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Thomas News Highlights

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Plastics Technology: Supply Chain Woes Meet the Cocktail-Party Topic Threshold

Conversations around the supply chain have become mainstream. 

"There are a bunch of different components coming together," Tony Uphoff, president and CEO of Thomas said, "and the reason the supply chain is becoming cocktail party conversation, I think, is that people are becoming all too aware of the complexities around all of these different components."

Thomas noted that printed circuit boards were the most-sourced products in the third quarter, owing to the ubiquity of computer-like interfaces and capabilities in everything from cars to refrigerators.

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Cheddar News: Liquor & Consumer Good Shortages

Shawn Fitzgerald, CMO at Thomas, an online platform for supplier discovery and product sourcing, was interviewed on Cheddar's News Wrap where he explained that the supply chain has been hit hard in terms of shipping and trucking opportunities as well as in the production of liquor bottles and labels. He discusses how the disruptions have also entered into consumer areas like furniture and household goods but noted the pandemic disruptions are likely temporary.

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