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.”
…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.
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What is the fucking scarce resource they’re claiming now?
It’s not the resources, its AI
Shame.
So you’re telling me we’ve been dependent on Saudi for that all this time? Kinda serves the world right, then…
…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.