Comment · Thu, April 22, 2021 · ND Owner
Supply chain breakdown risks for Nootropics Depot?
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blabmight · 42 points
This might be best answered by /u/misteryouaresodumb but I thought I'd post the question because it might be useful for others who are curious.
Is it true that $150k worth of supplies have been lost and rejected? And there's $500k currently in limbo? And certain supplies like bottles could end up arriving in a year from purchase?
I'm wondering what sort of risk this poses for Nootropics Depot?
Are there any details regarding what has caused customs to clamp down so tightly? Is there a foreseen date of when things will loosen up or is this probably going to persist under the current administration?
I'm just curious about the details around this\\these issues.
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roonie1 · 9 points
The USA needs to get back to manurfacturing, at least basics like food, medication, infrastructure materials.
China and India make like 90% of our generic meds. Not smart. What if China dropped anthrax on us. And they control the treatment (cipro antibiotic)...
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I certainly agree. However, many of the supply chain shortages are from the US, not from China. Our plastics all come from the US. They use the petroleum refined in Texas for it. So it's not just China being a problem right now.
The larger security issue with China is a definite thing, though. I want to get as much as I can away from China sooner rather than later. This is why we built our own synthesis facility in the EU, which we will be expanding as time goes on. We might eventually build one here as well. I think we are going to have political issues with China in the not too distant future. We need to be prepared for that.