The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and
material shortages reported on the Internet.
The sources of the information reported here are primarily news releases
issued on the Internet. The issue period
of the news releases is August 2014.
Section I below lists those chemicals and materials that
were on the previous Chemical and Material Shortage Alert list and continue to
have news releases indicating they are in short supply. Click here to read the July
2014 Chemical and Material Shortage Alert list.
Section II lists the new chemicals and materials (not on the
July alert). Also provided is some explanation
for the shortage and geographical information.
This blog attempts to list only actual shortage situations – those shortages
that are being experienced during the period covered by the news releases. Chemicals and materials identified in news
releases as only being in danger of being in short supply status are not
listed.
Section I. Chemicals and materials that continue from June
to be reported as in short supply are: iron ore (India).
Section II. Shortages
Reported in August not found on the Previous Month’s List
Chrome ore: India; supply not keeping up with demand
due to government permitting problems.
Bismuth: China; supply not keeping up with demand.
Bricks: United Kingdom; supply not keeping up with
demand due to not enough plants manufacturing bricks.
Plastics: India; production not keeping up with demand due
to insufficient import of raw materials.
Building materials: Nepal; supply not keeping up with demand
Coal: India; mining not keeping up with demand due
to government interventions.
Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized
as:
1. Mining not keeping
up with demand: none
2. Production not
keeping up with demand: none
3. Government
regulations: chrome ore; coal
4. Sources no longer
available: bricks
5. Insufficient
imports: plastics
6. Supply not keeping
up with demand: bismuth; building
materials
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