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Karen Parker

Karen has worked as a contract employee for BNP Media since 2007. She joined the company as editor-in-chief of Adhesives & Sealants Industry in July 2022.

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Global top 10 pci 25

Raw Materials Costs Haven't Stopped Growth

Karen Parker
July 9, 2019
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Despite rising raw material costs and other factors, most companies all reported relatively healthy organic growth in 2018.
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2018 Global Top 10 and PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Karen Parker
July 6, 2018
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A ranking of the top 10 global and top 25 North American coating manufacturers. The ranking is based on 2017 coatings sales. Sales of other noncoating products are not included.
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2017 Global Top 10 and PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

PCI’s annual ranking of the top 10 global and top 25 North American coatings manufacturers, based on last year’s sales figures.
Karen Parker
July 1, 2017
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See which companies have the highest coatings sales in the world and in North America.


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2016: More Consolidation, But Some Pushback

Karen Parker
July 1, 2017
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A look at sales, and merger and acquisition activity in the coatings industry over the past year.


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Seeing Beyond the Numbers

Karen Parker
July 6, 2016
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A look at the trends behind PCI’s ranking of the top coatings manufacturers.


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2016 Global Top 10 and PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Karen Parker
July 5, 2016
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The Global Top 10 and PCI 25 is a ranking of the top global and North American coatings manufacturers. Rankings are based on 2015 coatings sales. Sales of other, non-coating products are not included.


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This Year’s PCI Blockbuster: A Clash of Titans

Karen Parker
July 1, 2015
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It is time again to look at what’s happening in the coatings industry in North America and around the world. In this issue of PCI, we feature our annual study of the global top-10 and the top-25 North American coatings manufacturers.


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Global Top 10 and the PCI 25

Karen Parker
July 1, 2015
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This report ranks coatings manufacturers by coatings sales, and includes information about each manufacturer, including products they manufacture and recent mergers and acquisitions.


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Tracking the Big Fish, and a Little April Foolery

Karen Parker
July 1, 2014
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This year, we see steady growth in the industry, as well as signs of possible movement among the world’s top manufacturers.


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Global Top 10 and PCI 25

Karen Parker
July 1, 2014
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Find out which coatings manufacturers rank in the top 25 in North America, or the top 10 in the world.


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