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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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."

[–] Dymonika@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

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