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White Walls, Green Impact: Understanding the Connection Between Wall Color and Energy Reduction

Chemours technical experts quantify how interior wall color can impact both emissions and energy costs
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September 2, 2022
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Chemours technical experts quantify how interior wall color can impact both emissions and energy costs.



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Five Steps to Enhance Workplace Safety in the Paint and Coatings Industry

Five Steps to Enhance Workplace Safety in the Paint and Coatings Industry

Nick Warrick
July 29, 2022
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Exposure to hazardous toxins and dangerous machinery is prevalent for workers in the paint and coatings industry. The risks are more common in metal fabrication, sandblasting and coating, and auto body shop businesses.


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The Coatings Industry: Leveraging Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning

George J. Newton
June 27, 2022
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The coatings industry – including paint – is just one of many industries that are slowly adapting to tech-friendly innovations. Now, with technological advances like Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning taking the digital world by storm, the paint and coatings industry can definitely benefit in more ways than one.


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The Power of Associate Engagement

May 20, 2022
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Learn how a paint marketing company revitalized its unengaged work force and improved its professional supervisory tools.


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How to Market Your Coatings Company on Social Media

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April 22, 2022
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Social media is a useful tool, not a battlefield. Produce value-adding content, post often, and engage with your audience. 




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The Benefits of Ceramic Coatings

Beau Battin
March 18, 2022
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There are so many reasons why a ceramic coating will provide you with the ultimate combination of protection and aesthetic enhancement for your vehicle. Unlike regular wax or protective sealants, a ceramic coating is a polymer solution specifically engineered to bond with the already existing factory paint of your vehicle.


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Understanding Gloss Standards and Units

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
February 14, 2022
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Gloss is measured by an instrument called a glossmeter, which assigns a gloss unit (GU) to a specified surface. The GU scale of a glossmeter is based on a highly polished, reference black glass standard with a defined refractive index having a specular reflectance of 100 GU at the specified angle.
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How to Choose the Right Coating for These Challenging Times

Sara Jonas
January 14, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the professional coatings industry. With a heightened focus and ever-changing protocols for cleaning surfaces in commercial facilities, coatings must be able to withstand stronger disinfectants used more frequently to help keep the employees and visitors at these facilities safe.


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OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidance Based on CDC’s Instructions

December 17, 2021
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On August 13, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new workplace guidelines. The new guidance focuses exclusively on unvaccinated or "otherwise at-risk workers." It also covers fully vaccinated personnel in "areas of substantial or high community transmission" as defined by the CDC.
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A Guide to Color Psychology in Marketing

September 15, 2021
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Colors matter in the marketing world. There are brands that are initially associated by color. For instance, Target is synonymous with red and Home Depot is associated with orange. Selecting brand colors for marketing purposes sound simple, but it actually requires a lot of thought.
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