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Abe Rezai Joins ChemQuest as Senior Vice President
Abe Rezai has joined ChemQuest as senior vice president. Rezai will support strategy development and key client engagements for the firm, including projects related to business transformation, technology development, and advisement for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His success in this position will be driven by his extensive background in technical and executive management roles for global organizations within the specialty chemicals and consumer products industries.
ChemQuest Appoints Jean-Luc Guillaume as Director
The ChemQuest Group has appointed Jean-Luc Guillaume as director. In this role, Guillaume will support business development, key client projects, and market intelligence. Based in France, he brings a wealth of expertise in strategic segments that are part of ChemQuest’s core knowledge base and growth trajectory, such as specialty polymers, composites, and coatings.
ChemQuest Promotes Edye Fox Abrams to Vice President, Business Development and Marketing
The ChemQuest Group has promoted Edye Fox Abrams to the role of vice president, business development and marketing. Fox Abrams’ new role expands on her previous responsibilities as vice president, business development at ChemQuest. She will have responsibility for the development and execution of the firm’s global marketing strategy, in addition to identifying and capturing opportunities for revenue and strategic growth and leading key business initiatives, client projects and communications.
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U.S. Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2023 – 2028)
Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024 – 2029)
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ChemQuest Q&A: Crystal Morrison, Ph.D.
Prior to joining ChemQuest as a director in 2018, Crystal Morrison’s dynamic career included roles of increasing responsibility in settings ranging from a national lab to a global, multi-billion-dollar coatings company. Now a ChemQuest vice president focused on expanding our business development efforts, how has she capitalized on her past experience to support our clients, and what trends does she foresee for the future?
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?
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