boemThe world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolina
Here’s the actual top 10 over exporting countries of quartz. Not even in the top 5 for the US.
1 China $72,289,000 2 Turkey $68,161,000 3 India $43,827,000 4 Spain $27,107,000 5 Brazil $26,611,000 6 United States $21,351,000 7 Germany $16,791,000 8 Italy $13,219,000 9 Canada $12,225,000 10 Egypt $10,204,000
deegeeseThat’s irrelevant.
The article is talking about ultra high purity quartz.
Top exporters of hamburger have nothing to do with the market for A5 Wagyu.