For many construction professionals, the question now is what will the market look like in 2022? A pair of recent announcements by leading building product manufacturers indicates that the market will remain strong going forward.
December 9, 2021Many of us started 2021 with a lot of hope…highly effective and safe vaccines were arriving and were being distributed in increasingly wide circles. Then came the variants.
December 9, 2021An uptick in roof installation activity also spurred increases in demand for underlayment.
December 7, 2021Compared to this time last year, retail sales in the category were up more than 13%.
November 29, 2021The business world experienced a wave of change this past few weeks as four conglomerates announced plan to break up into a number of smaller firms.
November 29, 2021Prices of all construction materials – lumber, steel, drywall, fasteners, etc. – rose 1.5% in October, the highest such increase since June.
November 29, 2021In the food industry, reducing consumption of virgin plastics in packaging is an increasingly important sustainability target for food brands and packaging suppliers.
November 16, 2021Across a range of industries, demand for recycled plastic content in packaging is higher than ever and expected to rise at a rapid 9.1% annual rate to 2.8 billion pounds in 2025.
November 8, 2021The value of goods and services aren’t simply reflected in the price per unit, packaged as sold. We’re all witnessing this trend.
November 4, 2021The term “supply chain” was, before the COVID-19 pandemic, known to but a few Americans.
November 4, 2021