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The Coatings and Adhesives category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in the production of:

  • Paints (water-based and oil-based), primers, and paint thinners,
  • Stains, varnishes, lacquers, and shellacs,
  • Polyurethane or other coatings which provide water and/or corrosion protection,
  • Inks,
  • Adhesives such as epoxies, glues, or rubber cement, or
  • Sealants, caulking compounds, fillers, and putties.
Also included are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media companies which focus on the paints and coatings sector. Sites generally not listed in this branch include:
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Adhesives

The main Adhesives category is reserved for manufacturers of adhesives. Suppliers to the industry, as well as wholesale and distribution companies, should submit to the corresponding subcategory.

This category and its subcategories list sites for businesses and business organizations active in or supplying the adhesives industry.

By Application

No sites should be listed here. This category is intended to hold @links to application-specific coatings and adhesives categories throughout ODP.

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Corrosion

Corrosion protection with paints and coatings

Paints, coatings and high performance organic coatings have been developed as a need to protect equipment from environmental damage. This category is primarily for the listings of coating manufacturers of products like: conventional epoxy primers, zinc rich epoxy products and polyurethane anticorrosive paints and primers.
Other methods for surface protection against corrosion can be found at the categories below:

Business : Industrial Goods and Services : Casting, Molding, Machining

Directories

This category is for *directories* of coating manufacturers (including plating, anodizing, and similar finishing processes) and is not a listing of individual coating manufacturing firm websites. Individual coating firm sites will only be considered if they have a list of many other coating manufacturers on the site.

Websites containing sizeable lists of coating manufacturers with information about the companies and, importantly, that make clear which companies (if not all) are actual coating manufacturers, will be considered. Directories of coating wholesalers, distributors, and suppliers without companies that manufacture will not be considered in this category, and e-Portals and eMarketplaces will also not be considered (unless they also have a directory listing of manufacturers on the site).

This category is for *directories* of coating manufacturers (including plating, anodizing, and similar finishing processes) , and is not a listing of individual coating manufacturing firms. The category includes coating manufacturing directories worldwide.

Tools and Equipment

Sites in this category are concerned with the manufacture, service, and, in a few cases, assessment of systems and equipment, consumable products, and associate accessories used by companies involved in applying and curing paint and several other forms of coating to a variety of products and surfaces. Paint spraying, powder coating, and metal as the recipient surface are frequently featured, but other technology and targets aren't altogether uncommon. For example, exceptions can be found in companies employing the Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) process and selling pavement marking machines.

Note: For practical reasons, companies that simply provide spraying and coating services invariably confine themselves to a local area and therefore more properly belong -- and will be found indexed -- in their appropriate Regional/Localities categories.

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