JUNE 2009 • VOL. 14, NO. 6

FEATURES
22 Asia-Pacific Report: CHINA
26 Metallic Pigments Market
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29 Media & Milling Equipment Directory
32 Stimulus Spending: Where’s the Opportunity
for Paints & Coatings, Part 1
DEPARTMENTS
37 Expo Report: ECS 2009
41 Meeting Review: NPCA/FSCT Annual Meeting
20
COLUMNS

16 International Coatings Scene Europe • TiO2 market under pressure. Latin America • Venezuelan paint struggles under economic weight.

6 Editor’s Page
8 As We Go To Press
8 Index to Companies
10 Fresh Paint
19 Patents
20 New Products
43 Industry News
44 Suppliers Corner
45 People
46 Meetings
50 Final Coat

ADVERTISING

SECTIONS 47 Classified Ads

49 Advertising Index

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