Write the following list of characters into a correctly formed sentence: ThelatestsparringbeganinEuropeonOctober22,whenWernerSchnappauf,DirectorGeneraloftheFederationofGermanIndustries,announcedthatGermancompaniesarefacingshortagesinthesupplyoflanthanum,arareearthusedinPVcells.Simultaneously,industrialgiantsBoschandSiemensdisclosedthattheymightfacebottlenecksintheirproductionifChinacontinuesitsprotectionistpath.
The latest sparring began in Europe on October 22, when Werner Schnappauf, Director General of the Federation of German Industries, announced that German companies are facing shortages in the supply of lanthanum, a rare earth used in PV cells. Simultaneously, industrial giants Bosch and Siemens disclosed that they might face bottlenecks in their production if China continues its protectionist path.