MARCH 2010 • VOL. 15, NO. 3
FEATURES
36 Automotive OEM Coatings Market
40 Testing Equipment Directory
46 Formulating with Bioengineered Additives:
Enhancing the Performance and Functionality of
Paints and Coatings

36

58 State of the Global Coatings Industry
DEPARTMENTS
62 Improving the Odds of Succes With Your M&A
68 Meeting Review: 7th Waterborne Symposium
70 ACS 2010 Exhibitor Guide
80 2010 Company Capabilities: A Special Yearly
Supplement to Coatings World
32
COLUMNS

28 International Coatings Scene
Latin America• Peruvian economic recovery lifts
construction.
Europe • Acquisitions and divestments,
or the lack of them.
34 Business Corner • Culture and strategic
leadership: Part II.
6 Editor’s Page
8 As We Go To Press
8 Index to Companies
10 Fresh Paint
24 Patents
26 Financial News
32 New Products
76 Industry News
78 Suppliers Corner
79 People
108 Meetings
114 Final Coat
ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
111 Classified Ads
113 Advertising Index

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