Our Scans · (FS.1.07) Industrial Bank · Weekly Summary

• [New] As global corporations de-risk supply chains by moving manufacturing closer to the U.S. consumer base, demand for Class A industrial space has surged to historic highs. Verified Market Research
• [New] By complementing long-term industrial programs with partnerships that bring recent battlefield experience, Europe can reduce risk, accelerate readiness and ensure modernization efforts translate into tangible advantages for ground forces. Defence Industry Europe
• [New] U.S. equity futures were little changed after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated from intraday record levels, snapping a three-day winning streak as investors paused to reassess risk. Balfour Capital Group
• [New] The conversion of I-12, I-10, I-59 and I-55 essentially creates a new loop connecting New Orleans to the North Shore region, an area poised for substantial industrial growth, higher terrain, lower flood risk and corresponding insurance costs. REBusinessOnline
• [New] As announced in the Clean Industrial Deal, the Commission will launch a third Innovation Fund auction for hydrogen production under the European Hydrogen Bank. Climate Action
• [New] By allowing organizations to experience products, processes and facilities virtually before physical work begins, Siemens is positioning Digital Twin Composer as a core tool for reducing risk, accelerating delivery and improving capital efficiency across the industrial lifecycle. Highways Today
• [New] In a world where capital is expensive and geopolitical risk is persistent, domestic industrial capacity becomes policy in practice, not rhetoric. Wealthion
• Current supply arrangements, while operationally functional, concentrate risk in cross-border pipeline infrastructure and expose Mexican industrial consumers to price volatility in US natural gas forecast markets. Discovery Alert
• In a world of industrial competition with China and sustained risk of major war, the U.S. cannot afford a defence industry that optimizes for financial extraction instead of physical output. Defense Tech and Acquisition
• In 2026, competition over critical minerals continues reshaping geopolitical risk, industrial policy and national security. ODI: Think change
• Dominance by major producers, particularly China, and policy decisions in consuming countries can amplify volatility, making silver both a financial and industrial barometer of geopolitical risk. Mexico Business
• Europeans are thus exposed to a double threat: Beijing's ambitions for techno-industrial supremacy, the risk of domestic industrial destruction, and U.S. predation backed by its digital and financial power. Institut Montaigne
• We see risk to companies with long supply chains, which are exposed to further disruptions as a protracted industrial divorce plays out between the U.S. and China. Europe PI Ireland
• When industrial policy and strategy move in concert, Taiwan becomes not a risk factor but a stabilizer in an uncertain world. Geopolitical Monitor
• EPA has finalized TSCA risk evaluations for five widely used phthalates - BBP, DBP, DCHP, DEHP, and DIBP - and determined that many industrial uses pose unreasonable risks to workers and, in some cases, the environment. TTI Environmental, Inc. |
• A blockade of key areas near Taiwan, which houses critical semiconductor infrastructure, may create a black swan risk event, affecting global technology and industrial supply chains. Capital Advisors Group, Inc. | Insight. Independence. F
• Dollar exposure carries rising policy and intervention risk, while euro-denominated assets benefit from strategic repricing as Europe rebuilds sovereignty across military, industrial, financial, and technological domains. Key Family Partners SA
• With a more supportive regulatory backdrop taking shape, South Africa is well-positioned to attract the kind of deepwater investment needed to de-risk its acreage and build out its domestic gas infrastructure - a critical step toward energy security and industrial growth. African Energy Week Cape Town | AEC Week - Invest in Af
• Currently, China controls an estimated 90-99% of the global value chain, presenting a supply risk for Western industrial firms. Arafura Nears Critical Investment Decision for Flagship
• Globally, industrial operations were put at high risk in recent times due to ransomware campaigns, supply chain vulnerabilities, and AI-driven attacks. Tech Achieve Media

Last updated: 19 February 2026