1 Change in the protective coating market has been driven by three inter related factors, regulations / environmental, health and safety (EH&S) profile of products, performance and total cost over the life of the product. On the first point we have an increasing demand on two fronts. Regulations as we all know continues to become more stringent and the cost to register new substance is a factor influencing new product development and introduction. We also have an increasing demand to help our customers find solutions to replace tried and true raw materials that deliver excellent performance but now have non ...