What is the current status of the Korean market for NATR and when is it expected to open up? 
return to kind of normal growth rates and almost the sort of growth rates that we would have seen there, historical performance in that market.
But again, that will be determined by when that market can open up, as well as our ability to build out some more digital capabilities on the ground there. And we are working on that Steve. But it'll take a little bit of time for us to put that infrastructure in place. So obviously, before I came on board, there wasn't much there.
We focused on it as a core component of our strategy and are building up the capabilities right now. But it'll take a little bit of time. But that's a great market for us. And my expectation would be that they'll step back.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
What's the status of that market now? Is it still closed up?
Terrence Moorehead -- Chief Executive Officer
They actually have some additional restrictions put in place and largely on meetings and just how people can get together. And again, as you know, that sets a large part of the Korean -- South Korean business and the dynamic that they have in place there. They are working with some again, some -- they've just launched a new business app that's designed to take some of the meeting dynamic and the training that they do, and build that into a digital platform. But that is brand new since half of the assembly line just launched this quarter.
So definitely, I don't want to make any predictions on the impact that's going to have. But clearly, the more tools and the more contact you have, the more helpful it is.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Ok. I do applaud the board's decision to pay a special dividend and buy back shares, as you know I've been looking for that for a long time. So with $90 million in cash, I think that's a great use of cash and I hope you're reasonably aggressive about how to use the buyback. One other question on debt.
You took out that Bank of America loan, obviously in April, and you took some more of it out. Given your cash position is this the reason why you're keeping it out?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
Well, I mean, we have an equivalent line, we have a couple of lines of credit, Steve. And given that today -- at the end of the day, we're trying to give -- maintain our banking relationship and the money is very, very cheap. So, given that we pay back the PPP loan, we turn around and build a little bit against our equivalent line, which obviously in any given day, we feel so compelled, we can obviously, pay it back.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Ok. And capex thought for this year?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
Well, for 2020, there are still consistently 2019 somewhere in that $5 million or $6 million range. Again, directionally, I would say that, because of the number of initiatives that we have that it's certainly possible the capex for 2021 could be 1x, 2x times what it was in 2020.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Got it. And are you guys having any supply -- there are a lot of shipping supply disruptions as a result of you are doing most of your manufacturing? Are you guys experiencing any of that?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
For the most part, no, we're not. Let's not say that we haven't had to experience a hiccup or two. And sometimes those have been a domestic strike, trying to get a product out of Westport facility and on the water to one of our markets. I mean, we've had a hiccup or two, but for the most part, we've been relatively unscathed by disruptions, both on the distribution side and on the supply side.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Gotcha. All right. I will go and I'll talk to you next week sometime, Joe.
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
All right. Thank you, Steve.
Terrence Moorehead -- Chief Executive Officer
Thank you, Steve. Next question, please.
Operator
Thank you. [Operator Instructions] We'll hear next from John Hollander with CAG Advisors.
John Hollander -- CAG Advisors -- Analyst
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return to kind of normal growth rates and almost the sort of growth rates that we would have seen there, historical performance in that market.
But again, that will be determined by when that market can open up, as well as our ability to build out some more digital capabilities on the ground there. And we are working on that Steve. But it'll take a little bit of time for us to put that infrastructure in place. So obviously, before I came on board, there wasn't much there.
We focused on it as a core component of our strategy and are building up the capabilities right now. But it'll take a little bit of time. But that's a great market for us. And my expectation would be that they'll step back.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
What's the status of that market now? Is it still closed up?
Terrence Moorehead -- Chief Executive Officer
They actually have some additional restrictions put in place and largely on meetings and just how people can get together. And again, as you know, that sets a large part of the Korean -- South Korean business and the dynamic that they have in place there. They are working with some again, some -- they've just launched a new business app that's designed to take some of the meeting dynamic and the training that they do, and build that into a digital platform. But that is brand new since half of the assembly line just launched this quarter.
So definitely, I don't want to make any predictions on the impact that's going to have. But clearly, the more tools and the more contact you have, the more helpful it is.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Ok. I do applaud the board's decision to pay a special dividend and buy back shares, as you know I've been looking for that for a long time. So with $90 million in cash, I think that's a great use of cash and I hope you're reasonably aggressive about how to use the buyback. One other question on debt.
You took out that Bank of America loan, obviously in April, and you took some more of it out. Given your cash position is this the reason why you're keeping it out?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
 Well, I mean, we have an equivalent line, we have a couple of lines of credit, Steve. And given that today -- at the end of the day, we're trying to give -- maintain our banking relationship and the money is very, very cheap. So, given that we pay back the PPP loan, we turn around and build a little bit against our equivalent line, which obviously in any given day, we feel so compelled, we can obviously, pay it back.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Ok. And capex thought for this year?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
Well, for 2020, there are still consistently 2019 somewhere in that $5 million or $6 million range. Again, directionally, I would say that, because of the number of initiatives that we have that it's certainly possible the capex for 2021 could be 1x, 2x times what it was in 2020.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Got it. And are you guys having any supply -- there are a lot of shipping supply disruptions as a result of you are doing most of your manufacturing? Are you guys experiencing any of that?
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
For the most part, no, we're not. Let's not say that we haven't had to experience a hiccup or two. And sometimes those have been a domestic strike, trying to get a product out of Westport facility and on the water to one of our markets. I mean, we've had a hiccup or two, but for the most part, we've been relatively unscathed by disruptions, both on the distribution side and on the supply side.
Steven Martin -- Slater Capital Management LLC -- Analyst
Gotcha. All right. I will go and I'll talk to you next week sometime, Joe.
Joe Baty -- Chief Financial Officer
All right. Thank you, Steve.
Terrence Moorehead -- Chief Executive Officer
Thank you, Steve. Next question, please.
Operator
Thank you. [Operator Instructions] We'll hear next from John Hollander with CAG Advisors.
John Hollander -- CAG Advisors -- Analyst
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