- by Chris Dyer
- October 9 2019
- Industrials
- manufacturing
Bearings Lifting Off in the Aerospace Market
Following the slight downturn in aerospace manufacturing after events such as the grounding of the 737 MAX by Boeing, growth in the demand for bearings and other power transmission components began to wane. However, the aerospace sector is projected to see 3.1% growth through 2023.
4 Trends in US Recovered Paper Trade
Trade of paper and paperboard products has been roiled by recent environmental initiatives in China. In January 2018, the Chinese government began enforcing its National Sword policy, which banned imports of recycled paper with contamination (presence of foreign objects) rates over 0.5%. Furthermore, as part of the US-China trade war, China has levied tariffs on recovered paper imports. How has this impacted the US paper recycling industry?
- by Chris Dyer
- October 9 2019
- Industrials
- manufacturing
- rubber
Securing the Rubber Supply
With no established commercial cultivation of natural rubber in the US, demand for natural rubber is met by imports from countries such as Indonesia and Thailand. Due to the necessity of natural rubber in various products (e.g., tires), rubber product manufacturers and other industry participants are researching ways to produce natural rubber outside of tropical climates, including in the US, to try to avoid price volatility as well as the relatively high price of natural rubber in the current natural rubber supply.
- by Owen Stuart
- October 1 2019
- consumer goods
- consumer spending
- consumer trends
How Do Men & Women Shop for Clothes Differently?
There are a lot of stereotypes about the differences between men’s and women’s shopping habits. But what do the data say?
- by Chris Dyer
- August 7 2019
- food and beverage
- Materials & Chemicals
Turning to Terpenes: New Opportunities in Cannabis Products
Terpenes – the aromatic compounds found not only in cannabis, but a wide range of plants – are a largely untapped source of revenue for firms across a wide range of industries. As more isolate-based cannabis products enter the market, producers are seeking to keep the chemical profiles of their products true to nature by reintroducing the natural terpenes before retail.
- by Chris Dyer
- August 7 2019
- automotive
- environment
Electrifying Demand for Trucks & Buses
With environmental concerns increasing exponentially around the world, many automotive firms are directing their research and development towards electric vehicles. By electrifying medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) vehicles, a large portion of potential emissions typically created by traditional engines will be eliminated.
- by Owen Stuart
- August 7 2019
- athletic footwear
- China
- consumer goods
- Consumer Products
- Trade
Shoe Production Set for Cross-Border Trek as China’s Labor Costs Rise
The US footwear market is heavily dependent on Chinese sourcing; as of 2018, the country accounted for 53% of all footwear imports. While this makes China the largest provider of footwear to the US, China’s market share has been falling from a 2010 peak of 76%.
- by Chris Dyer
- August 7 2019
- automotive
- consumer goods
- environment
Embracing Electric Cars Around the Globe
As climate change grips the globe and car sales in dominant markets begin to slump, numerous countries are embracing the novelty of all-electric personal vehicles – some more so than others. With purchase assistance coming in the form of government-subsidized credits, will electric vehicles overtake traditional internal-combustion-engine-driven vehicles?
- by Chris Dyer
- July 9 2019
- Business
- services & miscellaneous
Bikesharing: Boon or Bane for Bike Shops?
Bikesharing programs have grown in popularity in recent years and are sweeping cities across the nation as an environmentally friendly form of public transportation. Their presence certainly sparks interest in cycling among a demographic far-removed from bicycles in their daily lives, but will traditional bike sales benefit or be cannibalized by a new rental industry?
- by Chris Dyer
- June 19 2019
- lodging
- services & miscellaneous
Airbnb Finds Competition in an Unlikely Place
Airbnb has quickly grown from a novel idea to rent air mattresses to strangers for a night to a major player in the lodging and travel industry, and the growth has caught the attention of numerous parties.