- North America matures; North American powder
manufacturers are looking to China for...
The powder coatings market in North America, after experiencing tremendous growth in the 1970s and 1980's, has since seen a slowing in demand and a ......
- Market research by technologists ... can be key to
success of product development...
As the coatings industry faces rising cost pressures and ever more burdensome regulatory requirements, manufacturers of products throughout the value chain have begun to rely ......
- The inks market: shades of gray.
The printing ink industry, including ink manufacturers and their suppliers of key ingredients such as solvents, resins, waxes, oils, and other additives, has faced challenging, ......
- ChemQuest and ChemInvest create marketing
initiative.
The ChemQuest Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, and ChemInvest GmbH, Walldorf, Germany, have announced a marketing alliance. Both companies are consultancy practices: ChemQuest Group focuses on ......
- Demand remains strong, but pricing is unsure
While raw materials costs may create short-term cost impacts, buyers of adhesives and sealants can take comfort in prospects that recent price hikes are expected ......
- Decline in DIY: contractor paint sales are growing
while DIY paint sales are on the...
The do-it-yourself (DIY) paint market in the US is undergoing a significant evolution as its major customer segment ages. Despite the shift from DIY to ......
- After the bubble burst: now that the dot com bubble
has burst Michael Gregus argues that...
The time has come to take a clearer view of the internet. The key question is not whether to deploy it, rather how to deploy ......
- Suitors not welcome
Sales are slower this year, and employee bonuses will be smaller. But Ed Daisey, CEO of Adhesives Research Inc., still gives the same short answer ......
- Interior adhesive growth continues
The task of holding lightweight components together has made adhesives a growth area in automotive manufacturing. Bonding has replaced mechanical fasteners in many areas of ......
- The USA experience: Cythnia A Challener reviews the
progress and development in coatings...
Over the past 125 years, coatings manufacturers in North America have helped contribute to significant advancements in coatings Technology. New resin types and curing methods ......
- Weighing up UV: Cynthia Challener examines the
arguments for and against the use of UV...
The North American radiation cured coatings market is a bright spot for the coatings industry, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. North America ......
- Solutions That Stick
The expectation is more-for-less, as the same cost pressures that have bedeviled other automotive suppliers are being experienced by adhesives producers and converters. Many say ......
- Small challenges: Cynthia Challener explains why she
believes the application of...
Nanotechnology has attracted vast amounts of investment dollars from a multitude of diverse industries. The coatings sector is but one of the many market segments ......
- Plastics coatings grow: as the demand for plastics
grows, so has the market for coating...
In North America, as the demand for plastics has grown, so has the market for coatings applied to plastic materials. According to the ChemQuest Group, ......
- Paint and ag industries could see major boost from going green
HATTIESBURG - The bad smell that can be overwhelming when you are painting isn't just annoying. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by paints are ......