Coatings World Magazine

February 2014

  • Europe Reports
    REACH Exposure Scenarios Present New Challenges for Coating Suppliers

    The legislation, first introduced in 2007 to be enacted over an 11-year period to 2018, is now at a stage where what is called exposure scenarios are being drawn up from dossiers by both chemical suppliers and formulators to be distributed along the supply chain.
    03.02.14

  • Latin America Reports
    Costa Rica Augments Paint Exports

    Costa Rico’s five million inhabitants enjoy a gross domestic product of approximately $45 billion, with a relatively high associated per capita income of $11,000. As such, the availability of disposable income for home paints is relatively strong.
    03.02.14