This month’s Formulating with Mike column covers the history and evolution of solvent-based alkyds.

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.

Coatings can be found among the 800-year-old primitive dwellings at Mesa Verde.

 Over the past 113 years, Paint & Coatings Industry magazine has evolved from a small, western journal to a global publication.