by Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. | Jun 2024 | PCI
Framing the ProblemThe World RespondsSustainability in the Coatings IndustryRaw MaterialsManufacturing ProcessesHigher Performance and Transfer EfficiencyEliminating Materials of ConcernRecycling PaintClimate-Driven Needs for Innovative CoatingsFinal Thoughts The...
by George Pilcher | Apr 2024 | PCI
Grouping and Evaluation of PFASPFAS FundamentalsGlobal Regulatory ApproachesPFAS in the Future? PFAS here. . .PFAS there. . .PFAS is everywhere we turn in the first few months of 2024. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) is the latest buzzword in the global...
by Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. | Mar 2024 | PCI
Antimicrobial CoatingsHygienic CoatingsFire-Resistant CoatingsAbatement SystemsFinal Thoughts While most people don’t always give it much thought, paints and coatings play a significant role in maintaining global health in many essential ways. It’s not until something...
by Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. | Dec 2023 | PCI
From the Ground UpGoing the DistanceCool Solutions for Hot IssuesMegatrends and the Future In many ways, 2023 brought a feeling of “normalcy,” as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous supply chain disruptions receded further into history. Challenges...
by George Pilcher | Sep 2023 | PCI
Raw Materials Trends Transportation DynamicsWhat Lessons Have We Learned? What Will Become of R&D Efforts in the Coatings Industry? Where to from Here? In 2019, no one in the coatings industry expressed any concern about raw material supplies and availability....
by Michael Rezai | Mar 2023 | PCI, Featured
What is Data-Driven Decision Making?Coatings Market Intelligence – A Case StudyUnderstanding Market IntelligenceBeyond Intuition Society has given the idea of “intuition,” or simply knowing when something is correct or wrong, a great deal of respect, importance,...