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2023 October

October is our distributor focus. Read about current industry challenges and an exclusive NACD roundtable discussion to examine these pressing distribution issues. The issue also includes articles on special purpose coatings, pigment dispersion, colorants, and profiles of select distributors.

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NACD Distributor Roundtable Discussion

October 3, 2023
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Over the last few years, businesses of all sizes have faced significant challenges, from labor shortages to high inflation, and ongoing supply chain challenges. The NACD worked with PCI to convene members for a roundtable discussion to examine these pressing distribution issues, enhanced sustainability expectations, and the implementation of innovative technology into business practices. 


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TiO2 Industry: Downturn Impacting Global Operating Footprint

Gerald Colamarino
October 3, 2023
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This month’s edition of TiPMC Solution’s TiO2 Insider focuses on global TiO2, mineral sands, and coatings producers’ first half earnings reports, and their outlooks for the remainder of 2023. The prolonged slump seems all but certain to continue for the rest of 2023. TiPMC believes 2023 will see a 5-8% drop in overall TiO2 demand as compared to 2022, when the market declined an estimated 8% vs. the previous year.


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Prioritizing Sustainable Solutions in Chemical Distribution

Caroline Brooks
October 3, 2023
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Although sustainability isn’t a new concept, its integration into daily business practices is prevalent, and important to shareholders, investors, customers, and employees. The NACD recognizes the great responsibility of applying and developing commonsense, sustainable business practices and supply chain operations. The organization describes its ongoing progress to reaffirm to industry partners and customers that it is focused on building a business that delivers a better future.


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New White Pigments Ideal for Cool Roof Coatings

Benefits Include Enhanced Aesthetics and Improved Economics
James Will Chris Anderson
October 9, 2023
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Recently, considerable development work has been conducted to demonstrate the enhanced performance and improved economics associated with new and novel white pigment offerings. This article highlights a new white pigment that is showing great promise at reducing the amount of titanium dioxide needed to formulate cool roof coatings while enhancing performance, processability, and affordability. 


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Daylight Fluorescent Pigments

A Technology that Delivers a Luminously Enhanced Universe of Color to Products and Applications
Darren Bianchi Ray Peria
October 9, 2023
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The applications of daylight fluorescent colorants are so diverse that an entire industry has developed to prepare and tailor these materials to be compatible with and to maximize their luminous performance across a range of product categories. Unlike conventional colorants, these materials are able to absorb shorter wavelengths of sunlight and then re-emit that light at longer wavelengths, producing a visual experience of color intensity above and beyond anything we expect to see from light.


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Best Practices for Developing Engineered Coatings

Adrian deKrom
October 9, 2023
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When developing custom coatings, there are many factors to take into account. While labs and chemists have refined their own unique approach to the process, the basic strategy remains fairly consistent. The importance of predictive modeling, combined with experimentation in both formula and process development, ensures design parameters are achieved.


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