JANUARY 2010 • VOL. 15, NO.1
FEATURES
24 U.S. Interior Decorative Coatings Market
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28 Additives Market Review & Forecast
33 Pigments Market Panel Discussion
39 CHINACOAT 2009 Exceeeded Expectations
COLUMNS
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16 International Coatings Scene
Latin America • White Mountain’s Chilean
titanium plant completed.
Europe• Adapting to a slow growth economy.
DEPARTMENTS
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Editor’s Page
As We Go To Press
Index to Companies
Fresh Paint
Patents
New Products
Industry News
People
Suppliers Corner
Meetings
Final Coat
22 Business Corner • The automaker reshuffle.
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
48 Classified Ads
49 Advertising Index
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