Editor’s Page
The right supplier can
help unlock formulation
challenges
This issue is dedicated to our 2011 International Buyers’ Guide, an annual listing of companies offering pigments, resins, additives, solvents and oils as well as laboratory
and production equipment. If you are a formulator, the information here can serve as a starting point and an invaluable asset
in your search for suppliers to serve your formulation needs,
particularly in today’s business environment where supply
issues are in constant need of attention.
Keep this issue close at hand throughout the next year, as it can
provide you with raw material and equipment providers, contacts,
web site addresses and e-mail details. You can also search online
at our newly redesigned website Coatings World.com.
Finding the right supplier and developing a relationship with
them could be the key to unlocking formulation challenges that
could be blocking growth opportunities, especially as markets
thaw from the recession.
Don’t underestimate the value of a good supplier. Not only can
a good supplier provide essential materials and/or equipment, but
they can be a tremendous source of product, formulation and
manufacturing information. Good luck in your search and let us
know if we can be of any assistance.
SHOULD YOUR COMPANY BE IN OUR BUYERS’ GUIDE?
If your company makes products used to formulate, produce or
test paint and coatings, you can be included in the next print edition of Coatings World’s International Buyer’s Guide (September
2011). To be included in both the print edition and online, send us
your contact details, including company name and the name of
the person who is the appropriate contact, along with phone, fax
and e-mail addresse to:
Coatings World International Buyers’ Guide
E-mail: twright@rodpub.com
70 Hilltop Road, Ramsey, NJ/USA 07446
Fax: 201-825-0553
Qualified companies will be sent a link to create a company profile online. I look forward to hearing from you.
TWRIGHT@RODPUB.COM
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