Single towns rule global supply: Yiwu 80% of Christmas decor, Veldhoven all EUV machines
sahilypatel · x · 2026-10-11
For almost any product, one town likely produces most of the world's supply: Yiwu, China (80% of Christmas decorations), Sialkot, Pakistan (70% of hand-stitched footballs), Spruce Pine, NC (70-90% of high-purity quartz), and Veldhoven, Netherlands—where every EUV chipmaking machine on Earth is made.
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