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.

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer has issued the following statement thanking officials for averting the potential U.S. rail strike.

"As businesses continue to face record-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges, rising interest rates, and a difficult labor market, NACD has major concerns that the reconciliation package passed today by the Senate will only add more fuel to the fire..." stated National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer.

The 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report explores how supply chain sustainability (SCS) practices are being implemented globally and what that means for professionals, enterprises, industries, and the planet. 

In a White House ceremony on June 16, President Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S. 3580), legislation that will take key steps toward easing current supply chain challenges.

While morale was overall boosted as the city of Shanghai opened in early June, companies that rely on ocean shipping understand this will soon lead to a massive influx in ships leaving Shanghai and arriving at their intended destinations, including the U.S. West Coast. 

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer issued a statement after President Biden’s inaugural State of the Union in which he addressed anticompetitive practices by ocean shipping companies.