A
slew of mergers and acquisitions fueled an upsurge in the market this trading
session ended May 31, 2007. The upswing carried the Dow industrials to new
heights.
The
global coatings industry is very much alive and well these days. Within this
issue of PCI is our annual Global Top
10 companies report as well as the PCI 50, a listing of the top North American companies.
Growing demand for clean
processes has made it necessary to develop high-performance catalysts that
comply with the concepts of “green chemistry” or “sustainable development” for
issues such as metal substitution, energy consumption, recycling and waste
reduction.
Industrial
mixers are used in many different markets, including paint, ink, food,
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, cement, dyes and many subset markets within those
markets.