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Montaha Hidefi Joins ChemQuest as Color Consultant
The ChemQuest has appointed Montaha Hidefi as color consultant. Hidefi’s comprehensive background includes expertise in international marketing, powder coatings, and color analysis and forecasting with companies such as Rohm and Haas Co. (now Dow), Merck Group, and TIGER Drylac. She founded Color Landing Studio in 2018 and established the concept of Color Archeology™ in 2020.
Registration Opens for Powder Coating Formulation Courses
January 10, 2023, Cincinnati, OH — The ChemQuest Group, a global consulting firm focused on tailored business strategy and optimization, technology acceleration, market intelligence, and M&A advisory services for the specialty materials industry, is pleased to...
Joel Shertok, Ph.D., Joins ChemQuest as Director
ChemQuest has named Joel Shertok, Ph.D., as director. Drawing on more than 40 years of extensive experience, Shertok will support ChemQuest’s Manufacturing Excellence and M&A Advisory Services pillars. His track record includes successes in new product development, mergers and acquisitions, new business ventures and teams, international investigations of novel technologies, and EPA/OSHA regulatory issues.
Market Reports
U.S. Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2023 – 2028)
Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024 – 2029)
Articles
Success Story: Global Specialty Chemicals Supplier Seeks Guidance for Strategic Growth in North America and Europe
Our team’s extensive specialty chemicals expertise enabled ChemQuest to fully explore key regions, analyze dynamics, and deliver a targeted strategic growth plan for our client. We prescribed go-to-market strategies and rationale for growth for the client’s established business segments, as well as guidance on feasibility and paths to success for emerging opportunities.
Musings on Supply Chain Challenges
In George Pilcher’s 2024 state of the paint industry article, he explains that supply chain issues still have not fully recovered from the challenges wrought by COVID-19.[1] Initially, it appeared that 2023 was going to be a year when the pandemic-related supply chain...
The State of the U.S. Paint and Coatings Market 2023-2025: Slow and “Steady as She Goes”
The year 2024 is expected to be a mixed year for the paint and coatings industry in the United States. The year 2023 ended with production of 1.33 billion gallons valued at $32.8 billion, down from 2022 by 1.8% in volume but up 1.4% in value. The outlook for 2024e suggests a slight increase in full-year production, totaling 1.36 billion gallons, and an increase in value to $34.5 billion.
WEBINAR: Powder Coatings for Architectural Applications
In this webinar, presenters Eric Casebolt and Nathan Biller give an overview of the architectural coatings market with a focus on powder coatings applied to aluminum extrusions for use in building and construction applications. Additionally, they discuss the various types of powder coatings that are used to meet the AAMA specifications that govern the performance requirements in this segment. Attendees will gain a high-level understanding of the technical aspects of these coatings, along with insights into market dynamics and trends in the architectural coatings market.
Navigating the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Materials Research
At the recent TechConnect Conference in the Washington, D.C., area,[1] it was evident that digitalization is driving all aspects of material research. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) serve to inspire the discovery and design of new materials and the processes to manufacture them. Autonomous research and development (R&D) push the envelope for building predictive models and platforms that drive high-throughput innovation. How did we get here so fast, and where will this global megatrend take us?
ASTM Standards for Color Measurement
The parameters used within all but two ASTM standards addressing color measurement are based on the CIE (Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage) system of tristimulus color measurement applied worldwide when measuring color. This system makes color measurements universally clear and globally meaningful.
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