From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble US economy By Reuters – Investing.com

  • Date: 13-Sep-2021
  • Source: Investing.com
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Gulf
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From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble US economy By Reuters – Investing.com

By Howard Schneider and Timothy Aeppel

FLETCHER, N.C. (Reuters) - For Lauren Rash, it’s the little things that have snarled production at her tent factory here, like the many shades of black Velcro.

Her company, Diamond Brand, just launched a new line of high-end wall tents called the Liminal, thick with vents and fasteners demanded by discerning campers. But that means using lots of Velcro. And that’s a problem, because black Velcro comes in many shades, depending on the type of raw plastic resin used to make it.