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9 - Risks and Uncertainties for Health Emergencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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9 - Risks and Uncertainties for Health Emergencies

9. - Risks and Uncertainties for Health Emergencies.  Our global operations expose us to risks associated with pandemics, epidemics, or other public health emergencies.  Such events could lead to restrictions and mandates, and there could be global impacts resulting directly or indirectly from such an event including labor shortages, logistical challenges, and supply chain disruptions such as increases in costs for certain goods and services.  While much of our customer demand and shipments have recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent to which any resurgence in the future would impact our business, including the automotive industry upon which we rely for sales, will depend on a number of evolving factors, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and could last for an extended period of time.