The solution is to take over as much of your manufacturing process as possible. That way Weber can avoid this type of convoluted scenario. US companies used to

The solution is to take over as much of your manufacturing process as possible. That way Weber can avoid this type of convoluted scenario. US companies used to do a lot more of this a hundred years ago. When industry is hitting on all cylinders and there's a lot of diversity of suppliers, owning your whole manufacturing stack is usually not very efficient. However, when key ingredients / suppliers in your manufacturing system are eroding, it becomes a method for keeping your operations in the US and controlling quality. Web should manufacture their own valves.