JULY 2009 • VOL. 14, NO. 7
FEATURES
20 Top Companies Report
Our annual report profiling the top manufacturers in the world.
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• Ranking Page - page 22
• Geographical Snapshot - page 24
• Company Profiles - page 26
DEPARTMENTS
52 Stimulus Spending: Where’s the Opportunity
for Paints & Coatings? Part 2
56 Resins Directory
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COLUMNS
Editor’s Page
As We Go To Press
Index to Companies
Fresh Paint
New Products
Industry News
People
Suppliers Corner
Meetings
Final Coat
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14 International Coatings Scene
Europe • Energy saving coatings in Europe.
Latin America • Mexican furniture sales attract
Comex, Sayerlack.
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
63 Classified Ads
65 Advertising Index
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