After a year of strong growth in the transportation industry it seems that this growth has begun to slow down. Many shippers are reporting that they have seen some easing in availability when scheduling trucks and are hopeful that the capacity crunch is beginning to balance out. Of course, many factors come into play when... Read more »
Just last year millennials became the highest percentage of workers at 35% while baby boomers only make up around 25% and Gen Xers are around 33%. With baby boomers retiring at a rapid rate many industries are struggling with filling their positions. The labor market in the United States is also at a competitive peak... Read more »
Rapid changes have vendors and customers in a whirlwind in the lubrication industry. Recently the lubricants business has been experiencing a notable period of changes that are all happening at a very fast pace. This can be seen throughout the past year and half through the various price increases for finished lubricants, two of which... Read more »
Polyisobutenes (PIBs) are non-drying synthetic hydrocarbon polymers made from the polymerization of olefins. PIBs are used in a wide range of applications including greases, forming lubricants, sealants, inks, coatings, paint, liquid colorants for plastics, agriculture, cling film, and hot melt & PSA adhesives. They can be used as Group V base oils in synthetic lubricants... Read more »
Just a mere two weeks ago a Midwestern regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier ceased operations. LME posted a notice on their website on July 11th stating that they will no longer be accepting pick ups effective immediately. LME joins the five other carriers that have been major closings in 2019. LME states on their website “Given... Read more »
The Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association has been serving the Chippewa Valley area for over 120 years, in fact this will be the 122nd year! Each year the fair offers all kinds of family-fun activities, big-name artists, carnival rides, food galore, and more. You name it and they have it. ChemCeed is a proud sponsor... Read more »
To give you a refresher they were tasked with trying five new restaurants in Nashville. These restaurants were Ole Red, Arnold’s Country Kitchen, Robert’s West World, The Green Pheasant, and Merchants. You can view the article that we wrote about these here. Were you able to give some new restaurants a try this year at... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
