From Nov. 7-9 Guangzhou hosted CHINACOAT 2006, Asia’s largest exhibition for coatings, which reflected China’s strong growing coatings market.

FutureCoat!, new organizational structure draw support from attendees.

Edward J. Donnelly Jr. honored with 2006 NPCA Heckel Award.

Our fifth annual look into the wallets and the minds of those who formulate today's finished coatings and raw materials.

Manufacturers of POS tinting, dispensing and colorant technologies offer a variety of technologies to meet their customers’ needs.

One way to stand apart from the competition and to bring new value to the customer is to focus on something that you can influence—the actions of your employees.

As they keep a close eye on new home construction and housing resale statistics, reducing overall costs and answering performance and regulatory demands remain top priorities for manufacturers of exterior coatings.

New grades of titanium dioxide pigment provide added value for coatings manufacturers.

A look at key trends and issues impacting and influencing the powder coatings market.

Steady gains are forecase for mature markets while China's market is booming.

While they represent a small portion of the overall formulation, biocides are critical to the function of paint and coatings.

Faced with greater performance pressures, coatings manufacturers need to recognize the key attributes high-performance pigments can deliver to their formulations—and ultimately their customers.

Suppliers continue to develop new offerings to improve and expand the use of UV and EB formulations.

From cool effect coatings for automotives to energy savings coatings for the home, these specialty coatings are not your average can of paint.

China continues to be a hot spot for R&D activity in the coatings market.

Intense competition combined with raw material price increases and overseas competition is forcing industrial coatings manufacturers to invest in energy-efficient technology to stay alive in this market.

As pricing pressures continue, metallic pigment suppliers look to R&D for growth.

A record number of attendees showed up at Chicago's McCormick Place for Radtech's e|5: UV & EB Technology Conference & Expo to learn the latest developments in UV and EB technology.

An evolving regulatory environment, the green building movement and consumer demand are driving research and development of low- and zero-VOC paint and coatings.

Ship owners must take a multi-faceted approach to ensure proper hull maintenance.

The advantages of UV/EB coatings technology offer coatings manufacturers and raw material suppliers tremendous opportunities for growth.

Some customers are very comfortable with color, others not so much. Hard work behind the scenes brings color alive for everyone.

As raw material prices continue to escalate resins suppliers face another tough year.

Under increased price and margin pressure, automotive OEM coatings suppliers face the challenge of lowering costs while providing environmentally-friendly products that perform more efficiently. Spurred on by these challenges, paint companies are evolving, finding avenues for growth through investments in emerging markets and innovative technology.

Leading contractors and manufacturers were on hand demonstrating and learning about the newest and most innovative technologies.

Wood protective coatings and preservatives are poised for slow, steady growth in the years ahead.

Battling corrosion is a never-ending quest in which paint formulators need to supply their customers with solutions that balance performance with health, safety and environmental issues.

Marked by increases in raw material costs, 2005 was a quiet year for mergers and acquisitions.

The global market for interior decorative coatings looks healthy, but rising costs and regulations pose significant challenges, and opportunities.

The overall domestic market is estimated to be somewhat less than $1.0 billion annually, and is growing at an average rate of about 3.0% a year.