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January

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Older Than We Thought
• LANXESS Hosts Sustainability Symposium, PCI Magazine
• A Historical Look at the Influence of Science and Design on Automotive Color, Axalta Coating Systems
• Hard and Invisible, Evonik Industries AG
• Luminous Metal Effect Pigments, EMD Chemicals
• Integrated Tinting Solution Boosts Production While Cutting Costs, Chromaflo Technologies
• Pigment Encapsulating Acrylic Binder for More Sustainable and Durable Exterior Coatings, The Dow Chemical Company
• Dust Explosions in the Powder Industry, Chilworth Technology
• Suppliers Continue to Invest in China, PCI Magazine

January Online Features

• ChinaCoat Review, PCI Magazine
• Wood Coatings with a Metropolitan Flavor, ICA Group
• Five Simple, Essential Elements of High-Quality Customer Service, AirVerter

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February

• Editor’s Viewpoint: A Month for Smart and Waterborne Coatings
• Biobased Resin Technology: Helping to Define High Performance, Reichhold, Inc.
• Testing High-Performance Coatings, Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies and Freeman Technology
• UV LED Promises More-Efficient Curing Process, Excelitas Technologies
• Solids Analyses for Water- and Solvent-Based Coatings, Sartorius Laboratory Products & Services

February Online Features

• Determination of Volatile Content of Coatings by Rapid Loss-on-Drying Instrumentation, Arizona Instrument LLC
• Active Nanoparticle Inks, Genes’Ink
• Creative Design Wins 2013 Tank of the Year, Tnemec Co.

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March

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Reducing Evaporative Emissions With Chemistry
• New Titanium Dioxide Process, Argex Titanium, Inc.
• Oxidizable Phenolic-Based Urethanes, S.P. Morell and Company
• Unique Aliphatic Polyurethane Hardcoats from CO₂-Based Polyols, Novomer, Inc.
• New Reactive Surfactants for Emulsion Polymerization, Part 3, Ethox Chemicals, LLC
• Effective Functional Additives for Low- to Zero-VOC Coating Formulations, Solvay Novecare
• Green Chemistry, Petrobras Distribuidora S/A

March Online Features

• No Nano-Dust Danger from Façade Paint, Empa
• Color-Changing Paint Provides Iridescent Exterior for Exploration Tower, Linetec
• Expand Product Reach by Printing Your Own Labels, Primera Technology

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April

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Show Time!
• New Biocidal Active, Dow Microbial Control
• Carbon Black Pigments for a Changing Coatings Market, Orion Engineered Carbons
• TiO₂ – The Ubiquitous White Pigment, DuPont Titanium Technologies
• Scalability of Agitated Bead Mills, Bühler AG
• New Additives for Radiation-Curable Systems, BYK Additives & Instruments
• Intrinsic Versus Applied Hiding: A New Equation for Optimum Performance – Part 1, Dow Coating Materials
• Effective Dispersion Efficiency Without Grinding Media, NETZSCH Premier Technologies, LLC
• Smart Coatings: Definitions and Opportunities, MCTech, LLC

April Online Features

• Innovative Strength: German Industry Falls Short of its Potential, Altana
• Coatings Add Character to Cathay Pacific Special Livery, PPG Aerospace
• Epoxy Resins Market: Will U.S. and European Supply Remain a Surplus? Beroe Inc.

 

May

• Guest Viewpoint: Global Press Enjoys WACKER’s Annual Press Conference
• From Evolution to Innovation, Evonik Corp.
• UV/LED Photoinitiator and Cure Study, RAHN USA/RAHN AG
• Novel Waterborne Hybrid Resin Technology, Allnex
• The Case for Two-Component Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings, Bayer MaterialScience
• VOC Test Methodology, Emerald Kalama Chemical
• Intrinsic Versus Applied Hiding, Part 2, Dow Coating Materials

May Online Features

• ACS a Big Success! (full article) PCI Magazine
• Chemical-Resistant Tank Coating for Severe Chemical-Immersion Environments, Tnemec Company, Inc.
• Nanoparticle-Based Coating for Aircraft Engines, University West

 

June

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Return On/Of Innovation
• Instantaneous Interfacial Barrier Growth Stabilization of Water-In-Water Dispersions, BYK Additives, Inc.
• Case History: Design of Experiments Helps Develop New Specialty Chemical Product, OMG Borchers
• Additives Reference Guide, PCI Magazine

June Online Features

• Metal Coatings Specified for One World Trade Center, PPG Industries, Inc.
• Colorado City Reduces Lead Hazards, ECOBOND LBP, LLC
• Breakthrough Soft-Touch Technology, AkzoNobel

 

July

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Tracking the Big Fish, and a Little April Foolery
• The Global Top 10 and PCI 25, PCI Magazine
• The Development of High-Performance Paint Film Biocides for Architectural Coatings, Lonza
• Dispersion Equipment as it Relates to Plant Quality and Safety, Myers Engineering, Inc.
• Microbial Degradation of Water-Based Pigments, Dow Microbial Control
• Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of OEM Automotive Paint Shop Technologies, Eastman Chemical Co.

