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Color Marketing Group® forecasts go beyond trend cycles, offering pigment suppliers and formulators a research-based framework for long-range planning and innovation.

Market growth is driving workforce shifts, with training programs expanding access and addressing labor gaps in application services.

This article examines non-fluorinated surfactant and defoamer strategies for maintaining wetting, defect control and performance in waterborne coating formulations.

Market trends, functional performance demands and evolving research are reshaping how pigments are selected and evaluated in modern coatings formulations.

A two-part Coat It! podcast conversation with Montaha Hidefi previews how CMG approaches long-range color forecasting for 2027+.

Sustainability reporting and EPDs are reshaping how long-term performance claims are defined, verified and communicated in architectural coatings.

Benjamin Moore’s 2026 Color of the Year reflects macro trends, longevity and how decorative color decisions intersect with coatings strategy.

Copper-anodized aluminum, fluoropolymer coatings, and curtain wall systems support durability, daylighting and sustainability at a renovated University of Minnesota chemistry facility.

Coatings technologies are helping beverage brands balance shelf appeal, sustainability goals and performance requirements.

A technical overview examines VOC sources, health considerations and measurement benchmarks with attention to low-VOC paint formulations.