Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut ...
Closures from storm damage could lead to supply-chain bottlenecks — and price increases — for the chips used in AI, ...
The facilities in Spruce Pine, now isolated and imperiled by Helene’s floods, are a vital node in the supply chain of ...
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene ...
Photos of the destruction following Hurricane Helene revealed significant damage and potential loss of life in Spruce Pine, ...
Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and flooding to western North Carolina last week, leaving dozens dead and ...
Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.
The tiny town is the only place on the planet with the high-quality quartz essential to semiconductor production.
Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber ...
More than 230 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South ...