ACS 2012 Was A
Major Success
If you were able to make it to Indianapolis last month for the American Coatings Show and Conference I’m sure you were just as impressed as I was with
the way the whole event turned out. Hats off the American Coatings Association and Vincentz for organizing a great exhibition that seems to get better
and more cohesive with each installment. The show really does feel like the
younger sibling of the European Coatings Show.
With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69
countries the third edition of the ACS 2012 broke all of its previous records
for visitors, exhibitors and footprint.
Exhibitors from 19 countries displayed a comprehensive range of products
on more than 91,000 net square feet of exhibit space covering all aspects of
paint and coating formulation. Companies from abroad accounted for 35 percent of the exhibitors, and in addition to the U.S., leading countries represented at the show included China, Germany, Canada, India, South Korea,
United Kingdom and Turkey.
Aside from all the great networking opportunities the show offered along
with the high level of show floor traffic and a top notch technical conference,
Indianapolis was the perfect choice of host city. Literally everything is within
walking distance which made was extremely convenient.
While the next regularly scheduled ACS will take place on April 7-10, 2014
at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. due to scheduling conflicts from what I hear, the show will return to Indy in 2016 and beyond. Next
month look for a comprehensive report that will include lots of information
on what we compiled from all the booths in terms of new products and technology innovation in the industry as well as lots of photos.
Next month will also feature our annual Top Companies Report, which is
Coatings World’s most widely read and highly anticipated editorial event every
year. As the global coatings community continues to expand so too does our
report, which will cover more than 90 paint and coatings manufacturers from
around the world.
To qualify for inclusion in the report, you must be a paint and coatings
manufacturer of any kind with sales revenue of $100 million or more for fiscal 2011. Does your company qualify? Do you know of a company that might
fit this criteria? Please let me know! Coatings World aims to bring you the
most comprehensive collection of paint companies and we can always use
your help targeting firms that may be flying under the radar. I look forward
to hearing from you.
TWRIGHT@RODPUB.COM
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