Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEB3 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.
Helene Destroyed a Town That's the Source of Quartz for Most …
WEB14 hours ago · An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo: AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high ...
Hurricane Helene hits Spruce Pine in NC mountain disaster
WEB1 day ago · SPRUCE PINE. With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine.
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEB3 days ago · 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 …
WEB3 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 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 quartz.
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB2 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 ...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
WEB3 days ago · The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a critical ingredient in the chipmaking process. By Emma Roth , a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB1 day 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 ...
Spruce Pine, which produces quartz needed for tech products, is ...
WEB1 day 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 ...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEB4 days ago · 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 ...