Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEB6 days ago · A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. Nestled in the Appalachian ...
Spruce Pine clean up after Helene begins as neighbors help out
WEB1 day ago · Updated: Oct 5, 2024 / 09:07 PM EDT. SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WGHP) — The area along the river is lined with local businesses in Spruce Pine. All of the buildings are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed. “I could not have done this not even with friends,” said Avril Wilson, who owns a business in Spruce Pine.
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global ... - NBC News
WEB3 days ago · Mines in Spruce Pine produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing. Now, the town’s exceedingly valuable supply of high-purity quartz is at risk ...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEB6 days ago · A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. Nestled in the Appalachian...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Hurricane Helene dropped more than two feet of rain on Spruce Pine North Carolina. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high purity quartz— which is used to manufacture...
Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s ...
WEBSep 30, 2024 · In 2008, a fire at a Spruce Pine quartz refinery “temporarily brought production to a halt and impacted the market,” reported Global Risk Intel, a Washington D.C.-based consulting firm.
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in …
WEB6 days ago · Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB5 days ago · Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital for...
Helene kills 64, submerges historic village; hundreds of ... - NBC News
WEBSep 28, 2024 · Three other North Carolina locations posted rain amounts of 20 inches or greater: Spruce Pine (23 inches), Foscoe (21), and Boone (20), according to the summary.
Spruce Pine, which produces quartz needed for tech products, is ...
WEB4 days ago · SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by ...
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