Editorial
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 »
January 17, 2011
The last two years have certainly been a period of uncertainty for most industries. 2009 started off grimly for the paint and coatings market but it s… Read More »
December 1, 2010
As its presence on the world stage grows, China’s paint and coatings industry continues to adopt “greener” coatings technology to at… Read More »
November 1, 2010
Suppliers of paints, chemicals and other products have reported dramatically stronger results in recent quarters after suffering losses during the rec… Read More »
October 5, 2010
I’m sure it has gotten around the industry by now that a former Valspar employee recently admitted to stealing trade secrets from the paint make… Read More »
September 15, 2010
This issue is dedicated to our 2011 International Buyers’ Guide, an annual listing of companies offering pigments, resins, additives, solvents a… Read More »
August 2, 2010
For the August issue of Coatings World, we explore two markets: Aerospace Coatings and High Performance Pigments. Exploring the current state of the a… Read More »
