The continuing shift in the economy toward online shopping and home delivery is driving the construction of new warehousing spaces, and benefiting a number of material suppliers in the process.
March 18, 2021While the shortage of microchips for automobiles may be one of the most visible examples of supply chain issues limiting the ability of manufacturers to ramp up output, it's not the only one. The Biden administration has ordered a review of all supply chains critical to the US economy in an effort to identify weaknesses and work to remove them going forward.
March 8, 2021Demand for tape has been rising along with all of the increased package shipping in the US.
February 10, 2021The rollout of the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks - 5G - began in 2019 and is expanding rapidly globally. India-based Airtel recently became the first telco to successfully demonstrate live 5G service over a commercial network.
February 8, 2021Seeing continued strength in PVC containing building products, Shintech announces a capacity expansion.
February 5, 2021Trex – the largest decking supply is the US – announces that it increase capacity to meet rising consumer decking demand.
January 21, 2021Senior Freedonia Analyst Kent Furst will present on panemic-related upheaval in the global silicones industry at International Silicones Conference.
November 17, 2020The American Water Works Association estimates that it will cost at least $1 trillion over the next 25 years to restore and expand the country’s water infrastructure.
October 26, 2020Consumers love affair with the outdoors has included many taking up kayaking. So much so that it has resurrected a brand that looked to have gone out of business permanently in 2019.
October 23, 2020The global market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to reach 7.0 million metric tons in 2024 as penetration continues to expand in both developing and developed parts of the world.
October 2, 2020