Excess Demand, Supply Shortages likely to last till 2022-23

Category Scan: Construction in the U.S.

The cost of construction in the U.S. is expected to rise by 0.75-1 percent owing to increasing commodity prices including higher costs of raw materials, as well as rising labor costs.

Production Shortage: PC Prices to Stay Elevated

There would be an expected production shortage in the semiconductor industry for the coming 1.5-2 years, thus, causing the price trends of end devices such as PCs to increase.

Category Scan: rPET

Asia has the highest number of R-PET suppliers with a capacity market share of 48 percent, which is higher than Europe and the U.S.