PCI’s July issue features our annual ranking of the top 10 global and top 25 North American coatings manufacturers. This issue also features our first Voices from the Top supplement, which includes articles and interviews from some of the leading coatings companies in the world. Other articles provide information on antimicrobial/antiviral coatings, better managing fluid performance and how digitalization can improve R&D in the coatings industry.
PCI’s annual ranking of the top 25 North American paint and coatings manufacturers, based on 2021 coatings sales. Sales of non-coating products are not included.
An innovative polymer added to topcoat binds disinfectant to the surface; pilot results show dramatic increase in sanitization efficiency and complete elimination of pathogenic bacteria.
It can sometimes feel like fluids are a bottleneck, restricting production performance. Often the answer won’t lie in costly chemical alterations to the fluid itself, but simply a better understanding and control of the factors affecting performance.
Formulators should use technology to track down the rheological sweet spot for their products and see the lab as a source of knowledge and collaboration. The resulting data will set research projects off on the right path and deliver huge savings for R&D, the company, the customer and maybe even the planet.
Home design and color trends are continually evolving and transitioning, and HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams is proud to stay ahead of the trend curve to provide aspirational content to consumers.
BCC Research has published a comprehensive report covering the global antimicrobial coatings market. This article shares a few highlights from the report.
Each pigment manufacturer optimizes particle size for the specific properties for that pigment grade. Hiding, tint strength, photo stability, viscosity and surfactant/resin demand are all affected differently by particle size.
While reversing climate change impacts will be a long road ahead, below are near-term actions and commitments companies can make to bolster their commitments to ESG and reduce their overall environmental impact.
As Carboline marks a major milestone of 75 years in business, the company reflects on the longstanding history of the paint and coatings industry — and how it has evolved since its early days into the nearly $165-billion global industry we see today.
AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business has been at the forefront of innovation to support the industry’s decarbonization objectives, and has developed a number of solutions more recently that are helping to boost performance and sustainability that are dedicated to driving the industry toward a more sustainable future.
The contract manufacturing option is often the fastest strategy to efficiently meet business demands — if you find the right partner. Before you enter into a contract manufacturing agreement, be sure to ask yourself and your potential partner these important questions.
Valspar’s Director of Color Marketing discusses creating a strategic vision for color: providing inspirational content and color solutions for consumers, and making the color selection process easier.
Easy to process, highly transparent and extremely color pure, SynAdd serves to improve technical properties such as weather and moisture resistance as well as scratch resistance.
The new byko-visc RT Rotational Viscometer is designed for precise measurement results, with each test condition recorded for detailed results analysis and review.
ROSS Batch High-Shear Mixers equipped with Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM) Technology deliver powders in an efficient manner for quick wet-out and complete dispersion into low-viscosity liquids.
TraQr™ is an interactive dashboard and forecasting tool that combines input data relative to key coatings market consumption, macroeconomic indicators and raw materials.
Associate Editor, Karen Parker, provides a snapshot of the 2021 year in coatings based on information she gathered for our annual Global Top 10 and PCI 25 rankings of the top coatings manufacturers.