Finishing Activity: October index of 48.9 marks the first month of contraction this year
Finishing activity has not contracted since July 2020.
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Finishing Activity: September Closes With an Index of 49.8 (50 = flat.)
Finishing activity is flat for the first time since December 2020.
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Finishing Activity: Growth Activity Slowed Again in July, Closes at 51.8
July is the third month of slowed expansion for Finishing this year, approaching a low reading Finishing has not seen since the end of 2020.
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A Sea Change for Automotive?
Investments in new energy vehicles by major automotive OEMs have been signaling a larger share of the market for electrified vehicles in the not so distant future — but when should finishers invest in new capabilities?
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Finishing Activity: Expansion Slowed Again in June, Closing at 54.5 Index
June is just the second month of slowed expansion for Finishing this year.
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Finishing Activity: May Expansion Slowed, Closing at an Index of 57.3
May marks the first slowing of Finishing’s expansion this year, the time prior being December 2021.
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Finishing Activity: ‘Slow and steady…’ Generally Describes April
April index stayed about the same at 59.6 (slowing down just two-thirds of a point vs. March)
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Finishing Activity Bounces Back in New Year
Index Posts 3-Point Turn Around After Weak Close to 2021
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Acid Zinc-Nickel Benefits Market Share
Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical discusses the advantages of adding acid zinc-nickel capabilities to your plating operation.
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Protech Group Acquires Dyvex Industries
Dyvex Industries is a plastic compound manufacturer for fragrance, flavor and odor control products. The Protech Group will seek to leverage Dyvex Industries’ market within the coatings industry, including thermoset powder, thermoplastics, liquid and specialty materials.
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Finishers Note Changing Supply Chain and Production Levels
Production and employment both register quickening activity.
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PPG Appoints New Chief Growth Officer
In this newly created role, Irene Tasi will be responsible for corporate strategy, long-range planning, marketing, brand and sales excellence, digital, market-driven innovation and new growth initiatives.
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White Paper Details Importance of Powder Coatings for Enabling Electric Vehicles
A new white paper from AkzoNobel Powder Coatings explores the role powder coatings are playing in the EV market, with a focus on the role they're playing in preventing batteries and other components from overheating.
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Industry Remains in Throes of Supply Chain Challenges
Slowing New Orders and Production Have Little Effect on Backlogs
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Industry Expands On Production, New Orders and Backlogs Activity
Weak employment and worsening supply chains drive “production deficit.”
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Surface Finishing and the Aerospace Supply Chain
The state of aerospace business in the finishing industry.
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No Drip, Siphon-Fed Spray Nozzle Coats, Cools, Cleans
Exair Corp. unveils new 1/2 NPT siphon fed air atomizing spray nozzle
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