“If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” -Herbert Stein

When a billion isn’t a billion.

Historically, residential housing has led the economy into and out of recessions. Look to an increase in new housing builds as a leading indicator that the recession is near an end.

Housing, crude oil and natural gas afflict U.S. adhesives and sealants industry.

The residential construction recession and the outlook for adhesives in construction.

The adhesives industry continues to face upstream cost pressure from two convergent events: increased energy prices (in the form of more expensive oil and natural gas) and capacity constraints among