Looking back to the beginning of this year, the chemical industry was faced with challenges including a global manufacturing slow down, turbulent trade policies, and uncertainty about the upcoming US elections. While in the midst of all of this, a global pandemic descended creating more uncertainty and changes within the industry. Now with a vaccine... Read more »
“How are the roads?” is a question that is heard almost as often as how is the weather in Wisconsin but how are the roads kept safe during winter? Not only does Wisconsin have a fleet of over 700 trucks for snow removal, the county department uses a wide variety of chemicals and techniques to... Read more »
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many companies are faced with looming uncertainties such as whether to stay open, how to keep their employees safe, and how will they keep their supply chain intact. While companies face these hurdles, trucking companies are facing the same and as more companies’ business slows, or halts, trucking companies are... Read more »
In the beginning of June, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released the updated Interim Implementation Instructions, an informal guide to the new requirements under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These instructions included guidance regarding rules of origin, regional value content calculation methods, de minimis rules, transshipment, eligibility for textiles and apparel, making preference claims, and... Read more »
It seems that a trade war that has lasted for nearly two years may be finally coming to an end. It has been one week since the Phase One trade deal was signed at the White House by President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. The agreement was meant to reduce tensions after... Read more »
An agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has finally come to fruition as the end of an era has been concluded. The USMCA agreement was approved by the Senate with an overwhelming majority. USMCA will maintain NAFTA’s tariff free status between the U.S.’s two largest trading partners along with other provisions that are... Read more »
Transportation and weather are two things that don’t mix. Every year transportation companies lose about $3.5 million to severe weather events. These delays not only affect the transportation companies, they affect the drivers, the consumers, the shippers, and the list could go on. Last year closures in March impacted more than 300,000 vehicles a day,... Read more »
Diisononyl phthalate, also referred to as DINP, is a plasticizer used in a variety of materials for a diverse array of industrial applications. DINP is commonly associated with PVC plastics and vinyls employed in the adhesive, construction, and manufacturing industries. However, it can also be incorporated into other materials, including less conventional applications, such as... Read more »
With companies like Amazon and eBay e-commerce is continually growing and it is only a matter of time before the chemical industry hops on board. In fact, several web platforms have emerged for selling chemicals online. The lubricants industry is trying to keep up. The online channel has begun to take up the volume of... Read more »
Tariffs are not the only thing that is set to shake up the shipping industries. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is setting out to make changes to the sulfur content that is allowed in the fuels being used by ships. This change is said to be one of the biggest changes that the oil and... Read more »
