Furniture industry 'decimated' by foam shortage after Texas storm, NC manufacturers say
Story Date: 3/19/2021

 

Source: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 3/12/21


February storm that pummeled Texas and Louisiana led to a shortage of foam used to pad the arms and backs of furniture. That shortage is being felt in manufacturing plants in North Carolina. Roy Calcagne, the CEO for Craftmaster in Hickory offered a succinct assessment of the situation: “It’s terrible.”

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