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This isn't directly machining related, but might be of interest to some. I was at Home Depot yesterday, looking for PVC pipe fittings. A distressing number of spaces on the shelf were labeled "Out." The guy out on the floor had no idea why there was a supply chain problem. I was in a Lowes today - same problem with PVC stock. But there I heard what seems a plausible explanation. There was a fire recently in a Louisiana chlorine plant. Chlorine is one of the raw materials needed to manufacture PVC. So stocks are running short.
Bottom line - there will probably be a lengthy shortage of PVC plumbing fittings (and other PVC stuff). I'm sure the Louisiana plant wasn't the only source of chlorine, but was probably a major player. So it'll take a while for production to come back up to speed.
Bottom line - there will probably be a lengthy shortage of PVC plumbing fittings (and other PVC stuff). I'm sure the Louisiana plant wasn't the only source of chlorine, but was probably a major player. So it'll take a while for production to come back up to speed.