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The PCI Blog is written by our team of editors, as well as industry contributors, and includes thought provoking opinions, trends, and essential paint and coatings industry information.

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We powder coat steel tubing...

January 27, 2017
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We powder coat steel tubing for broom handles and paint about 1,000,000 tubes per month. We have been experiencing some contamination between color changes. We think this might have to do with our gun hoses. How often should we be replacing the hoses that go from the pump to the gun?


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Britain Throws Away 20 Olympic Swimming Pools of Paint a Year – Let’s Recycle It

Britain Throws Away 20 Olympic Swimming Pools of Paint a Year – Let’s Recycle It

David Cornish
January 13, 2017
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Despite a positive shift in attitudes about waste and recycling in recent years, there is one household product that is still being wasted in scandalous quantities:paint.


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Revitalizing a City

Kristin Johansson
January 3, 2017
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AkzoNobel has donated $100,000 and a scholarship program to a Pontiac, Michigan, youth organization to help revitalize the city.


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Change Is In the Air

Kristin Johansson
December 1, 2016
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How will the U.S. presidential election impact the coatings industry?


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Will Sustainable Development in the Coatings Industry be Trumped?

Tony Mash
November 15, 2016
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I am sitting at my desk soon after the recent U.S. presidential election, reflecting on the implications of the result and the stated goal of President-Elect Donald Trump to revoke U.S. support for last year’s Paris agreement to combat climate change.


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New Color Science and Technology Program

Kristin Johansson
November 1, 2016
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NDSU is establishing a program to give the next generation of color technologists the education and experience they need to enter the workforce and continue the work.


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Singapore Inspires the World to Turn City Skylines Green

Jeremy Rowe
October 10, 2016
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When I first heard of Singapore’s target to green 80 percent of its buildings, old and new, by 2030, I thought it was a great vision and the way to the future.


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Inspired by the Future

Kristin Johansson
October 1, 2016
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The challenges we, and future generations, face certainly seem daunting, however AkzoNobel's Johan Landfors feels inspired by these problems.


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CTT Helps Manufacturers Find Solutions to Formulation Challenges

Kristin Johansson
September 1, 2016
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A look at how attending CTT can benefit both suppliers and manufacturers.


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How Do Transformative Deals Affect Industry?

Kristin Johansson
August 1, 2016
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A look at how major acquisitions like the Sherwin Williams/Valspar deal affect the entire value chain.


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