Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply
The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels and semiconductor chips.
The Sibelco Spruce Pine Foundation will provide long-term support for the Spruce Pine community through an initial $1M donation as seed money.
Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...
The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely ...
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of Hurricane ...
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
Facilities in North Carolina operated by two companies that mine a crucial mineral needed for semiconductor production remain ...
Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut ...
Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by ...
Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber ...
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
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