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Coatings manufacturers face supply chain challenges from raw material shortages, price volatility and regulations. Strategies like nearshoring and AI offer solutions.

Industry-wide regulatory pressure is pushing coatings manufacturers to assess PFAS use, explore alternatives and prepare for sweeping chemical restrictions.

A new administration and Congress could reshape regulatory, tax and trade policies impacting the chemical distribution industry and its supply chain partners.

Read about key takeaways from the CTT Summit and CoatingsFest, as well as our October issue’s focus on chemical distributors.

The EPA’s latest methylene chloride rule significantly impacts the paint and coatings industry, potentially reshaping production, distribution, and safety protocols.

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.

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.

Stringent regulations from agencies like the EPA and OSHA are placing increasing burdens on the chemical distribution industry. This article explores the impact on small businesses, supply chains, and economic viability.

In the competitive coatings industry, enhancing efficiency and accelerating the speed of innovation are key objectives. The digital paint formulation approach supports these goals by serving as a powerful tool for researchers.

AI and machine learning inspire the discovery/design of new materials and the processes to manufacture them. Autonomous R&D pushes the envelope for building predictive models and platforms that drive high-throughput innovation. How did we get here so fast, and where will this global megatrend take us?