NOVEMBER 2008 • VOL. 13, NO. 11
FEATURES
22 Green Building the Future
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30 Elusive Solar Paint Formulas Seek Funding
31 7th Annual Salary Survey
37 Adhesives & Sealants Market
39 Meeting Review: Futurecoat! 2008
41 Keeping the Peace: Embracing the divas, slackers,
pushovers, bullies and drama in your organization.
COLUMNS
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15 International Coatings Scene
Latin America • Trinidad’s eonomy is growing.
Europe • Weathering the economic storm.
DEPARTMENTS
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Editor’s Page
As We Go To Press
Index to Companies
Fresh Paint
Patents
New Products
Industry News
People on the Move
Suppliers Corner
Meetings
Final Coat
20 Business Corner • The new “offshoring” could
be the new “backshoring.”
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
47 Classified Ads
49 Advertising Index
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