U.S. manufacturers are targeting an aggressive 1.5 percent reduction in cost of goods sold (COGS) for 2013 in an effort to drive margin growth, according to a new study from The Hackett Group Inc.
According to a just-completed study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of radiation-cured coatings, inks and adhesives was 868 million pounds in 2012 worth $4,495 million.
The Turkish paint industry's total annual production capacity is 850,000 tons/year, and it has approximately a 2% share of the world paint market, with 65% of this capacity.
According to a new report by research firm Ceresana, Constance, Germany, the printing inks industry generated revenues of more than $20 billion in 2011. The report is titled Market Study: Printing Inks - World.
Innovation leaders from a broad cross-section of industries are anticipating a period of managed growth in 2013, according to the 29th Annual R&D Trends Forecast conducted by the Industrial Research Institute (IRI).
Research and Markets has added the 2013 edition of Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade, an updated report by Supplier Relations US LLC, to its offering.
In its new study, international market research and consultancy company Ceresana,Konstanz, Germany, has analyzed the global market for titanium dioxide (TiO2) along the entire value creation chain.