Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · 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.
Hurricane Helene hits Spruce Pine in NC mountain disaster | Rock …
WEB4 days ago · Somehow, she thought, in storm or fair weather, she will get Spruce Pine playing music again. Sheet music sits on a mud-caked floor inside Majestic Music in downtown Spruce Pine, N.C. on Thursday ...
Spruce Pine, which produces quartz needed for tech products, is ...
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 ...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels. A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by ...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · 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 mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity …
Hurricane Helene live updates: More than 200 dead as hope fades …
WEB5 days ago · People detained in Mountain View Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine and Craggy Correctional Center in Asheville are being moved due to what the department called "long timeframes" expected ...
Hurricane Helene disrupts critical chip mining operations in North Carolina
WEB6 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 chip-making...
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB6 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...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Expand All. 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 ...