The results of a survey conducted at the 2018 American Coatings Conference involving topics such as the technologies and markets coatings companies find most important, drivers for R&D, hot topics and regulations.

A short recap of the 2018 Waterborne Symposium, as well as an introduction of a new column in PCI magazine called The PC Kitchen.

Paint manufacturers can help solve the global mosquito crisis.

A reader preference study and a December article in Folio notes that print magazines are still important to readers and media buyers.

Economic sentiment remains strong globally, and is expected to remain so through 2018. Demand for TiO2 is robust, with both a strong housing market and healthy automobile sales. TiO2 demand growth for 2017 is forecast at around 2%, with 6.1 million tonnes in demand for 2017-2018.

Perhaps introducing students to the full manufacturing process would increase awareness and appeal to more young people.

With the improvements in today’s waterborne finishes, it’s not easy to tell the difference by the look or feel.