![]() Which brings me to the end-point vendors. In some cases shipping is 10x more now than just a couple years ago. Over the past two years shipping product around the world (not just specific regions) has increased really dramatically. ![]() What they are more worried about is shipping charges. Most distributors/middlemen are not worried too much about total, world-wide production, either (at least the ones outside Eastern Europe). Gillette) may be able to migrate production to another facility should they choose. In fact, one manufacturer I spoke with was far more concerned with the supply of raw material (steel) than ‘output.’Īnd an individual brand (e.g. Other facilities around the world can ramp up production and “take up the slack” relatively quickly, so the total number of units/blades shouldn’t drop significantly. If this factory is “lost” due to the current economic-political situation, what will be the effect on general blade availability (I make no comment on the politics here I’m merely talking about razor blade production)? I’ve been speaking with blade manufacturers, distributors, and vendors to find out.įrom a world-wide manufacturing standpoint, “losing” a facility is a non-issue. The Effect Of Losing A Blade Manufacturing FacilityĪs you may know, there is a large factory in Russia that makes double edge razor blades, including some very popular “name brand” ones. As world events develop I thought I would post a little more information about the availability of Russian-made double edge razor blades, and discuss what the future may bring.
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