For some companies that jumped into making personal protective equipment in an effort to help meet soaring demand in a time of crisis the result has been opening up an entire new line of business on an ongoing basis.
December 11, 2020A glimmer of hope reached the world this week as Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective at preventing severe cases of the disease. However, some challenges in the form of distribution will remain.
November 17, 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, 2020With surveys showing consumers increasingly interested in functional foods to that help improve their health, as well as having difficulty sleeping due to the pandemic, PepsiCo is launching a new drink to help people fall asleep.
September 22, 2020Once developed, suppliers and governments will face an incredible logistics challenge - manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing - the vaccine for hundreds of millions if not billions of people.
September 15, 2020While we still don't know a lot about the coronavirus, we do know it can spread via airborne transmission, which means anything we can do to help ensure clean air indoors can only help.
August 5, 2020The National Retail Federation put out a call for all retailers to look at requiring masks, and many large chains are moving in that direction to help ease consumer concerns and ensure more consistency across the country in how mask policies are implemented.
July 17, 2020A resurgence in COVID-19 cases over the summer is causing states to confront shortages of personal protection equipment that they thought they had put behind them.
July 10, 2020Some healthcare segments are already well established in the homecare setting, but others will need to quickly adapt to the movement toward more frequent in-home patient care services. Freedonia Custom Research's William Cochran addresses the trends and opportunities.
June 18, 2020In a new series of studies, our analysts provide in-depth analysis of the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand and supply for disposable gloves, face masks and disinfectant. This blog highlights some of the trends.
May 26, 2020