Trying to overcome a Pandemic COVID-19 World may face a shortage of toilet paper caused by lack of capacity for transportation of raw materials necessary for the production of goods. About impending problems warns Bloomberg.
In the prejudice, the agency deficit explained that against the background of increasing demand for the transportation of goods by the sea, the lack of vessels designed to perform this task was revealed. This has already been reflected in exporters working with a product, packaged in containers. There are concerns that the situation will affect the goods transported in other types of packaging.
On possible interruptions in the manufacture of toilet paper warned and Walter Schalke, who heads the Brazilian company Suzano SA, which accounts for about a third of the world’s supply of a special type of wood mass used in the production of the mentioned goods. In a conversation with representatives of the agency, he admitted that due to the growth of competition between consumers, the company is at the disposal of the court, and the situation threatens to take the worst turnover, which may result in interruptions in the supply. If this happens, the enterprises that are not styled in advance are injured primarily.
RBC reported that the request was already sent to Essity and Syktyvkar Tissura Group, engaged in selling toilet paper in Russia.
It is noted that at the moment in some countries again began to limit the work of stores due to a pandemic, because of what people began to increase their stocks of the goods they need.
Spring last year, due to the entry of restrictions, the growth of sales of a number of products and goods was recorded. In this regard, some trading networks have introduced restrictions on the sale of goods in one hands. In particular, in March 2020, it was reported that the demand for toilet paper in Russia has grown half.