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Table of Contents
June 2026 • Vol. 42, Issue 6
Features

Focus On: Equipment
Equipment Coverage Readers Returned to This Year
By Courtney Bassett, Paint and Coatings Industry Magazine

Biocides: A Necessary Tool for Managing Biofouling
By Jotun

Silicone Oil Detection via Hyperspectral Imaging with Quantum Cascade Lasers
By Block Engineering

Multifunctional Architectural Coatings
By Renovated

The Organic Pigment Market
By MarketsandMarkets

ACS 2026: From the Show Floor to the Speedway
By Courtney Bassett, Paint & Coatings Industry Magazine
Coatings Supplier Handbook
Columns
Viewpoint
Powder Coating Perspectives
Departments
Web Highlights
Supplier Index
Coat It! Podcast
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Product Focus
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Eric R. Byer President, Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD)
Ali Javadi, Ph.D. Technical Team Manager, Axalta
Nancy Lockhart Color Consultant, Inter-Society Color Council
Artur Palasz, Ph.D. Technical Director, Spektrochem – Technical Center of Raw Materials for Architectural Paints
Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D. Vice President, Collaborative Innovation, The ChemQuest Group
Gary Spilman, Ph.D. R&D Director, Rust-Oleum
Terri Stewart Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Coatings Association
Kalsani Venkateshwarlu, Ph.D. Scientist, PPG
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