Helene shuts down mines critical to semiconductor production
A raw material that comes from the small North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine is key to powering most of your electronics. Helene shut down the mines that produce ultra-pure quartz, raising ...
If Helene causes a chip shortage, it'll be different than COVID
A raw material coming from the small North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine is the key to powering most of our ...
How Hurricane Helene Disrupted the Solar Industry’s Fragile Supply Chain
Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.
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Companies, Communities Respond to Hurricane Helene
Will Hurricane Helene Negatively Impact Machine Vision? Mining and refining facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which ...
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Hurricane Helene ruins North Carolina town that mines 70-100% of quartz used in semiconductors
Hurricane Helene has been one of the deadliest storms in US history, massively impacting the semiconductor in North Carolina ...
Hospitals could see shortages after Helene forces closure of IV, dialysis fluid manufacturer
One of the largest U.S. facilities producing IV and dialysis fluids, in western North Carolina, has temporarily closed due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. The damage to Baxter International’s plant ...
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The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town
Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The mineral, created deep within the earth when silicon-rich magmas cooled ...