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More than half of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the U.S. from China or are actively considering it.

Paint demand driven by the recent housing recovery in the U.S. had led to increased TiO2 demand, but with the housing crash TiO2 demand bottomed.

According to a recent survey, 77% of respondents said they expect their companies’ production to increase or remain at current levels through 2014.

Growing deforestation leading to global warming has spurred the demand for efficient timber usage, which is in turn driving the global wood-based panels market.

A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September.

The aerospace and defense industry in China is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide.

Production scale, not lower labor costs, drives China’s current advantage in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems, according to a new report.

Graphene has moved from the research laboratory to the marketplace, driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required.

The global epoxy resins market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.36% over 2012-2016.