The choke point
A single Elgin facility supplies nearly a third of the world's fiber optic coatings, with no rapid backup.
The number
30% of global UV-curable fiber optic coating supply
Source: U.S. Patent 4,396,409 — Method of improving fatigue resistance of optical fibers (DeSolite coating cited) · U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (via Justia) · Aug 1, 1983
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