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It's going to get worse...

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    Jolly
    wrote on 20 Oct 2021, 23:43 last edited by
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    https://jalopnik.com/the-car-shortage-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-worse-1847892481

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      Copper
      wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 01:12 last edited by
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      “If magnesium supply stops, the entire auto industry will potentially be forced to stop.”

      Unfortunately for the car industry, China is also the world’s primary supplier of magnesium — 85% of the world’s supply comes from the country.

      US is a global producer of magnesium as well. As long as American auto plants can get their hands on enough semiconductors, production shouldn’t quite hit a total standstill.

      Is the US a global producer? Or do some companies located in the US produce?

      China is different.

      The US is, of course, better, but don't confuse government controlled means of production with private control.

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        Mik
        wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 14:30 last edited by
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        https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/magnesium-statistics-and-information

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • M Mik
          21 Oct 2021, 14:30

          https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/magnesium-statistics-and-information

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          Catseye3
          wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 15:04 last edited by
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          @mik said in It's going to get worse...:

          https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/magnesium-statistics-and-information

          Thanks for providing this. I was about to hare off and find more info myself, and you saved me the trouble.

          If you click on "Annual Publications, Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2021" under the opening para, you'll find an interesting thumbnail on global production of magnesium, also including this:

          "The use of magnesium in automobile parts continued to increase as automobile manufacturers sought to decrease
          vehicle weight in response to consumer desires for increased fuel efficiency . . . Although some magnesium sheet
          applications have been developed for automobiles, these were generally limited to expensive sports cars and luxury
          vehicles, automobiles where the higher price of magnesium is not a deterrent to its use."

          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            Jolly
            wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 17:23 last edited by
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            Sheet goods is not how magnesium is used in most cars. Maybe they can substitute aluminum alloy...But aluminum is getting another price increase 11/1.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 19:13 last edited by
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              Bikes.

              Please love yourself.

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                21 Oct 2021, 19:13

                Bikes.

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 19:16 last edited by
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                @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                Bikes.

                Communist.

                I was only joking

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                • D Doctor Phibes
                  21 Oct 2021, 19:16

                  @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                  Bikes.

                  Communist.

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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 19:16 last edited by
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                  @doctor-phibes said in It's going to get worse...:

                  @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                  Bikes.

                  Communist.

                  It's true! In that I commune with bikes.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • A Aqua Letifer
                    21 Oct 2021, 19:16

                    @doctor-phibes said in It's going to get worse...:

                    @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                    Bikes.

                    Communist.

                    It's true! In that I commune with bikes.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 19:52 last edited by
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                    @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                    @doctor-phibes said in It's going to get worse...:

                    @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                    Bikes.

                    Communist.

                    It's true! In that I commune with bikes.

                    Commune or commute?

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • J Jolly
                      21 Oct 2021, 19:52

                      @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in It's going to get worse...:

                      @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                      Bikes.

                      Communist.

                      It's true! In that I commune with bikes.

                      Commune or commute?

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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on 21 Oct 2021, 20:09 last edited by
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                      @jolly said in It's going to get worse...:

                      @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in It's going to get worse...:

                      @aqua-letifer said in It's going to get worse...:

                      Bikes.

                      Communist.

                      It's true! In that I commune with bikes.

                      Commune or commute?

                      I guess both?

                      Please love yourself.

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