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PCI’s 2026 coverage tracks advances in waterborne performance, added resin functionality, renewable feedstocks and the supply decisions shaping formulators’ options.

Lower inventories, shorter purchasing cycles and heightened demand for technical and regulatory support are reshaping distributor relationships. Leaders from ACD, IndSpyre, Univar and IMCD discuss the shifts that defined 2026 and the priorities coatings manufacturers should carry into 2027.

Benjamin Moore Chairman and CEO Dan Calkins discusses two investments designed to expand manufacturing, premium offerings and customer access across Europe. 

Eric Casebolt examines why powder coatings hold an estimated 25% of the U.S. architectural aluminum market and where growth could emerge.

The forecast ties nostalgic color and finish combinations to rooms designed for games, music, hobbies and casual gathering.

A single-pass co-extrusion study compared the fluoropolymer-polyester system with a standard polyester control.

Dr. Robert K. Roop received the honor at CTT Summit after more than 37 years of technical and industry leadership.

Eric Byer examines how the 2026 midterm elections could reshape transportation, tax, trade and regulatory priorities for chemical distribution and coatings.

CTT opened today, Sept. 15, with short courses, and the full conference program begins tomorrow with in-person sessions and free livestream access to three select presentations.

In an exclusive PCI Q&A, CCA President Dave Carey explains why the clearest early tariff signal is uncertainty, and why packaging, inputs and equipment may matter more than finished-product lists.