Chinese titanium dioxide faces global pushback with anti-dumping tariffs, impacting exports and driving competitive market dynamics amid overcapacity challenges.
Explore the critical role of chemical distributors in innovation, compliance, and market trends through insights from top industry leaders from ACD, Barentz, and Catalynt, in PCI’s latest roundtable discussion.
The chemicals and materials science sector is stabilizing, with distributors playing a crucial role in supply chain reliability, driving growth and M&A activity amid global complexity.
Recent shocks in supply chains that manifested in increased inventory holdings and subsequent destocking have subsided, and the industry has relearned a critical lesson from the volatility—the importance of supply chain reliability.
TiO2 demand in 2024 shows mixed trends, with Asia experiencing growth while Europe lags. Tariffs on Chinese exports may reshape the market landscape. Explore the future outlook.
The powder coatings market is growing rapidly, driven by demand for durable, eco-friendly finishes across industries like automotive and construction, along with technological advancements.
As we reach the mid-point of 2024, there are a lot of questions surrounding market strength, trends, and challenges in the coatings industry. PCI recently interviewed Renata Rodrigues, Head of LANXESS Inorganic Pigments Americas, to get her input on the current state of the pigments segment of our industry.