Business View Magazine | June 2022

44 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6 Products are operating at about half the level they should be, just to satisfy that demand from customers. Clarke acknowledges, “We’ve had meetings with our suppliers: there are two major chemical companies in the U.S. that supply polyester resin. Both of them, in conversations we’ve had with their upper management, are saying to us that they don’t know when it’s going to get better. So it’s a dismal situation from that standpoint but we continue making products. And we’re doing some things to reduce the amount of resin used in our products, where we can. Just to put it all in perspective, not only have we had these tremendous shortages, but we’ve had five price increases in the last year and a half. We’ve never had anything like that in our entire history. And those inflationary factors filter down into every aspect of American industry.” The company has a strong legacy as an We would like to congratulate Don Clarke and Clarke Products for all of their successes. We appreciate their partnership and support over the years. We supply wood component parts to their manufacturing plant for use in their products and packaging. Contact us today: Wood Components, Inc. 817.205.8786 • woodcomponents@att.net