Materials Shortage.

kfh:

I tried to buy two bags of cement for a job. My regular supplier had none and was not sure when they were getting any. 

I overheard a conversation the other day while in my local Garden Centre about the shortage of compost at the moment too. Aparently it's not the substance itself, it's actually caused by a shortage in the 'packaging' required i.e. the bags needed.


Makes a lot of sense as the flour shortage during Lockdown 1.0 was caused not by a lack of flour but by a shortage in the 1kg bag packaging needed for retail. You could buy it if it was in the large catering sizes i.e. 15kg bags but not the 1kg you usually find in the shops.


So I'm guessing that a lot of the factories that make packaging are either hit by their own lockdowns (if based overseas) or are running on reduced productivity at the moment due to staff illness or the social distancing measures they currently have to put in place. A knock on effect is again the availability of the raw materials needed to create the packaging in the first place and any issues the raw material suppliers may also be experiencing. 

kfh:

I tried to buy two bags of cement for a job. My regular supplier had none and was not sure when they were getting any. 

I overheard a conversation the other day while in my local Garden Centre about the shortage of compost at the moment too. Aparently it's not the substance itself, it's actually caused by a shortage in the 'packaging' required i.e. the bags needed.


Makes a lot of sense as the flour shortage during Lockdown 1.0 was caused not by a lack of flour but by a shortage in the 1kg bag packaging needed for retail. You could buy it if it was in the large catering sizes i.e. 15kg bags but not the 1kg you usually find in the shops.


So I'm guessing that a lot of the factories that make packaging are either hit by their own lockdowns (if based overseas) or are running on reduced productivity at the moment due to staff illness or the social distancing measures they currently have to put in place. A knock on effect is again the availability of the raw materials needed to create the packaging in the first place and any issues the raw material suppliers may also be experiencing.