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Please use the link (above) to report any shortages that you notice in your area, regardless of the categories listed. This includes foods, fuels, candles, ammunition, tools, parts - anything you went looking for and couldn't find.

DMSMS 2003: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) is the loss, or impending loss, of manufacturers or suppliers of critical items and raw materials. We lose a manufacturer when that manufacturer discontinues or plans to discontinue production of needed components or raw materials. This discontinuance can be caused by rapid changes in item or material technology, uneconomical production requirements, foreign competition, federal environmental or safety requirements, and limited availability or increasing cost of items and raw materials used in the manufacturing process. DMSMS can occur in any phase of a program’s life cycle, from early design phases through post-production support, and has the potential to severely impact the program/end item in terms of schedule and life cycle cost. These problems can affect readiness and operating cost if left unresolved by increasing repair times and the cost of resolving the materiel shortage.

BELGIUM: Raw material shortages could hamper Europeans | 8 June 2007: The European Union has said that European manufacturing industry is facing a shortage of raw materials. As a result of rising global demand, prices for many metals have reached record levels and Europe's capacity to provide raw materials is limited. Many metallic minerals are either geologically not available within the EU or only in relatively small volumes compared with global production, e.g. copper (5%), iron ore (2%), nickel (1.7%), and zinc (8.5%). A newly completed European Commission working paper gives a comprehensive picture of the current situation of EU industry's access to raw materials in the light of increased demand for minerals from emerging countries, such as Brazil, China and India. The European Union says the global dimension of this problem is being increasingly recognized.

Timeline of Raw Material Shortages and Price Increases If you take the time to read this, you will BEGIN to realize the chain of events following a relatively minor shortage of a single raw material - in this case, acetic acid (industrial vinegar). Acetic acid is one of the simplest carboxylic acids (the second-simplest, next to formic acid). It is an important chemical reagent and industrial chemical that is used in the production of polyethylene terephthalate mainly used in soft drink bottles; cellulose acetate, mainly for photographic film; and polyvinyl acetate for wood glue, as well as many synthetic fibers and fabrics. In households diluted acetic acid is often used in descaling agents. In the food industry acetic acid is used under the food additive code E260 as an acidity regulator.

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