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<blockquote data-quote="Vash" data-source="post: 42668" data-attributes="member: 1159"><p>Badger,</p><p></p><p>If you see this thread: <a href="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/bad-news-one-only-thread-about-shortage-tuxedo-black-paint-1960/index14.html" target="_blank">http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/bad-news-one-only-thread-about-shortage-tuxedo-black-paint-1960/index14.html</a></p><p></p><p>There is information regarding a new black color designated UA and showing up in the 2011 order bank along with Tuxedo Black and its associated color code.</p><p></p><p>What your dealer is telling you may very well be true unless Randy has information to the contrary which is definitely possible.</p><p></p><p>Just because the Merck pigment plant in Japan is back up and running does not mean the supply chain is instantly restored. It takes time for products to ship and become available as an end product. The initial shortage was not totally apparent until a month or so after the earthquake/tsunami. I would think it would take just as long for the new product arrivals to alleviate the pigment shortage. These types of products often take a multiple week ocean journey loaded in a cargo container on a ship to their destination. Also, there is no telling what order the company will ship in. I would imagine they would try to supply Japanese and nearby manufacturers first.</p><p></p><p>Also, there is no guarantee that Ford will even produce any unscheduled orders in Tuxedo Black or any of the other affected colors since there is still only one such pigment plant in the world and something could easily happen to affect supply again. Merck claims it is building a second plant in Germany, but that will take time. In the meantime, I think a lot of its customers are going away from the Xirallic pigment until it is no longer single-sourced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vash, post: 42668, member: 1159"] Badger, If you see this thread: [url]http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/bad-news-one-only-thread-about-shortage-tuxedo-black-paint-1960/index14.html[/url] There is information regarding a new black color designated UA and showing up in the 2011 order bank along with Tuxedo Black and its associated color code. What your dealer is telling you may very well be true unless Randy has information to the contrary which is definitely possible. Just because the Merck pigment plant in Japan is back up and running does not mean the supply chain is instantly restored. It takes time for products to ship and become available as an end product. The initial shortage was not totally apparent until a month or so after the earthquake/tsunami. I would think it would take just as long for the new product arrivals to alleviate the pigment shortage. These types of products often take a multiple week ocean journey loaded in a cargo container on a ship to their destination. Also, there is no telling what order the company will ship in. I would imagine they would try to supply Japanese and nearby manufacturers first. Also, there is no guarantee that Ford will even produce any unscheduled orders in Tuxedo Black or any of the other affected colors since there is still only one such pigment plant in the world and something could easily happen to affect supply again. Merck claims it is building a second plant in Germany, but that will take time. In the meantime, I think a lot of its customers are going away from the Xirallic pigment until it is no longer single-sourced. [/QUOTE]
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