Another American company is embroiled in a serious force majeure situation due to a crumbling supply chain and the war in Ukraine (or so we are told by the media).

Master Builders Solutions Admixtures wrote a letter to its customers the other day explaining that raw materials allocations are simply not arriving as contracted, which has left the company unable to manufacture enough finished goods to meet demand.

"We have exhausted our global procurement reach, paid premiums to expedite inbound raw material and outbound admixtures and airfreighted goods," the company said.

"Despite these efforts, the supply of petrochemical based raw materials and intermediates used in Master Builders Solutions' products has constrained our ability to supply several admixture products. This situation is exacerbated by challenges moving materials by ocean or by land across North America. Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to declare force majeure on certain finished products …"