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Recyclable electronics: how they can help you meet sustainability obligations

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Emma Armstrong, Commercial Director and Sustainable Electronics Ambassador, In2tec Emma Armstrong, Commercial Director and Sustainable Electronics Ambassador at In2tec, says technological innovations can help organisations procure effective technology that tackles harmful e-waste generated by users. A major part of my role as Sustainable

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Industry Insights

Hotspot: India

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Harry Fowle, Associate Editor India, home to the world’s largest population, is a sleeping giant when it comes to its position on the world stage. Housing the recipe for success, it only needs time to cook up its power in many ways, whether

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News

Pactum expands agentic AI capabilities

Pactum announces the launch of its new AI agent, Price Lists for Direct Materials, designed to transform how organisations manage procurement of under-managed materials at scale by providing the very first end-to-end agentic AI procurement solution. In today’s volatile market environment, procurement teams face mounting challenges in managing thousands of stock keeping units (SKUs), responding

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Market Analysis

Mercantilism & leveraged diplomacy threatens the electronic components market

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Adam Fletcher Chairman of the Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) New US President Donald Trump has started to deliver on his promised (threatened?) ultra-aggressive ‘America First, Economic Trade Based, Leveraged Diplomacy’, believing if the US acts powerfully and in unpredictable ways, other countries

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News

Mouser receives Vishay 2024 EMEA High Service Distributor award

Mouser Electronics is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the ‘2024 EMEA High Service Distributor’ award from Vishay Intertechnology, a valued partner and leading manufacturer of electronic components. This award was presented to the Mouser team in Munich on 8th May 2025. This honour is awarded based on scoring metrics which look at five

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News

FORTEC forms strategic partnership with ENEDO

The FORTEC Group is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with ENEDO. This collaboration unites ENEDO’s technology with FORTEC’s localised technical expertise and market presence – enhancing the Group’s ability to deliver high-performance power systems to customers worldwide. As the UK arm of the FORTEC Group, FORTEC UK will spearhead the integration of ENEDO’s product

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Events News

Master Electronics at EDS Leadership Summit 2025

At the 2025 EDS Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Paige West, Managing Editor of Procurement Pro, caught up with Cristian Stanciu, Vice President of Sales at Master Electronics, to discuss the company’s evolving strategy, digital transformation, and outlook for the year ahead. Master Electronics, a family-owned distributor founded in 1967, positions itself as a real

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Events News

Sager Electronics at EDS Leadership Summit 2025

At the EDS Leadership Summit 2025, Paige West, Managing Editor at Procurement Pro, speaks to Maryellen Stack, Director of Communications at Sager Electronics about how the 138 year old company has differentiated itself throughout the years. Stack talks about how Sager Electronics, a North American distributor with a strong legacy in electronic component distribution, continues

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News Supply Chain Management

SEMI notes Q1 2025 trends amid tariff uncertainty

According to the Q1 2025 Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report released by SEMI in collaboration with TechInsights, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry entered 2025 with typical seasonal patterns. However, looming tariff threats and evolving supply chain strategies are expected to create atypical seasonality for several industry segments as the year progresses. Despite heightened trade policy risks, current data

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News

Mouser wins APAC e-Catalogue Distributor of the Year award

Mouser Electronics is thrilled to announce that it has secured the prestigious ‘APAC e-Catalogue Distributor of the Year’ award from Molex for the seventh consecutive year. This award recognises Mouser’s outstanding performance in the Asia Pacific APAC region in 2024, highlighting its significant customer growth, rapid point-of-sale expansion, efficient inventory management, and overall operational standards. Since 2018,

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