On behalf of the PCI staff I want to take this opportunity to wish our readers, advertisers and contributing authors a very happy holiday season. We are successful because of your continued support, encouragement and feedback.

This issue has a wide variety of industry-important features and again emphasizes the focus on lower VOCs through the use of new polymer and additive technology, low-energy curing and environmental concerns.

Its fall already and, as we wind down this year, I find myself looking forward to 2009, as I think it bodes great technological advances. The last 12 months have seen a consistent increase in “green” and “sustainability” themes. Some of this is pure market spin, but a great deal of it is not, and our industry is rising to the challenge of introducing eco-friendly and bio-based products, sustainability, green technology, nanotechnology and green nanotechnology.

Today it is nearly impossible to go through an entire day without encountering a “green” message of some kind. Whether a television commercial, political speech, newspaper article or an ordinary

The difference between ‘can’ and ‘cannot’ is just three little letters. Letters that can change your business and your life. Winston Churchill once said, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in

The first American Coatings Show and Conference was held from June 2-5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina.

If you were looking to learn, to grow, to change your business practices, to formulate, to network or just to share ideas, RadTech 2008 was the right location.

The American Coatings Show and Conference premieres in Charlotte, NC, with the Trade Show taking place from June 3-5 and the Conference from June 2-4, 2008. The new American trade show for the coatings industry, which is hosted by NPCA and Vincentz Network, and organized by NürnbergMesse North America, will emulate its successful model, the European Coatings Show.