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 »
As companies return to work from the holidays, major delays at U.S. ports around the country continue to cause supply chain headaches. This persistent port and rail ramp congestion and container chassis shortages were a problem heading into the new year, and there seems to be no end in sight. The excessive detention and demurrage... 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 »
ILMA’s Annual Meeting has gone virtual this year! ChemCeed will be attending this virtual event two day event on Monday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 27th, and would like to invite all attendees to check our our virtual booth and reach out for meeting availabilities. While the in-person event was unfortunately cancelled this year, the... Read more »
The need for flame retardancy in consumer goods is apparent. Each year there are over a million fires in the U.S. alone, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries and billions of dollars in damage. Addition of a flame retardant to items found within building structures or vehicles can help to both slow the rate... Read more »
2020 has been a wild and unpredictable year so far, and it seems that trend will continue into the coming months, especially where the automotive market is concerned. We certainly have a lot of factors to consider when trying to forecast but for the most part they all center around one thing: COVID. What the... Read more »
CF Products, a division of ChemCeed, will be hosting a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, October 13th at 1PM at its headquarters in Chippewa Falls, WI. All community members are invited, and refreshments will be served. Please note that the event will be hosted outdoors, however, masks are required and social distancing will be in practice.... Read more »
Here we are three quarters of the way through 2020, and many of us have not attended a single in-person tradeshow. Yet we have come a long way since March, when flights and hotels were booked for tradeshows only to be canceled before the event. If you are anything like me, you are still missing... Read more »
The year 2020 is bound to be a year for the history books and this hurricane season will be no different. Forecasters and experts alike have agreed that this will be an above-normal storm season in the Atlantic. Along with a higher than normal storm activity its also been noted that the hurricanes in the... Read more »
Certainly, doing business in the age of COVID 19 has presented many challenges for companies. Between shutdowns, working from home, and new considerations for the health and safety of employees, this has been a tumultuous year with many changes. But now as we venture into the second half of 2020, where does this leave the... Read more »
