NACD President and CEO Eric R. Byer released a statement calling on the White House to help resolve the ongoing labor contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union after ongoing recent port closures in order to avoid another supply chain crisis.
NSM recently announced its organic expansion in the Western United States, thereby completing its North American footprint in partnership with its affiliated organization, NAGASE Mexico.
This edition of Distributor Dive, a new quarterly column written by the NACD, comments on the potential impacts of a divided Congress on the paint and coatings industry and its supply chain partners, including chemical distributors.
As part of our focus on distributors in this issue, PCImet with Univar Solutions’ Chris Fitzgerald, global vice president for Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers, and Rubber & Plastic Additives to talk about the role that distributors play, benefits they offer, challenges they face, and innovation in the coatings industry today.
The acquisition offers benefits such as the addition of in-house market development function to identify, research, and qualify market opportunities for new and existing product lines, digital marketing capabilities to drive targeted customer development efforts and lead qualification, and more.
The supply chain crisis, which began as a shortage of shipping containers and labor at certain west coast port facilities, quickly morphed into a long-term breakdown of the nation’s supply chain infrastructure. The NACD explores the ongoing U.S. supply chain crisis as it relates to the paint and coatings industry.
