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 Hurricane
Ike Impact Status Reports
Have your company or your suppliers have been impacted by Hurricane
Ike? Submit company name, branch location and status to news@usgnn.com
and USGNN.com™ will provide regular updates as to those companies
operating under difficult conditions. Companies that have sent in
status reports are listed below.
Companies Impacted by Hurricane
Ike - Updated September 22, 2008
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Company
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Branch Location
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Status
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| Columbia Commercial
Building Products |
Houston, Texas |
The Houston
facility is having a run on stocklength material and the company
has
sent additional stocking trucks last week, and is prepared to
send trucks daily as needed to meet demand. The facility still
does not have electricity or phones, and at this time it appears
it will be Monday or later until they are restored, but the
facility is filling orders. |
| Craftsman Fabricated Glass |
Houston, Texas |
Up and running |
| DuPont |
Sites throughout Texas |
o Corpus Christi and
Houston Powder Coatings are up and running;
o Victoria, Baytown, and Bayport are close to restart, contingent
on restoration of power, delivery of raw materials, infrastructure
and logistical considerations, and getting production teams
in place;
o LaPorte, Beaumont and the Houston manufacturing site are closed
and dealing with damage from winds and storm surge; and
o The facility in Orange, Texas, has declared "force majeure"
for its ethylene copolymers business. |
| Hollander Glass |
Houston, Texas |
Without electricity |
| Solvay |
La Porte, Texas |
Declared force majeure; company
expects 7- to 10-day delay in production following storm |
| United States Aluminum
|
Houston, Texas |
Up and running |
| Vitro America |
Houston, Texas |
Up and running |
| YKK America |
Houston, Texas |
Up and running |
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