Newsletter - November

Market Updates

• Bloomberg reports S&P 500 companies mentioned the phrase “supply chain” about 3,000 times on Third Quarter investor calls

• Container ships anchored and waiting to enter US ports reached 665 with the average Los Angeles wait times reaching 12 days (Seaexplorer.com, Kuehne+Nagel International AG)

• Inflation resulting from the supply chain breakdown, labor shortages, and consumer spending has prices +6.2% higher than a year ago (US Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index) and the largest 12-month increase in thirty years (since 1990)

• Particularly noteworthy is the US government’s energy index – prices for fuel, gasoline, propane, heating oils – have risen 30% over the past year

Plastics Newsletter - November

Barentz Provides Insights on Supply Chain constraints with Customer Webinars in November

Rapidly changing supply chain bottlenecks and cost escalation are creating new challenges for businesses across the globe. Effectively managing risk and overcoming obstacles is critical to serving customers and maintaining competitiveness. To help customers understand the drivers and develop solutions, Barentz hosted a webinar series titled “Global Supply Challenges – Developing a Strategy from Chaos” reaching over 500 attendees in 3 sessions. Key points from the presentations included:

Causes for disruption
• Increased consumer spending, reduced manufacturing investment, inventory building
• Increasing bottlenecks caused by trucking shortages, port backlogs, product/energy shortages, labor issues

Outlook and strategies
• Expect inflation and shortages into 2H2022
• Forecasting accuracy, extended lead times and forward commitments reduce risk
• Investment within supply chain management and technology is critical to resolution

Barentz is responding with new technology, global business networks, value-based service offerings, and integrated cross-functional teams to provide solutions for our customers. We strive to create value for our partners on a daily basis, working together through the current disruptions is essential for all of our businesses to flourish and succeed through these challenging times.

Newsletter - November

NEW Genable 1700 Series of eco-friendly graphene dispersions

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) is proud to offer graphene nanoplatelet dispersions that are safe to handle and easily stirred into new and existing coatings systems to provide a range of performance enhancing benefits. AGM offers different types of graphene nanoplatelets which vary in surface morphology, oxygen content and the number atomic layers, but they typically have a thickness of between 1 to 10nm with 1-25µm lateral platelet diameter. This gives aspect ratios up to 1:1000 and surface areas up to 700m2/g.

The Genable 1700 series of graphene dispersions are available in various carriers: Cyrene a bio-based solvent, a bio-based epoxy resin, solvent-free epoxy resin, a solvent-free polyester resin, and VOC exempt, t-butyl acetate.

With the correct incorporation, graphene nanoplatelets have the potential to significantly enhance an array of properties including:
• Anti-corrosion
• Chemical resistance
• Moisture resistance
• Barrier and mechanical properties
• Lubricating properties

For more info about the Applied Graphene Materials line of dispersions call your Barentz Account Manager today at 440-937-1000, marketing@barentz.us, or visit our website.

Applied Graphene Materials Products

Newsletter - November

Amicure Polycarbamide Curing Agents for High Performance Floor Coatings

With Evonik’s Amicure IC-221, IC-321, and IC-322 it is possible to achieve highly desirable attributes such as fast cure, excellent UV stability, low or no VOC, high chemical and abrasion resistance, and the ability to formulate coatings at different gloss levels to satisfy the aesthetic needs of consumers.

• Great aesthetics – Bubble-free thick coatings and low gloss “satin” sheen options
• Easier to formulate & apply – System approach, low viscosity, and environmentally friendly
• High performance – Outstanding hardness, impact resistance, and durability

For more info about Amicure Polycarbamide curing agents call your Barentz Account manager today at 440-937-1000, visit www.barentz-na.com; or email marketing@barentz.us.

Evonik Products

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