Articles by Kristin Johansson

A recent visit to a paint recycling company gave PCI an in-depth view into the scale and importance of the planet-saving benefits that paint recycling brings.

PCI recently visited GDB International to learn about the company, its mission, and its paint recycling and manufacturing process.

The National Association of Chemical Distributors offers its recommendations on changes that must be implemented to address the current supply chain crisis and to help ensure supply chain efficiency in the future.

During the Eastern Coatings Show, Michael Levely, Sr. Director of Supply Chain at Dow, gave an excellent timeline and explanation (with interesting statistics) of why the supply chain is so extremely stressed today.

Coatings market conditions and the global supply chain crisis are hot topics at recent coatings conferences.

September marks the in-person return of PCI's two annual events, Coatings Trends & Technologies (CTT) and the Powder Coating Summit (PCS). CTT will take place September 8-9 at the Westin in Lombard, Illinois, and PCS takes place Sept. 22-23 at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

The study examines key drivers of satisfaction among customers who purchased and applied interior paint, exterior paint and/or exterior stain.

This event is a step in the right direction, and proves that live events can be successful and safe.

While they compose a very small percentage of a formulation, usually less than 2% of the final formula, additives have a significant impact on a coating's production, in-can stability, application and final film properties.