North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEB5 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 Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight.. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the Appalachian town of Spruce Pine on Thursday ahead of the storm that swept away whole communities ...
Helene quartz mine damage threatens semiconductor chip industry
WEB4 days ago — Nearly all the world's supply of high-purity quartz, which is required to produce semiconductors, comes from a town that was devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech industry ...
WEB6 days ago — Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB4 days ago — Aftermath of Hurricane Helene seen near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which supplies much of the world's high-purity quartz for semiconductor manufacturing. Courtesy Dr. Barbara A. Stagg New York ...
North Carolina town that produces quartz devastated by Helene
WEB4 days ago — Key players in the high-purity quartz industry, are facing significant challenges following Hurricane Helene's landfall. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, are two ...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEBSep 30, 2024 — 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 ...
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB3 days ago — The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm’s heavy rains Olatunji Osho-Williams Staff ...
Hurricane Helene disrupts critical chip mining operations in North Carolina
WEB5 days ago — Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The quartz is a critical component of the chipmaking process...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
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 ...
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