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TDMA Takes Legal Action Against Titanium Dioxide Classification

Member companies of the Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association (TDMA) as a part of a wider group of titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers...

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Powder Technology Inc. has entered into an official partnership with antimicrobial additives manufacturer BioCote® to bring antimicrobial...

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Maroon Group Buys Holland Chemicals

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NACD Praises Senate Passage of CFATS Program

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Hexion Releases 2019 Sustainability Report

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Industrial Coatings

Driving Innovation by Collaborating With Others

Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.

Finding the right collaboration partner, vet¬ting their technology and working to secure a technology solution for your business is a process that requires special expertise. …

UV Coatings

Acrylated Amine Oligomers to Enhance Cure with UV LED Sources

James E. Goodrich Juan Nunez

The focus of this article is to understand and evaluate the use of novel acrylated amine oligomers to address curing deficiencies in UV LED-cured systems. …

Paint and Coatings Additives

Incorporation of Self-Healing Technology Into Protective Coatings

Francesca Cibotti Benjamin Chaloner-Gill Matthew Badgley Nathan Ferraro Fernando Cervantes Dr. Gerald O. Wilson Subramanyam Kasisomayajula Dr. H. Magnus Andersson Amal Al-Borno

Self-healing additives can be used to improve the performance of a coating system that is subject to mechanical damage, micro-cracking and subsequent corrosion of the substrate while in service. …

Testing, Monitoring &Tools

In an Ideal World, Color Matching Would Always Be Perfect on the First Try

Jason Loehr

With the proper color management tools and processes in place, it is possible to achieve an appropriate balance - while also taking into consideration time, cost and quality - in …

Paint and Coating Market Reports

2020 Global Top 10 and PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Karen Parker

It's time again for PCI's annual ranking of the top 10 global and top 25 North American paint and coatings manufacturers. The ranking is based on 2019 coatings sales. Sales …

Paint and Coating Equipment

COVID-19 Increases Urgency to Embrace Digital Transformation

Kristin Johansson

Sasha Novakovich, President and CEO of Alchemy, a provider of chemistry acceleration software, shares her thoughts on the spike in interest in running a digital lab, and how this pandemic …

Paint and Coatings Additives

Novel Approaches to Improve Scratch and Abrasion Resistance in UV Coatings

Bob Lin Maria Nargiello Marco Heuer Roger Reinartz Aline Skotarczak

To obtain continual improvements in scratch- and abrasion-resistant coatings, a variety of additive technologies have been developed to address this issue. In this study, the article examines additive technologies ranging …

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New Opportunities Made Available By Lightweighting

Lightweighting is become increasingly more popular. Read our article to see how this effects the powder coating industry and how we’ll be coating in the future.

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Blogs

What a Difference a Pandemic Makes

By Karen Parker

A review of our annual Global Top 10 and PCI 25 ranking of the top coatings manufacturers.

Paint and Coatings Businesses Can Put Crisis Downtime to Good Use

By Gary C. Smith

Coronavirus Coverage

Back to Barter: A Solution for Struggling Paint and Coatings Companies

John Strabley

As the COVID-19 Downturn Deepens, Barter Is Busier than Ever

Finishing Articles

Improve On-the-Job Training for Formulating and Manufacturing Workers with New Mobile App

Kelly Littleton

Mobile apps and other training tools are critical to ensuring on-the-job training programs are successful, empowering your frontline workers who have the biggest impact on your company's output and bottom line.

Finishing News

AkzoNobel Introduces 3D Visualization Tool for Powder Coatings

AkzoNobel's Interpon brand has launched new immersive 3D imaging technology that makes choosing the right powder coating even easier.

Paint and Coating Pigments

COVID-19 Impact on TiO2 Sales Volumes

Gerald Colamarino

As COVID-19 spread outside China, TiO2 sales were impacted. TiPMC provides some insight, along with a view of what signs will signal an industry recovery.

PCI Magazine

2020 July

July features our most popular article of the year – the Global Top 10 and PCI 25, a ranking of the leading coatings manufacturers. This issue also includes a guide to antimicrobial coatings, an article that evaluates the use of novel acrylated amine oligomers to address curing deficiencies in UV LED-cured systems, as well as an article on self-cleaning elastomeric cool roof coatings.

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