Industry-wide regulatory pressure is pushing coatings manufacturers to assess PFAS use, explore alternatives and prepare for sweeping chemical restrictions.
The Alliance for Chemical Distribution has urged the Trump administration to support the renewal of a trade program benefiting U.S. chemical distributors.
A new administration and Congress could reshape regulatory, tax and trade policies impacting the chemical distribution industry and its supply chain partners.
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.