While 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, 2020While the global plastics industry expects to weather the pandemic, US producers will face challenges from lock-downs.
March 9, 2020Being environmentally friendly is hard in a pandemic as reusable cups become a health concern.
March 5, 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, 2019A 10% tariff on $200 billion in Chinese imports took effect today. The inclusion of certain plastic bags on that list seems like it should be a boon for green businesses. Find out why one Freedonia analyst thinks that may not be the case.
September 24, 2018As the trade war between the US and China heats up, the Trump administration is readying its next salvo: a 10% tariff rate on $200 billion worth of products, including plasticware. Who are some of the winners and losers in this latest round of import taxes?
September 14, 2018The Trump administration's latest round of 25% tariffs on Chinese imports will hit the foamed plastic insulation market particularly hard. With prices set to rise, are other types of insulation next?
August 23, 2018Plastics are everywhere, and they make up an enormous multibillion-dollar global industry. With the US set to impose 25% tariffs on key plastics imports from China soon, what will the ramifications be?
August 13, 2018The 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, 2018