by Eric Casebolt | Nov 2024 | PCI
Understanding the Innovation ProcessYou Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Anyone who has been involved in developing raw materials for the coatings industry will tell you it is not a trivial undertaking. Over the years, we have seen many strategic thinkers...
by Cynthia Gosselin, Ph.D. | Oct 2024 | CoatingsTech
This ASTM column is a bit different from previous ones that delved into testing standards and their foibles, histories, how-to instructions, and analytical results. The main theme of this writing is terminology—which, when dissected, leads to exact meaning, precise...
by Michael Rezai | Oct 2024 | PPCJ
Rebounding Residential Construction, with ChallengesDiverging Trends Across Sectors in Nonresidential ConstructionInstitutional Construction Represents a Key Growth AreaSector Conditions and Market ChallengesFuture Stabilization and Growth OpportunitiesAgility will...
by Cynthia Gosselin, Ph.D. | Sep 2024 | CoatingsTech
In George Pilcher’s 2024 state of the paint industry article, he explains that supply chain issues still have not fully recovered from the challenges wrought by COVID-19.[1] Initially, it appeared that 2023 was going to be a year when the pandemic-related supply chain...
by George Pilcher | Sep 2024 | CoatingsTech
The Relationship of Crude Oil to the U.S. Paint and Coatings Industry, 2022-2025fThe State of the U.S. Paint and Coatings Industry, 2024e-2025fArchitectural PaintsIndustrial OEMSpecial Purpose CoatingsIndustry Expectations for 2024eDo We Have a “New...