End Of The Year
Wrap-Up
While I finish up the final issue of Coating World for 2012, I also take some time to reflect back on the past year. There have been quite a few changes in the industry this year. One
of the most notable ones was recently announced as this issue went
to press. Charles Thurston’s article on Sherwin-Williams’ acquisition
of Comex (page 19) takes a closer look at this important event. The
acquisition, worth some $2.34 billion, is the company’s largest deal
to date. Comex, which has exclusive sales to 3,300 paint stores in
Mexico, generated 66 percent of its $1.4 billion of revenue last year in
Latin America, Sherwin-Williams reported. It will be interesting to see
what implications this acquisition will have for the rest of the architectural coatings market in the U.S. and Mexico.
In “The Powder Coatings Market,” beginning on page 28, I spoke
with a number of powder coatings manufacturers to find out their
insights for the future of powder coatings. Although it is true that the
powder coatings industry is mature in the regions and markets where
penetration has occurred, there are a number of new applications and
regions where powder has strong growth potential.
The American Coatings Association’s Marie Hobson shared her
expertise on marine coating regulations (page 38) with her article,
“Domestic Marine Coatings Regulations: A Year in Review.”
Coatings World has several new projects planned for 2013 and I
hope our readers will be just as excited about them as we are. I encourage our readers to get in touch with me and let me know what issues matter the most to you. I would love to hear suggestions on ways
we can improve our magazine and look forward to the coming year.
Happy New Year!
kpianoforte@rodpub.com
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