A tractor, excavator or crane is not judged on how it looks in the showroom. It is judged on how it looks and performs after years of mud, UV exposure, chemical splash, vibration and repeated impact, ...

East Africa is attracting increasing attention from coatings manufacturers, and at first glance the investment case looks straightforward. The region has a growing population, rapid urbanization, hous...

Aseptic packaging is no longer simply a packaging format. It is increasingly becoming a technology platform connecting product preservation, packaging materials, filling systems and supply-chain econo...

For most of its history, the coatings industry has been bought and sold on a relatively simple equation: price per litre, coverage and volume. That equation is losing relevance in the segments where c...

A locomotive or freight wagon is not repainted because it looks tired. It is repainted, or more often touched up, against a maintenance schedule set years in advance, on rolling stock that can remain ...

For most of the last decade, the carbon black story was fairly simple: capacity grew, mostly in Asia, while the West gradually gave up share. That version is still directionally true, but it has stopp...

The packaging coatings market is entering a new phase of competition.For years, the coating applied to a can, closure, tube or other packaging format was largely treated as an invisible functional lay...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become one of the most efficient materials in modern packaging. Its combination of low weight, transparency, mechanical strength, barrier performance, food-contact...

Food packaging is often described as a competition between plastic, paper, glass and metal. That view is becoming increasingly simplistic.In 2026, the food packaging market is evolving around a more f...

India’s corrugated packaging industry is facing a familiar problem in an increasingly unfamiliar form: the cost of kraft paper is rising faster than converters can comfortably pass those costs through...

Beauty and fragrance packaging has always been more than a container. In 2026, the beauty and fragrance packaging market is increasingly being shaped by the intersection of premium aesthetics, dispens...

The beverage packaging market is entering a new phase in 2026. PET, aluminum, glass and cartons are no longer competing primarily on packaging cost. Beverage producers are increasingly evaluating pack...

For most of its history, the coatings industry has been bought and sold on a relatively simple equation: price per litre, coverage and volume. That equation is losing relevance in the segments where c...

For most of its history, polyethylene competed on price per kilogram. A converter picked a grade, ran it, and the resin supplier's job ended at the gate. That model is breaking down. A recent collabor...

Sulfur has emerged as a critical cost variable for the global fertilizer industry. Spot sulfur prices have recently moved above $1,000/t, representing an increase of more than 300% since August 2025. ...