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.
A new technology in advanced light scattering and TiO2 optimization generates a novel universal coatings system for multiple substrates and market segments. This self-build technology maximizes efficiency to the core utility of paint and coatings (opacity) under which all sub-utilities and benefits reside.
According to the Indian Paint Association (IPA), the paint and coatings industry is set for remarkable expansion, demonstrating a robust, double-digit compound annual growth rate. As the sector continues to grow and evolve, the need for expert 3PL solutions that can offer customized, comprehensive solutions becomes increasingly significant.
This edition of the ACD’s quarterly column focuses on the issues facing the chemical distribution industry as ACD President Eric Byer reflects on the legislative and regulatory priorities that are central to growth.
Over the last few years, businesses of all sizes have faced significant challenges, from labor shortages to high inflation, and ongoing supply chain challenges. The NACD worked with PCI to convene members for a roundtable discussion to examine these pressing distribution issues, enhanced sustainability expectations, and the implementation of innovative technology into business practices.
Although sustainability isn’t a new concept, its integration into daily business practices is prevalent, and important to shareholders, investors, customers, and employees. The NACD recognizes the great responsibility of applying and developing commonsense, sustainable business practices and supply chain operations. The organization describes its ongoing progress to reaffirm to industry partners and customers that it is focused on building a business that delivers a better future.
In 2019, the coatings industry did not anticipate any problems surrounding raw material supplies and availability. Then COVID and the global supply chain crisis hit. This article offers an analysis of the current and future outlook of the raw materials market, highlighting lingering issues with raw material production, pricing, transportation, and delivery.
In an exclusive interview with PCI Magazine, Dan Calkins, Chairman and CEO of Benjamin Moore & Co., discusses leading his business through the extreme challenges of the last four years, and chasing the “new normal” in the paint and coatings industry.
