Editorials
May 15, 2012
On the menu for this month’s feature stories are three vastly different segments of the coatings industry: Marine coatings, color design in the… Read More »
April 13, 2012
As this issue goes to press the paint and coatings industry is anticipating the 2012 American Coatings Show (ACS), which will be held in its new locat… Read More »
March 19, 2012
According to several industrial sources and mainstream media outlets, U.S.-based chemical maker DuPont has launched the preliminary sale process of it… Read More »
February 13, 2012
Doesn’t it seem like mobile phones have become a part of the body? They are ubiquitous across the landscape of our modern culture and the manner… Read More »
December 19, 2011
The demand for paint and coatings in the United States is expected to rise nearly eight percent annually through 2015, according to a study by The Fre… Read More »
November 10, 2011
The big three—AkzoNobel, PPG and Sherwin-Williams—reported mixed third quarter results giving no clear indication if the weakened economy… Read More »
October 4, 2011
The October issue of Coatings World is the CHINACOAT2011 Show Issue where we offer a Preview of the upcoming exhibition, which will take place Nov. 23… Read More »
September 13, 2011
This issue is dedicated to Coatings World’s International Buyers’ Guide, an annual listing of companies offering pigments, resins, additiv… Read More »
August 15, 2011
A Chinese executive has been charged for clandestinely exporting hundreds of gallons of paint coatings to the Chashma 2 nuclear power plant in Pakista… Read More »
July 12, 2011
Coming off a very difficult 2009 when most coatings companies experienced reduced activity and lower profitability, 2010 became the year when the coat… Read More »
June 9, 2011
With undivided approval from the state Senate last month, the House of Repr… Read More »
May 9, 2011
After a year of bitter opposition, a competition watchdog has approved Kansai Paint’s $260 million takeover bid of South Africa’s Freeworl… Read More »
April 5, 2011
Each week I am bombarded with news about the latest round of price increases from raw material suppliers, which in turn force paint makers to raise th… Read More »
March 11, 2011
When final 2010 figures were tallied, China at long last surpassed Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy. Japan’s economy was… Read More »
February 8, 2011
These days we hear a lot of talk about the environment. Sustainability this, go green that, a hybrid here a Whole Foods there. From leading multi-nati… Read More »
