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American Coatings Show 2010
The second American Coatings Show (ACS) will be held in Charlotte, NC from
April 13-15, 2010. The number of exhibitors and the size of the venue are
already larger than they were at the first show in 2008.
When the American Coatings Show (ACS) opened in Charlotte, NC back in 2008,
it marked the beginning of a new era
for the coatings industry in the U.S.
The event was hosted and organized
by the National Paint and Coatings
Association (NPCA)—which recently
changed its name to the American
Coatings Association—and Hanover,
Germany-based Vincentz Network,
while the coordination of the trade
show was overseen by NurnbergMesse
North America based in Atlanta, a
U.S. subsidiary of NurnbergMesse in
Germany.
After much anticipation the event
lived up to the hype. Approximately
5,600 visitors from roughly 48 countries were on hand to gather information from the 331 exhibitors who
displayed a comprehensive range of
products and services related to all
aspects of paint and coatings formulation in 68,000 square feet of exhibition space. Operating every other
year opposite the European Coatings
Show (ECS), ACS returns to
Charlotte this year from April 13-15
and the number of exhibitors and the
size of the venue has already surpassed 2008 figures.
The American Coatings Show and Conference return to Charlotte, NC in April. Two years
ago the ACS drew some 5,600 attendees while 750 took part in the conference.
mulation specialists with an in-depth
and wide-ranging perspective into
the newest trends and technologies
in developing raw materials for coatings. Approximately 30 presentations
will be offered during interactive
poster sessions.
The presentation sessions will
each feature six presentations and
highlight different topics including:
• Current developments in materials
for specific applications, such as
architectural coatings, automotive
coatings, protective coatings or wood
coatings;
• Important groups of raw materials,
such as polyurethanes; and
• Innovative testing and measuring
methods.
Six focus sessions will be devoted
to special topics that are the subjects
of intense discussion in coatings
research today. These include:
• Nanotechnology in Coatings
• Smart Coatings
• Biobased Coatings
• Functional Coatings & Materials
• Waterborne Coatings I & II
AMERICAN COATINGS
CONFERENCE
The American Coatings Conference
begins on April 12, 2010, one day
before the American Coatings Show
opens. This year’s conference has
been expanded due to the large number of abstracts submitted—more
than 200. Three days and 16 sessions
of 96 presentations will provide for-
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on the American
Coatings Show 2010 and the American
Coatings Conference, log on to
www.american-coatings-show.com CW
