• BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      …I wouldn’t be too worried about it. PCBs are made from copper and plastic. I’m not particularly concerned about the economic impact of increased plastic prices.

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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      17 hours ago

      According to the news agency, “Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex in early April, ​forcing a halt in production of high-purity polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin—a critical base material used to ⁠manufacture PCB laminates.”

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        8 hours ago

        So you’re telling me we’ve been dependent on Saudi for that all this time? Kinda serves the world right, then…