Chip Crisis Continues Subdued Automobile Production
The US government is not happy with how dependent its country’s economy has become on foreign manufacturing. From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns had forced automakers to put a hold on chip orders. Unfortunately, by the time automakers realized that demand was picking up, chip plants had already allocated their capacity to other […]
Chinese New Year to Cause Worsening Shipping Delays
The Chinese New Year is earlier than the previous five years, causing some shipping companies to suspend services ahead of their new year, further straining global supply chains. The potential for supply chain disruption in 2022 is exacerbated by two key factors: China’s new year falling on the first of February, and their strict zero-Covid […]
North America’s Largest Railroad May Go On Strike
Further supply chain disruptions are currently in the making as railroad giant Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) plans to unveil a new attendance incentive program that may cause over 35,000 employees to go on strike as soon as February 1st, 2022. BNSF is asking a federal court to classify the railroad’s dispute with […]
Join The Chemical Company at AFPM 2022!
The Chemical Company enthusiastically looks forward to the 2022 AFPM International Petrochemical Conference, back to its standard timing of March in San Antonio, Texas. Join the TCC team for a meeting, stop by for a cocktail at our Fourth Annual Cocktail Party at AFPM, or play a round of 18 holes with us Saturday, March […]
Hurricane Ida Weighs on Chemical Production
As nearly all manufactured goods are produced using chemistry in some form, manufacturing activity is an important indicator for chemical demand. The chemistry industry is one of the largest industries in the United States, with lingering hurricanes and other supply chain disruptions, the largest decline in chemical production from July to October was in the […]
