Wiped out: Why Trump’s tariff war may leave Americans without toilet paper

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According to Bloomberg, there is also a possibility that additional tariffs could push the rate beyond 50 per cent.​

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Although Trump supports these tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing, they could impact the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a critical material for producing toilet paper and paper towels. Brian McClay, whose firm BMA monitors the global pulp market, told the news agency, “Some of the big branded products not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill.”​

Pulp is extracted from sawmill wood chips. If sawmills shut down due to tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp production would also decline, directly affecting American toilet paper manufacturers.​

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The US imports roughly 10 per cent of its toilet paper, with about half coming from Canada, according to Dino Bianco, chief executive of Kruger Products, Canada’s largest toilet paper producer. --HERE​

Now this may or may not be a thing, and frankly even during covid I couldn't understand why the run on toilet paper? But I made a Costco trip today in the Seattle/Tacoma area and the TP was darn near cleaned out. I asked Asst Manager what's the deal? He said small businesses have been buying it up because of tariff concerns.

I hope this peter's out or doesn't become a thing, because I don't want to employ the covid strategy to score toilet paper again.

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chevyontheriver said:

Reminds me of the Covid toilet paper hoarding crisis. Get a bidet.

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Say it aint so said:

According to Bloomberg, there is also a possibility that additional tariffs could push the rate beyond 50 per cent.​

​

Although Trump supports these tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing, they could impact the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a critical material for producing toilet paper and paper towels. Brian McClay, whose firm BMA monitors the global pulp market, told the news agency, “Some of the big branded products not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill.”​

Pulp is extracted from sawmill wood chips. If sawmills shut down due to tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp production would also decline, directly affecting American toilet paper manufacturers.​

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The US imports roughly 10 per cent of its toilet paper, with about half coming from Canada, according to Dino Bianco, chief executive of Kruger Products, Canada’s largest toilet paper producer. --HERE​

Now this may or may not be a thing, and frankly even during covid I couldn't understand why the run on toilet paper? But I made a Costco trip today in the Seattle/Tacoma area and the TP was darn near cleaned out. I asked Asst Manager what's the deal? He said small businesses have been buying it up because of tariff concerns.

I hope this peter's out or doesn't become a thing, because I don't want to employ the covid strategy to score toilet paper again.

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Aryeh Jay said:

I still have toilet paper stores left over from covid.

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Pommer said:

Considering you’re using military-grade TP much of the time, I don’t doubt this at all.
(Is it closer to Charmin or the Sears Catalog?)

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Aryeh Jay said:

I still have toilet paper stores left over from covid.

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Aryeh Jay said:

Bunch of European nonsense.

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Say it aint so said:

According to Bloomberg, there is also a possibility that additional tariffs could push the rate beyond 50 per cent.​

​

Although Trump supports these tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing, they could impact the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a critical material for producing toilet paper and paper towels. Brian McClay, whose firm BMA monitors the global pulp market, told the news agency, “Some of the big branded products not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill.”​

Pulp is extracted from sawmill wood chips. If sawmills shut down due to tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp production would also decline, directly affecting American toilet paper manufacturers.​

​

The US imports roughly 10 per cent of its toilet paper, with about half coming from Canada, according to Dino Bianco, chief executive of Kruger Products, Canada’s largest toilet paper producer. --HERE​

Now this may or may not be a thing, and frankly even during covid I couldn't understand why the run on toilet paper? But I made a Costco trip today in the Seattle/Tacoma area and the TP was darn near cleaned out. I asked Asst Manager what's the deal? He said small businesses have been buying it up because of tariff concerns.

I hope this peters out or doesn't become a thing, because I don't want to employ the covid strategy to score toilet paper again.

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chevyontheriver said:

The word ‘bidet’ may be French but the concept has been perfected by the Japanese. Your loss.

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trophy33 said:

Let us tariff both places, just to punish them for having better life.

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chevyontheriver said:

How many hundred rolls?

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Aryeh Jay said:

6 twenty four packs of Charmin. Graduated from Alabama in 1989 so never learnt my numbers past 20. I don't know, seven score and four?

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chevyontheriver said:

The word ‘bidet’ may be French but the concept has been perfected by the Japanese. Your loss.

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trophy33 said:

Handmade in the USA?

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Aryeh Jay said:

If the guy at the factory using his hand to turn on the machine counts, yes.

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Say it aint so said:

According to Bloomberg, there is also a possibility that additional tariffs could push the rate beyond 50 per cent.​

​

Although Trump supports these tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing, they could impact the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a critical material for producing toilet paper and paper towels. Brian McClay, whose firm BMA monitors the global pulp market, told the news agency, “Some of the big branded products not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill.”​

Pulp is extracted from sawmill wood chips. If sawmills shut down due to tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp production would also decline, directly affecting American toilet paper manufacturers.​

​

The US imports roughly 10 per cent of its toilet paper, with about half coming from Canada, according to Dino Bianco, chief executive of Kruger Products, Canada’s largest toilet paper producer. --HERE​

Now this may or may not be a thing, and frankly even during covid I couldn't understand why the run on toilet paper? But I made a Costco trip today in the Seattle/Tacoma area and the TP was darn near cleaned out. I asked Asst Manager what's the deal? He said small businesses have been buying it up because of tariff concerns.

I hope this peters out or doesn't become a thing, because I don't want to employ the covid strategy to score toilet paper again.

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Say it aint so said:

According to Bloomberg, there is also a possibility that additional tariffs could push the rate beyond 50 per cent.​

​

Although Trump supports these tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing, they could impact the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a critical material for producing toilet paper and paper towels. Brian McClay, whose firm BMA monitors the global pulp market, told the news agency, “Some of the big branded products not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill.”​

Pulp is extracted from sawmill wood chips. If sawmills shut down due to tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp production would also decline, directly affecting American toilet paper manufacturers.​

​

The US imports roughly 10 per cent of its toilet paper, with about half coming from Canada, according to Dino Bianco, chief executive of Kruger Products, Canada’s largest toilet paper producer. --HERE​

Now this may or may not be a thing, and frankly even during covid I couldn't understand why the run on toilet paper? But I made a Costco trip today in the Seattle/Tacoma area and the TP was darn near cleaned out. I asked Asst Manager what's the deal? He said small businesses have been buying it up because of tariff concerns.

I hope this peters out or doesn't become a thing, because I don't want to employ the covid strategy to score toilet paper again.

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Aryeh Jay said:

I am familiar with the heated, music playing, adjustable hight, video and laser inspecting Japanese product. There is one from Italy. View attachment 362869

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Aryeh Jay said:

6 twenty four packs of Charmin. Graduated from Alabama in 1989 so never learnt my numbers past 20. I don't know, seven score and four?

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