Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – June 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 June 2023.

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the May 2023 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list.

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the May 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed.

Section I.

none

Section II.   Shortages Reported in June not found on the Previous Month’s Lists

none

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as: 

• Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: none
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: none

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – May 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 May 2023. 

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the April 2023 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the April 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed. 

Section I. 

• none 

Section II.   Shortages Reported in May not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

• Aggregate materials: India; supply not keeping up with demand 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:  

• Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: none
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: aggregate materials

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – April 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 April 2023. 

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the March 2023 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the March 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed. 

Section I. 

none 

Section II.   Shortages Reported in April not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

• Black powder: United States; production not keeping up with demand 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as: 

•  Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: black powder
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: none

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – March 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 March 2023.

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the February 2023 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the February 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed. 

Section I. 

• Scrap metal: Pakistan, Ukraine; insufficient imports

Section II.   Shortages Reported in March not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

• Steel: United States, Pakistan; production not keeping up with demand 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:  

Mining not keeping up with demand: none

• Production not keeping up with demand: steel
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: none

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – February 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 February 2023. 

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the January 2023 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the January 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed. 

Section I. 

• Carbon dioxide: New Zealand; production not keeping up with demand
• Construction materials: United States; supply not keeping up with demand
• Sodium permanganate water-processing chemicals: Zimbabwe; supply not keeping up with demand 

Section II.   Shortages Reported in February not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

• Scrap metal: Pakistan; insufficient imports 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:  

• Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: none
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  scrap metal
• Supply not keeping up with demand: none

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – January 2023

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 January 2023. 

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the December 2022 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the December 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed. 

Section I. 

Carbon dioxide: United States;  production not keeping up with demand 

Section II.   Shortages Reported in January not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

• Ceramic-based construction materials: United States; supply not keeping up with demand 
• Sodium permanganate and other water-processing chemicals: Unites States; supply not keeping up with demand 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:  

• Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: none
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: Ceramic-based construction materials; sodium permanganate and other water-processing chemicals

Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert – December 2022

The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and metal 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 December 2022. 

Section I below lists those chemicals and metals that were on the previous month’s Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply.  Click here to read the November 2022 Chemical and Metal Shortage Alert list. 

Section II lists the new chemicals and metals (not on the November 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 metals identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in shortage status are not listed.

 Section I. 

• Carbon dioxide: United States, United Kingdom; production not keeping up with demand
• Helium: global; production not keeping up with demand
• Specialty Paper: United States; production not keeping up with demand 

Section II.   Shortages Reported in December not found on the Previous Month’s Lists 

        None

Construction Materials: United States; supply not keeping up with demand 

Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:  

• Mining not keeping up with demand: none
• Production not keeping up with demand: none
• Sources no longer available: none
• Insufficient imports:  none
• Supply not keeping up with demand: construction materials