Damir Gagro Editor T +49 511 9910-209 When it comes to base coats, water-borne systems are dominating in Europe and the shift from solvents to water in emerging countries, especially in China, is rapid. A good effort by the automotive industry to become greener, one might think. In particular, when you take recent developments in the automotive industry into account - keyword diesel. I was therefore somewhat puzzled when I read the statement by Dr Andrew Shooter of Lubrizol in our "Expert Voices" ( page 16 ), saying that in ...