2026

In the week of February 23 to March 1, 2026 the Supply chain desk recorded 59 news events on 7 days. Market trends led with 23.

The most covered stories of the week

  1. Feb 26 US and Iran wrap up latest nuclear talks without a deal 20
  2. Feb 26 FedEx says it will pass tariff refunds on to customers 6
  3. Feb 26 Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations 5
  4. Feb 24 New US tariffs come in at lower 10 per cent rate 4
  5. Feb 24 Apple to shift some Mac Mini production to Houston from Asia, WSJ reports 3
  6. Feb 26 Reports: solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa freight corridors 3
  7. Feb 27 LA County sues fire truck makers over alleged antitrust mergers and delivery delays 3
  8. Feb 28 Micron opens assembly and test facility in Sanand, India 3
  9. Feb 23 Elektros, Inc. announces strategic orientation toward global lithium supply chain 2

Monday, February 23, 2026

8 events. The full rundown for February 23, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 19:30 UTC Elektros, Inc. announces strategic orientation toward global lithium supply chain 2
  2. 17:55 UTC Advantest says it detected ransomware attack on February 15 2
  3. 22:00 UTC US stocks drop after Trump ramps up new tariffs 2

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

6 events. The full rundown for February 24, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 09:30 UTC New US tariffs come in at lower 10 per cent rate 4
  2. 06:45 UTC Apple to shift some Mac Mini production to Houston from Asia, WSJ reports 3
  3. 01:45 UTC Trump Issues Trade Warnings as EU Halts Major Agreement 2

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

11 events. The full rundown for February 25, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 06:45 UTC SuperProcure Secures ₹14 Cr to Scale Unified TMS Platform 2
  2. 09:45 UTC McKinsey: quick commerce to reach USD 35-40 bn by 2030 in India 2
  3. 04:45 UTC africa.chinadaily.com.cn: “China reclaims spot as Germany top trading partner” 2

Thursday, February 26, 2026

10 events. The full rundown for February 26, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 20:45 UTC US and Iran wrap up latest nuclear talks without a deal 20
  2. 21:30 UTC FedEx says it will pass tariff refunds on to customers 6
  3. 17:45 UTC Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations 5

Friday, February 27, 2026

8 events. The full rundown for February 27, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 01:15 UTC LA County sues fire truck makers over alleged antitrust mergers and delivery delays 3
  2. 00:45 UTC juniorminingnetwork.com: “MP Materials Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results” 1
  3. 00:45 UTC PAR Technology and MercadoLibre report Q4 2025 results 1

Saturday, February 28, 2026

  1. 01

    Micron opens assembly and test facility in Sanand, India

    3 outlets · first: markets.ft.com Manufacturing

  2. 02

    Trump administration seeks delay in tariff refund fight

    2 outlets · first: economictimes.indiatimes.com Regulation

    Machine summary A court filing showed Friday that the administration sought to delay legal proceedings tied to those refunds, economictimes.indiatimes.com reported.

    Reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com and The Hindu - Business Line.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

  1. 03

    Costco plans to open more warehouse stores

    2 outlets · first: Sacbee Market trends

    Machine summary Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said on the company's first-quarter earnings call that Costco's goal is to open at least 30 new warehouses a year, with around half or slightly over half in the U.S. and about half in other markets, according to (us). As (us) reports, Costco now runs 923 warehouses, among them 633 across the United States and Puerto Rico.

    1. The company utilizes a 5-to-10-year real estate planning horizon for new site selection.
    2. International growth targets include Canada, Mexico, and other existing global markets.

    Reported by Sacbee and miamiherald.com.

  2. 05

    China shipbuilding body official says US sector revival not easy

    1 outlet · first: scmp.com Manufacturing

    Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

    1. Li said that whether American shipbuilding can be revitalised is a matter for the US, but that personally he believes it is by no means an easy task.

    Reported by scmp.com.

Summaries and key facts are machine summaries of the reports linked with them; outlets, times and counts come from those reports. How a rundown is built.

What kind of news was it?

  1. Market trends 23
  2. Regulation 12
  3. Disruptions 7
  4. Manufacturing 7
  5. Logistics 6
  6. Procurement 3
  7. Acquisition 1

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).