As the calendar turns to November, it’s been a relatively quiet hurricane season thus far, with minimal significant storms and damage to the regions where industry is most concentrated in the US Southeast and Gulf areas. While there is still time for storms to brew in the Atlantic, a relatively calm hurricane season is a welcomed trend after prior years including cold fronts, hurricanes, fires and the Covid period leading to slowed and pricey plant remodeling and rebuilding. Warmer than average climates are expected throughout the US in the 2023/2024 El Nino year, a trend which hopefully will keep manufacturing rates and logistics costs at relative lows for the cold weather months.
