A look at how major acquisitions like the Sherwin Williams/Valspar deal affect the entire value chain.

Dow recently hosted a two-day media event at their Spring House Paint Farm and Collegeville, PA, sites where we toured the exposure farm and testing station, and had exclusive access to the R&D facilities where coatings research projects are underway.

Tips on increasing the likelihood of obtaining patent protection on coating formulations.

More than 550 exhibitors displayed their latest developments in raw materials, laboratory and production equipment, testing and measuring equipment, and services for the coatings industry during the 2016 American Coatings Show.

AkzoNobel wanted a more energy-efficient building, as well as a work space that was more open and accessible to allow for opportunities for interaction and exchange of ideas.

PCI recently toured the LANXESS Starpointe facility in the greater Pittsburgh area. Located in Burgettstown, PA, the site is home to laboratories, and blending and finishing operations for inorganic pigments.

A sampling of some of the technologies that will be on display at the 2016 American Coatings Show.

It is clear that the coatings industry is a field rich in innovation. And nowhere is this innovation more evident than in the research being done at the university level.

Four new elements have been added to the periodic table – completing the table’s seventh row.

A recent trip to China gave a clearer understanding of the inorganic pigments market, how China is responding to its slowing economy and the environmental problems it faces, and strategies that suppliers are forming to take on these trends.