Articles by Courtney Bassett

2024 Global Top 10: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Annual Ranking of Top Paint and Coatings Companies

July 11, 2024

Who ranks on top? PCI’s annual ranking of the top 10 global paint and coatings manufacturers reveals who had the highest coatings sales in 2023.

2024 PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Annual Ranking of Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Courtney Bassett

July 10, 2024

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PCI's annual ranking of the top 25 North American paint and coating manufacturers is based on 2023 coatings sales and corporate information. Sales of non-coating products are not included.

Insights from CoatingsTech

Courtney Bassett

August 4, 2023

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PCI Managing Editor Courtney Bassett reviews a recent coatings conference.

Neck and Neck

Kristin Johansson Courtney Bassett

July 13, 2023

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PCI Editors Kristin Johansson and Courtney Bassett provide a snapshot of the 2022 year in coatings based on information gathered for our annual Global Top 10 and PCI 25 rankings of the top coatings manufacturers.

2023 PCI 25: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Annual Ranking of Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Courtney Bassett

July 11, 2023

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PCI’s annual ranking of the top 25 North American paint and coatings manufacturers, based on 2022 coatings sales. Sales of non-coating products are not included.

2023 Global Top 10: Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Annual Ranking of Top Paint and Coatings Companies

Courtney Bassett

July 6, 2023

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Who ranks on top? PCI’s annual ranking of the top 10 global paint and coatings manufacturers reveals who had the highest coatings sales in 2022.

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Akzo Completes Strategic Sale

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Events

September 4, 2025

N-Butylpyrrolidone (NBP) as a Green Solvent to Replace N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in Industrial Coating Applications

ON DEMAND: EPA published a regulation proposal around N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in June 2024 to ban or limit NMP in many applications, such as paints and coatings and their removers. N-butylpyrrolidone (NBP) is a powerful and versatile solvent for a variety of industries looking for alternatives to substance of very high concern (SVHC)-listed solvents.

January 15, 2026

From Data Silos to AI Success: Lessons from Collano’s Journey

In this webinar, Raphael Schaller, CTO of Collano, shares how his team envisioned their data to make it usable for AI-driven materials discovery. He reflects on what he would do differently if starting over, and how adopting the Citrine Platform has accelerated learning, collaboration, and innovation across the organization.

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