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Foam shortage slowing US boat production

> , by Craig Ritchie2021-03-11T15:20:00

LyondellBasell plant in Channelview, Texas

Weather damage to key raw material plants bring US seat foam production to a standstill

An unusual mid-February cold snap that brought Arctic temperatures to much of the southern US has begun to impact boat production elsewhere in the country due to a resulting shortage of foam for seat cushions.

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