The Company: Artificial Shortages

The Company is creating *artificial shortages* of key resources in order to inflate market prices, while still buying these resources from its affiliate workers at lower rates. A minimum of *167 deadly accidents* have reportedly been caused by companies or contractors having to replace key spaceship materials with cheaper alternatives during shortages. An estimated 19 smaller companies have been forced to shut down as The Company intentionally hoarded a material they heavily relied on.