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by curiousllama 6y ago
Look at these brands: https://www.kochind.com/companies https://www.kochind.com/companies
Guardian might've made your windows (car & home); Invista might've made the nylon in your clothes; Molex makes the liiiiiiitle tiny bits of plastic in the computer you're using.
Live pretty much anywhere except the coasts in the US? Koch probably sold the softwood lumber used to build your house.
You sure your car doesn't burn gasoline from Flint Hills?
Do you ever use paper products? Georgia Pacific (Brawny, Dixie, Angel Soft...).
They're so foundational in so many basic industries, they're just unavoidable.
- nappy-doo 6y agoI avoid the GP products. I can't change the plastics in my computer. My house is older than dirt, and the windows are so old you can see the glass warping. The lumber's proper sized, not scaled by 0.5inches (eg, rafters are true 2"x8"), but I get your point. It's hard to PROVE what the state is. Let's just say, I try my hardest.
- curiousllama 6y agoYou certainly try harder than most! Plus, most of these companies are in B2B commodities industries where purchasing is the margin driver, not sales. So I wouldn't worry too much about whether the Nylon 6,6 in your yoga pants was made in an Invista facility... your purchasing decision just wouldn't matter that much.