American Coatings Show & Conference 2012: Remarkable growth in all aspects

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With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69 countries (2010: 328/6,700), the third American Coatings Show & Conference exceeded previous numbers for visitors, exhibitors and net exhibit space. Visitors gave the American Coatings Show top marks; the visitor survey shows a high satisfaction among the attendees. The organizers, the American Coatings Association and Vincentz Network, are very pleased that each of the biennial events has increased in attendance – thanks to a simple formula: connecting the world's leading suppliers with the decision-makers in the American coatings industry. The presentation of three important industry awards rounded off the most important event addressing developments in coatings, paints, sealants, construction chemicals, and adhesives in North America.

The next American Coatings Show & Conference will take place April 7–10, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

Exhibitors from 19 countries (2010: 17) displayed a comprehensive range of products on more than 91, 000 net square feet of exhibit space (2010: 68,100 square feet) of all aspects of paint and coating formulation during the Show, which was held May 8–10, 2012 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Companies from abroad accounted for 35% of the exhibitors.

High satisfaction among visitors
The American Coatings Show is an attractive event for leaders in the coatings industry. Business owners, managing directors, and department heads accounted for 67% of the visitors, representing companies from several industry categories: manufacturers of coatings and paints (45%), suppliers of raw materials (32%), service providers (10%), and manufacturers of adhesives and sealants (7%). Nine out of every 10 visitors reported having influence on purchasing decisions at their companies; and 44% of visitors negotiated one or more business deals at the Show 2012. Top reasons for attending included: setting up new business contacts (46%), gathering new product information (41%), maintaining business contacts (39%), and/or extending knowledge (27%).

According to the visitors surveyed at the American Coatings Show 2012: 97% were satisfied with the range of products and services that the exhibitors presented, 98% were satisfied with the opportunities for obtaining information and establishing contacts, and 76% of visitors expressed an interest in using the featured new products. At least 75% of attendees had already decided at the 2012 Show that they would be back for the American Coatings Show in Atlanta.

Global marketplace for the Coatings industry
American Coatings Show visitors traveled to Indianapolis from all over the world. Of the 7, 500 attendees, 79% were from the United States, while 4% came from Canada. The remaining 17% were from other countries and regions in Europe (6%), South and Central America (5%) as well as Asia (4%) and Australia (2%).

Close to the pulse of industry: American Coatings Conference 2012
Featuring more than 96 presentations the American Coatings Conference from May 7–9 was exactly hitting the mark with the coatings industry. In a pre-conference survey, conducted by Vincentz Network, coatings experts judged functional and smart coatings (29%), waterborne coatings (19%), and sustainable coatings (19%) as the most important future technologies in their industry sector. So it is no surprise that the sessions covering these hot topics were magnets to the more than 1, 000 Conference attendees from all over the world.

Recognition of excellence: Coatings Awards 2012
This year's American Coatings Award, presented by the American Coatings Association and Vincentz Network, honored Dr. Antony van Dyk, of Dow Coating Materials, and Dr. Alan Nakatani, from The Dow Chemical Company, for their technical Conference paper "Shear Rate Dependent Structure of Polymer Stabilized TiO2 Dispersions."

The 1st place recipient of the Roon Award, sponsored by the Coatings Industry Education Foundation (CIEF), was Marshall Ming, Georgia Southern University, for "Smart Coatings for Self-Healing Corrosion Protection, " and the 2nd place recipient was Thomas Nelson, North Dakota State University, for "Catalyzed Crosslinking of Highly-Functional Bio-Based Resins."

Dr. Stuart G. Croll, chair of the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials at North Dakota State University, was recognized with the Joseph J.Mattiello Memorial Lecture Award for his outstanding contributions to science, technology, and engineering related to the coatings industry.

The next American Coatings Show & Conference will take place April 7–10, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

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