Top Companies
Report
JULY 2008 • VOL. 13, NO. 7
FEATURES
24 R&D Lab Focus
26 Resins Suppliers Directory
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30 CPMA Report
34 Top Companies Report
DEPARTMENTS
• Ranking Page - page 34
• Geographical Snapshot - page 36
• Company Profiles - page 38
COLUMNS
16 International Coatings Scene
Europe • Currency trends issues.
Latin America • Colorin expands capital.
6 Editor’s Page
8 As We Go To Press
8 Index to Companies
10 Fresh Paint
14 Patents
20 New Products
59 Industry News
60 People on the Move
61 Suppliers Corner
62 Meetings
66 Final Coat
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22 Business Corner • Innovation is not the best
practices technique we eulogize today.
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
63 Classified Ads
65 Advertising Index
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