While the global plastics industry expects to weather the pandemic, US producers will face challenges from lock-downs.
March 9, 2020A look at how pandemic-driven lock downs may impact the chemical industry.
March 3, 2020The expanding range of end uses for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) has helped LSR outperform the larger silicone elastomer market over the last decade.
December 24, 2019The Freedonia Group’s series of lawn and garden and outdoor living studies analyze the impact of consumer outdoor living trends on a range of markets. Check out a few of the most promising areas to watch.
September 26, 2019The global market for water treatment equipment and chemicals is expected to grow 5.6% per year through 2023, and part of the reason for this growth is the rising use of recycled wastewater or desalinated seawater. Historically, the use of these water sources has been spurned due to unappealing aesthetics/taste or technological difficulties. So what’s changing?
August 15, 2019US demand for activated carbon in mercury removal applications is expected to rise almost 4% per year through 2022, according to a new study by the Freedonia Group. This is good growth for a mature product like activated carbon, but still a far cry from the 17% annual growth averaged between 2007 and 2017. What's behind this sharp slowdown?
January 8, 2019The latest round of retaliatory tariffs from China on US imports includes major commodity chemicals and polymers. Find out what's included in this tax, and how it will affect US manufacturers.
August 10, 2018The latest list of proposed tariffs on Chinese imports - including common basic chemicals - stands to impact a wide range of US consumer and industrial markets.
July 20, 2018As the largest architectural paint market worldwide, China has experienced substantial demand growth in recent years. However, find out why Freedonia analyst Ellen Kriz has reason to believe that this growth may be about to hit a wall.
July 12, 2018Fuel efficiency standards set in 2012 have helped shaped the automotive assembly process over the last several years. As lightweighting became a priority, manufacturers replaced heavier, mechanical fasteners with ultra-strong innovative adhesives. Will new federal initiatives change this?
July 3, 2018