DECEMBER 2008 • VOL. 13, NO. 12
FEATURES
31 The International Buyers’ Guide
Our annual guide to the companies supplying chemicals and equipment to
the paint and coatings industry.
31
Additives • page 32
Pigments • page 44
Resins • page 54
Equipment • page 60
Company Directory • page 67
DEPARTMENTS
6 Editor’s Page
8 As We Go To Press
8 Index to Companies
10 Fresh Paint
16 Patents
18 Financial News
COLUMNS
28 New Products
22 International Coatings Scene
Europe • Seeking recession-proof solutions.
Latin America • Brazil shines for AkzoNobel.
77 Industry News
78 People on the Move
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79 Suppliers Corner
80 Meetings
26 Business Corner • Mentoring: a lost technique.
84 Final Coat
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
81 Classified Ads
83 Advertising Index
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