The North American automotive industry may face a supply crunch in car / truck seats after Texan petrochemical refineries closed during winter storms in February, cutting supplies of plastics for foam and seat covers. That comes at the same time as a shortage of semiconductors. The shortage of foam is not a new challenge though, as previously flagged by Adient in December. U.S. imports of car seats have been steadily increasing with growth of 19.3% year over year in Q4’20 and rose by a further 25.1% in January. Exports from Mexico are in decline, with a drop of 35.0% year over year in Ja...
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