Plastic extrusion emerges as hidden hurdle for African hardware startups
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Hardware startups in Africa are able to prototype electronics at a fast pace. However, they face a costly bottleneck when trying to source long, hollow plastic profiles. This issue is primarily driven by logistics challenges related to plastic extrusion.
African hardware firms can prototype electronics quickly, but sourcing long, hollow plastic profiles remains a costly, logistics‑driven bottleneck.
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