July Online Features

• Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of OEM Automotive Paint Shop Technologies, Eastman Chemical Co.(full article)
• How to Beat the Technical Talent Shortage, Thomas Brooke International
• Bayer and the Soccer World Cup, Bayer MaterialScience
• Industry’s Battle for Skilled Staff, ALTANA AG
• How Full Are Your Fill Lines? Imberman and Deforest, Inc.

 

August

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Exciting Expansion
• Improved Hull Coatings Save Fuel, ENDURES B.V.
• New Elastomeric Binder with Dirt Pickup Resistance, Multiquimica s.a.
• No Fear of Scratches, Evonik Industries
• Equipment Directory, PCI Magazine
• Thin-Film Analysis Using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
• UV LED Curing, Phoseon Technology

August Online Features

• Glass Flake Epoxy System Protects Historic Bridge, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings
• Thermal Insulating Coating System Prevents Burn Accidents, Tnemec Company Inc.

 

September

• Editor’s Viewpoint: 800-Year-Old Coatings
• Megatrends Drive Major Transformation in Building Industry, AkzoNobel
• Premium Metallic Effects for Architectural Powder Coatings, Sun Chemical Corp.
• Nanodiamonds Bring Diamond Properties to Surface Coatings, Carbodeon
• The Path to New Zinc-Free Anti-Corrosive Pigments, Heubach GmbH
• TiO₂ Optimization: Efforts and Current Market Trends, TZMI, Inc.
• Real Freeze Protection, Powerblanket
• Optimizing High-Performance Ceramic Inkjet Inks, Malvern Instruments
• Curtain Wall Rises on Iconic Hallidie Building, Tnemec Inc.

September Online Feature

• Patriotic Design Wins Tank of the Year, Induron Protective Coatings
• Next-Generation Coating Protects Offshore Assets, The Sherwin-Williams Co.
• Pioneering Technology Creates First Fully Compostable and Recyclable Paper Cup, AkzoNobel

 

October

• Editor’s Viewpoint: CTT Keynotes Steal the Show
• Development of Low-Color Alkyd Resins with High Content of Biobased Succinic Acid, BioAmber Inc.
• Novel Rheology-Control Agents for High-Performance Coatings, Nuplex Resins
• Expanding the Use of Spherical Fillers in Low-VOC Coatings Applications, 3M Company
• Powder Coatings With New Diacid Show Superior Properties, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.
• New Technologies and Trends in Powder Coating, IHK
• High-Performance UV-Curable PUDs with High Renewable Carbon Content, Sartomer Americas
• Distributor Focus, PCI Magazine

October Online Features

• Addressing Fresh Water Deficiency, AkzoNobel
• Case Study: London’s Blackfriars Rail Bridge and Station, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings
• External Knowledge – Underestimated Potential for Innovation, Altana AG

 

November

• Editor’s Viewpoint: Emerging Technologies
• What GHS Conversion Means To You, Labelmaster
• Shake, Rattle and Hum: Acrylic Chemistry Adds Noise-Abatement Functionality to Thick-Film Coatings, Dow Coating Materials
• UV-Cured Hybrid Sol-Gel Coatings, SOCOMORE
• Polyaspartic DTM and Two-Coat Systems Offer High Productivity and Performance, Bayer MaterialScience LLC
• Rapid Room-Temperature-Curing Monomer Platform, Sirrus, Inc.
• It’s Time for Data to Drive Compliance, The Wercs Professional Services
• Increasing Productivity with Self-Cleaning Filters, Russell Finex

November Online Features

• Waterborne Dispersions of Functionalized Hydrocarbon Polymers, Total Cray Valley
• Iconic Manchester Central Library Undergoes Four-Year Renovation Project, HMG Paints Ltd.
• Five Questions to Ask an IBC Supplier, Metano IBC Services, Inc.

December

• Editor’s Viewpoint
• China’s Anti-Corrosion Coatings Market, GCiS China Strategic Research
• China Conference Review, PCI Magazine

December Online Features

• Future-Proofing our Cities, AkzoNobel
• Localizing a Surface Solution: The Benefits of Selective Brush Plating for Industrial Applications, SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts
• Busting Coil Coating Myths:The Five Misconceptions About Prepainted Metals, The National Coil Coating Association