Distribution leaders examine tighter buying cycles, supply resilience, technical and regulatory support, and the roles of AI and human expertise as coatings manufacturers plan for 2027.
Lower inventories, shorter purchasing cycles and heightened demand for technical and regulatory support are reshaping distributor relationships. Leaders from ACD, IndSpyre, Univar and IMCD discuss the shifts that defined 2026 and the priorities coatings manufacturers should carry into 2027.
Potential shifts in transportation, tax, trade, AI and regulatory policy could affect investment, affordability and supply-chain resilience across chemical distribution.
Eric Byer examines how the 2026 midterm elections could reshape transportation, tax, trade and regulatory priorities for chemical distribution and coatings.
CTT opened today, Sept. 15, with short courses, and the full conference program begins tomorrow with in-person sessions and free livestream access to three select presentations.
PCI’s free Voices from the Top eBook reveals the industry’s largest coatings manufacturers by 2025 sales, along with perspectives from leading companies.
Automotive coatings experts reflected on 50 years of innovation while outlining future challenges in curing, corrosion, sustainability and AI-driven R&D.
ACS 2026 brought coatings professionals to Indianapolis for technical sessions, exhibitor innovations, live industry polling and PCI’s expanded show-floor coverage.
On Demand 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.
On Demand This webinar is designed for Enterprise Paints and Coatings leaders (Innovation, R&D, Product, Production) tasked with introducing AI, whether they are unsure where to start or have already launched pilots but struggle to scale. Attendees will learn common pitfalls of AI adoption and how experienced partners enable confident, scalable, and measurable impact in global Enterprise organizations.
On Demand Manufacturing is undergoing rapid transformation as digitalization, automation, advanced materials and application technologies continue to evolve and converge. This presentation examines those shifts through the lens of coatings, adhesives and sealants, with a focus on how they affect formulation, application, performance and sustainability.
On Demand From discovery to design to launch, coatings R&D is becoming increasingly data-driven. This session will walk through how AI can add value at every step of the formulation process.
On Demand Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Statistical Modeling aren't interchangeable — they solve different problems at different stages of development. Use the wrong one and you're led astray. Use the right one and you compress months of R&D into weeks.
In this webinar, we will use case studies from industry to illustrate how AI can be used to identify PFAS-free formulations and select surfactant blends for water-based products.