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The question remains, will the North American automotive industry feel the same impact as those around the world? DuckerFrontier’s automotive and materials experts are closely monitoring implications for the global automotive industry […]

Industry 4.0 – The impact of technology within the packaging segment has been heavily influenced by online connectivity, virtual diagnostics, and the drive to produce equipment with servicing capabilities highly valued […]

Housing fundamentals remain healthy into 2020, and we continue to build below long-term averages for housing needs. According to the new JCHS projections, the number of US households will grow by 12.2 […]

DuckerFrontier’s Building and Construction experts recently attended the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, NV. IBS is the largest annual light construction show in the world, bringing together more than 1,400 […]

Ultimately, as the dust settles, North American production-based OEMs can begin to finalize planning and allocate products/programs that fit with the USMCA guidelines, especially as it relates to parts that […]

*Editor’s Note (May 13, 2020): Our Heavy Equipment team continues to monitor COVID-19’s impact on the industry. In our recent article, “The global shutdown is slowing, but not stopping the heavy equipment […]

Risk of a housing market slowdown due to decelerating home values/pricing is buffered by our US Housing market, which has a healthy forecast in 2020 and is likely to resist […]

Construction costs and efficiency: As the fabrication of building components occurs more often in a controlled factory environment, new use cases arise for A&S materials that cannot be applied in […]

*Editor’s Note (March 16, 2020): Our team of analysts’ are currently working to refresh this outlook in light of COVID-19 and uncertainty in the global economy. As we monitor these rapidly […]