Supply shock from Iran war drives electronics component prices up globally

Supply shock from Iran war drives electronics component prices up globally Supply disruptions because of the US-Israeli war on Iran have driven a sharp rise in prices of printed circuit boards, a key component in most electronic devices, Reuters reported. The increase is partly attributed to an Iranian strike on the petrochemical complex in Jubail that halted production of high-purity polyphenylene ether resin. The complex accounts for about 70 percent of the global supply of the material, and has not resumed output since the attack, tightening availability worldwide.