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    PPG's Innovation Day

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    June 14, 2022
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    PPG’s Innovation Media Day was packed with information about the company and its latest coatings innovations.


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    What Has the Biggest Impact on Your R&D?]

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    May 20, 2022
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    Results from a live poll at the American Coatings Conference show that sustainability has become more important to coatings manufacturers, and raw material sourcing/pricing is still a big concern. The importance of functional/smart coatings and UV/EB coatings saw a bump this year as well.


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    Now Is the Time to Change Our Thinking

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    April 27, 2022
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    Now it is time to change our thinking and eliminate petrochemicals for good. Green bio solvents are the answer.


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    Painting a Brighter (and Greener) Future

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    March 15, 2022
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    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.
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    Exploring Potential Solutions to the Supply Chain Crisis

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    February 11, 2022
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    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.
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    Call for Speakers!

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    January 17, 2022
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    PCI Magazine has issued a Call for Speakers for Coatings Trends & Technologies and the Powder Coating Summit. Both events will be held September 8-9, 2022 in Lombard, IL.


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    The Bullwhip Effect

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    December 17, 2021
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    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.
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    Market Conditions are a Hot Topic

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    October 15, 2021
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    Coatings market conditions and the global supply chain crisis are hot topics at recent coatings conferences.
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    Conference Season Kicks Off With CTT and PCS

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    September 14, 2021
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    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.
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    2020: Need I Say More?

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    July 22, 2021
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    Learn about how Covid-19, mergers and acquisitions, and global supply chain disruptions affected coatings sales figures in 2020.
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