A supplier failure has left Yokohama Rubber single-sourced on a critical intermediate
Why this matters to you
Their stated compliance deadline is inside your typical qualification window, which favours an incumbent-displacing pitch.
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Something is forcing their hand
Their stated compliance deadline is inside your typical qualification window, which favours an incumbent-displacing pitch.
Three of your flame-retardant and biocide lines are qualified substitutes in two of the affected segments.
You have an existing MSA with this account, so commercial terms are not the obstacle. Qualification is.