Paintmakers (plural)? Or paintmaker (singular)? Was this a proactively written article or a quick rehash of a press release? It mentions a single paint manufact

Paintmakers (plural)? Or paintmaker (singular)? Was this a proactively written article or a quick rehash of a press release? It mentions a single paint manufacturer. One. No doubt there are supply chain issues. Apparently there are journalism integrity issues as well. Yeah, it feels innoscent. But lazy and journalism are two words that do not belong together. Ever.