Kristin Johansson

One advantage of living in the Detroit metro area is the proximity to so many automotive coatings suppliers.

For PCI’s Distributor issue, PCI editor Kristin Johansson spoke with Sandeep Goel, PICA (Paints, Inks, Coatings and Adhesives) Business Leader at Nexeo Solutions, to discuss how the distribution model has evolved over the years, what trends distributors are seeing and the challenges that they face today.

This month’s Industry News department features a new report by market research firm RNCOS on the global nanotechnology market.

The American Coatings Show and Conference was held May 7-10 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69 countries, this year’s ACS broke all of its previous records for visitors, exhibitors and footprint.

Evonik TEGO is highlighting two products at Booth #2000, and is giving two Product Presentations at the ACS this year.

It is hard to believe that it has been two years since the last American Coatings Show (ACS).

As part of a recent three-day East Coast trip with PCI’spublisher, I had the chance to visit the Dow Coatings Materials (DCM) facility in Spring House, PA.

As part of a recent three-day East Coast trip with PCI’s publisher, I had the chance to visit the Dow Coatings Materials (DCM) facility in Spring House, PA.

On March 5-6, PCI Publisher Donna Campbell and I had the opportunity to attend Bühler Inc.’s Open House and Technology Seminar in Mahwah, NJ.

The 39th annual Waterborne Symposium was held February 13-17 in New Orleans.