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North Carolina town that produces quartz devastated by Helene

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Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut down.

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  1. Jalopnik

    Hurricane Helene's Devastation Of A Small Town In North Carolina Could Spell Disaster For Global Automotive Industry (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Spruce Pine, North Carolina is the world's leading source of high-purity quartz for semiconductors, and it's been horribly impacted by hurricane Helene.

  2. MyNorthwest

    North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and

  3. Newsweek

    North Carolina town that produces quartz devastated by Helene (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut down.

  4. Fox5 Atlanta

    Helene forces closure of North Carolina quartz facilities, disrupting tech supply chain (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by Sibelco and The Quartz Corp, which produce ultra-pure quartz essential for semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optic cables.

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