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After 26 months of the Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) holding below 50% (any number below 50% indicates contraction), the PMI number for January 2025 sat at 55.1%.

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The new Premix facility in North Carolina with carbon black silos visible on the outside. Premix's new facility in North Carolina features end-to-end automation to provide real-time monitoring of ...

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