Month: May 2019

Grease the Rainbow

Even as a baby, colors mean something. Usually, we associate boys with blue and girls with pink. Colors are used to decorate, convey messages, entertain, and stimulate. For example, red is usually associated with heat while blue is associated with cold or water. This is also true in the chemical industry when it comes to... Read more »

Export Import Bank Restored

The trade war isn’t the only thing in the news that is hindering exports and imports with the United States. The Export-Import Bank of the United States hasn’t been able to reach a quorum, causing United States manufacturers to be severely weakened in foreign markets until recently. The Export-Import Bank of the United States is... Read more »

PVC Pricing Update

After a 2 cent PVC hike in February, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices were mostly unchanged through the end of March. The demand for North America PVC market was valued around 8 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of a little over 2% over the period of 2018-2023. This growth can... Read more »

STLE Nashville Top Five Restaurants

ChemCeed’s President, Mel Enderes, and Director of Operations and Sales, Katrina Geissler, will be exhibiting at the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN on May 19th-23rd. The five-day event will feature over 500 technical presentations, application-based case studies, best practice reports, discussion panels and a trade show.  The meeting... Read more »

Section 301 Tariff Update

Last September the Trump Administration enacted a 10% tariff on more than $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Over the past weekend, President Trump announced via Twitter that the tariffs will be increased from 10% to 25% effective May 10, 2019. The increase had initially been slated to go into effect on January 1st, 2019... Read more »

Bioplastics, the Answer to a Problem or Just Another Waste?

Did you know that eighteen billion pounds of plastic flows into the ocean every year? Did you know that only 9% of all plastic ever produced has been properly recycled? It isn’t new news that plastic is a problem and that recycling isn’t equipped to deal with the problem. This has many asking what now?... Read more »