Compact cassettes cannot be produced due to lack of material
This may sound strange, but even in the age of a massive transition to digital, audio cassettes have not yet been forgotten. Moreover, they even continue to be mass-produced. But the reason for the delay or even a complete stoppage of production may be a banal lack of material.
The largest producer of compact cassettes in the United States, the National Audio Company (NAC), announced that it was halting the production of audio cassettes due to a shortage of one of the key materials. It got to the point that NAC is not ready to fulfill orders in the usual 30-day period.
According to the company's management, sales of audio cassettes have increased significantly in the past 3 years. in 2016, they jumped by 74% - and continued to grow: in 2018, for example, they increased by 23% and amounted to 219,000 copies (compared with 74,000 in 2015).
But, despite this, the National Audio Company said that it could not fulfill orders in the usual term, which is 30 days. This is due to the lack of material: high-quality gamma-iron oxide (III).
In the United States, only one factory is engaged in the production of this material, which is now in a state of modernization. NAC expects nearly 50 tons of ordered but not yet received high-quality gamma-oxide of iron (III).
According to the leadership of the National Audio Company, in the coming months, 11 tons of material should come from the factory. At the moment, only 2 tons received.
The largest producer of compact cassettes in the United States, the National Audio Company (NAC), announced that it was halting the production of audio cassettes due to a shortage of one of the key materials. It got to the point that NAC is not ready to fulfill orders in the usual 30-day period.
According to the company's management, sales of audio cassettes have increased significantly in the past 3 years. in 2016, they jumped by 74% - and continued to grow: in 2018, for example, they increased by 23% and amounted to 219,000 copies (compared with 74,000 in 2015).
But, despite this, the National Audio Company said that it could not fulfill orders in the usual term, which is 30 days. This is due to the lack of material: high-quality gamma-iron oxide (III).
In the United States, only one factory is engaged in the production of this material, which is now in a state of modernization. NAC expects nearly 50 tons of ordered but not yet received high-quality gamma-oxide of iron (III).
According to the leadership of the National Audio Company, in the coming months, 11 tons of material should come from the factory. At the moment, only 2 tons received.
