| PCN – Communicating News In Protective Coatings Globally in Real TimeLeading Source of Industry News on Protective Coatings for Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Marine and ConstructionNEWSMAKERS: * Akzo Nobel * Axalta * Dulux * Hempel * International Paints * Jotun * PPG * Sherwin-Williams Interview: Nigel Shewring R&D Director, Hempel (Exclusive) https://www.marinelink.com/news/interview-nigel-shewring-rd-director-472087 Factory Slowdown Hits Paint Maker PPG (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/ppg-reports-slightly-higher-sales-in-latest-quarter-11571312098 Free Book on Protective Coatings for Corrosion Control (Exclusive to PCN Readers) (Download Here) http://materialstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Coatingbook.Corrosion-Control-through-organic.pdf Flexible Coatings for Protection of Marine Structures http://www.corrosionpedia.com/2/5373/coatings-and-lining/flexible-coatings-for-protection-of-marine-structures Severity of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) to Structures and Strategies to Detect It https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/corrrev.ahead-of-print/corrrev-2018-0102/corrrev-2018-0102.xml?lang=en Axalta Releases Third Quarter 2019 Results https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/axalta-releases-third-quarter-2019-results-300944405.html Sherwin-Williams Reports 2019 Third Quarter Financial Results https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-sherwin-williams-company-reports-2019-third-quarter-financial-results-300942520.html Akzo Nobel Announces $556 Mln Share Buyback as Core Profit Jumps https://www.reuters.com/article/akzo-nobel-results/update-1-akzo-nobel-announces-556-mln-share-buyback-as-core-profit-jumps-idUSL5N2780UB Video of Interview with Thierry Vanlancker CEO of Akzo Nobel on M&A, Buyback Plan, Q3 Earnings https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-23/akzo-nobel-ceo-on-m-a-buyback-plan-q3-earnings-video PPG Hits Record Earnings; Sales Fall on Weak Industrial Demand for Coatings https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2019/10/17/PPG-record-earnings-sales-decline-automotive-coatings/stories/201910170189 PPG Appoints Steve Pocock as VP, Architectural Coatings, EMEA North and East https://www.coatingsworld.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2019-10-21/ppg-appoints-steve-pocock-as-vp-architectural-coatings-emea-north-and-east/ Composites Epoxies Improving Corrosion Mitigation on Offshore Assets https://www.offshore-mag.com/production/article/14069056/composites-improving-corrosion-mitigation-on-offshore-assets Sherwin-Williams Pipeclad® 5000 Spray Application Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smSg3E7XWHs Facile Strategy Toward the Development of a Self-healing Coating by Electrospray Method https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/ab4d1b Silica Epoxy Coating Exhibiting Anti-corrosion Properties https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030094401830818X Superior Corrosion Resistance and Self-healable Epoxy Coating Pigmented with Silanzied Intercalated Graphene https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622318309655 Damage Assessment of the Corrosion-resistant Performances for Organic Coating Systems After Accelerated Tests using Analytic Hierarchy Process https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1350630718302279 This newsletter is brought to you by ExcelPlas Coating Labs (http://www.excelplas.com/) ExcelPlas Labs provides independent testing, analysis and investigation on protective coatings to prevent corrosion. 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