It can be hard to measure the ways that Russia’s
war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply
of parts and raw materials needed to complete a
variety of products – from cars to computer chips.
But cutting off one of those supply links brought
a “depressing feeling” to Andrey Bibik, head of
the Interpipe steel plant in Dnipro, Ukraine. He
spent the first hours of the war winding down
his bustling 24-hour operation and sending
almost everyone home.
“It’s empty and lonely. You don’t hear a sound.
You see everything is frozen,” he said.