While 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, 2021Many things have ended up in short supply over the past year as supply chains have become disrupted. You can add polyurethane foams used in furniture, mattresses, and insulation, to the list.
June 10, 2021Senior Freedonia Analyst Kent Furst will present on panemic-related upheaval in the global silicones industry at International Silicones Conference.
November 17, 2020Between pandemic related shortages and winter storms in Texas everyone is having a hard time sourcing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins.
June 25, 2021While the global plastics industry expects to weather the pandemic, US producers will face challenges from lock-downs.
March 9, 2020Trex – the largest decking supply is the US – announces that it increase capacity to meet rising consumer decking demand.
January 21, 2021The 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 oil industry is facing down the challenges of falling prices due to a looming drop in demand courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic, and a dispute between Russia and OPEC about managing global supply, the lower prices are expected to help everyone else in the coming economic crunch.
March 10, 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, 2020