FYI – Mitchell county NC was just obliterated by the hurricane. There is currently a single limited route in and out of the county. All services are down and will probably take a few months to restore travel and services.
Mitchell county serves as the head of the value chain for semiconductors. The quartz in the area is unique globally and required for wafer production. (the silica is used in crucibles in which the silicon is melted and the single crystal pulled from)
Quartz corp and Sibelco are the two suppliers. It remains to be seen what impact this will have.
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