Attendee Information

Attendee Registration

The American Coatings Show is the leading North American coatings  industry event, setting trends for future developments in the industry. Attending the show facilitates immediate business opportunities, access to a complete portfolio of high-grade competitive products, and myriad networking and connection opportunities.

NON-EXHIBITORS: If you are not a registered exhibitor and wish to attend the 2024 American Coatings Show, please register via the link below.

Show Highlights

Interactive Online Floor Plan

The American Coatings Show will feature a user-friendly interactive floor plan that may be used to search for specific companies, products, etc., and find booth locations on the show floor.

Product Presentations

Be the first to learn about new innovations in the coatings industry during live, on-stage Product Presentations.

Industry Buyers Lounge

The Industry Buyers Lounge provides a designated area for show participants to set up important meetings.

American Coatings Show Daily

The trade show and conference newspaper, published all three days of the show, features daily highlights, interviews with industry experts, exhibitor booth locations, and more.

Online Career Center

The American Coatings Show offers attendees and exhibitors an opportunity to connect through the online ACS Career Center, where professionals may search for available positions and companies may contact eligible applicants.

American Coatings Conference

The American Coatings Conference, which is held concurrently with the exposition, will provide an in-depth comprehensive overview of advancements in coatings formulations, as well as key technological developments. Speak directly to top decision-makers in international coatings development or present your own expertise.

Fun Run

Join an enthusiastic group of runners and walkers who will gather at sunrise to jump start their day, network, and participate in this fundraising effort. Proceeds from the Fun Run are used to fund student participation in the AC Conference.

Powder CoatingsPavilion

The ACS 2024 will once again feature a Powder Coatings Pavilion.

PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS

One of the main attractions at the ACS is the Product Presentation stage. Show attendees have the advantage of being the first to learn about new innovations in the coatings industry by attending the live Product Presentations that take place each day of the event. Click on the day below to see the full lineup.

April 30, 2024
9:20 am – 4:55 pm

May 1, 2024
9:20 am – 4:55 pm

May 2, 2024
9:20 am – 11:35 am

April 30, 2024 — Tuesday Schedule

No.CompanyDayTimeTopicPresenter
1Aether IndustriesTuesday, April 30, 20249:20 - 9:35 amAether Industries, LTD & Converge CO2-Based PolyolsRon Valente
2Dura ChemicalsTuesday, April 30, 20249:40 - 9:55 amNovel Acrylic/Cationic Latex that blocks the most difficult stains.Palak Choudhary
3DOWTuesday, April 30, 202410:00 - 10:15 amOPTI-MATT™ 2300C: New Self-Matting 100% Acrylic Binder for Improving Low Sheen DurabilityYujie Lu
4Univar SolutionsTuesday, April 30, 202410:20 - 10:35 amUnderwater Epoxy-Curative SystemBobby Picker, Ralph Barthel
5ArkemaTuesday, April 30, 202410:40 - 10:55 amFlagship Coating Solutions to Advance SustainabilityHelene Pernot
6BASF CorporationTuesday, April 30, 202411:00 - 11:15 amBASF Pluriol® Polyethylene Glycol OfferingsMatthew Lyon
7ClariantTuesday, April 30, 202411:20 - 11:35 amPTFE-free and sustainable solutions for coatings and inksTobias Niederleitner
8BYK USATuesday, April 30, 202411:40 - 11:55 amForever solutions: Additives for high-performance PFAS-free coatingsMary Kate Nolan, Mahshid Niknahad
9SYENSQOTuesday, April 30, 202412:00 - 12:15 pmRHODOLINE™ HBR : Specialty Additive for Early “hot” Block Resistance in Water-based Coatings Linda Adamson
10IMCD USTuesday, April 30, 202412:20 - 12:35 pmIMCD Sustainable SolutionsKate Fix
11EvonikTuesday, April 30, 202412:40 - 12.55 pmTEGO® Foamex 16 – Our Latest Partially Renewable Siloxane Based DefoamerMeixi Chen
12Penn ColorTuesday, April 30, 20241:00 - 1:15 pmAstrad™ , a new portfolio of water-based, solvent-based and UV dispersions, for architectural, automotive and industrial coatingsPhil Adams
13NouryonTuesday, April 30, 20241:20 - 1:35 pmDiscover the Unparalleled Durability and Performance of Thioplast® Polysulfides in Coating ApplicationWolfgang Abele
14ArkemaTuesday, April 30, 20241:40 - 1:55 pmEnhancing Your Building’s Sustainability Profile with Long Life CoatingsAnna Sanchez-Fischer
15LubrizolTuesday, April 30, 20242:00 - 2:15 pmSolsperse™ W210 & W150 - 100% Active Dispersants for Waterborne Coatings (W210 & W150)Matt Dunn
16LubrizolTuesday, April 30, 20242:20 - 2:35 pmSolsperse™ 29000 – 100% Active Dispersant for General Industrial CoatingsKent Maghacut
17DOWTuesday, April 30, 20242:40 - 2:55 pmAVANSE™ 360: New Binder for Exterior Architectural Wood CoatingsAshley Gong
18EvonikTuesday, April 30, 20243:00 - 3:15 pmVISIOMER® Specialty Methacrylates for Sustainable Coatings & PolymersMichael E. Webb
19Univar SolutionsTuesday, April 30, 20243:20 - 3:35 pmGood, Better, Best Direct to Metal Coatings for Cold Rolled Steel Ralph Barthel
20HexionTuesday, April 30, 20243:40 - 3:55 pmVeoVa™ vinyl ester based intumescent paints: Enhancing performance and propertiesEduardo Santana
21CoviaTuesday, April 30, 20244:00 - 4:15 pmUltrawhite Fillers for More Sustainable Cool Coating ApplicationsScott Van Remortel
22W.R. GraceTuesday, April 30, 20244:20 - 4:35 pmNovel Matting Agents for Radiation Curable CoatingsZiniu Yu
23ystral gmbh maschinenbau + processtechnikTuesday, April 30, 20244:40 - 4:55 pmTime, energy and raw material savings by more effective dispersion technologyHans-Joachim Jacob

May 1, 2024 — Wednesday Schedule

No.CompanyDayTimeTopicPresenter
24Micro PowdersWednesday, May 1, 20249:20 - 9:35 amReplacing PTFE with Composite Additive PowdersRich Czarnecki
25United Soybean BoardWednesday, May 1, 20249:40 - 9:55 amU.S. Soy: The Sustainable Solution for CoatingsLee Walko
26Sasol ChemicalsWednesday, May 1, 202410:00 - 10:15 amElevate the performance of your emulsion polymers with NOVELUTION surfactantsJeanine Snyder
27EvonikWednesday, May 1, 202410:20 - 10:35 amAncamine 2880: New Fast Cure, High UV Resistance and EHS Friendly Epoxy Curing AgentSadananda Das
28DOWWednesday, May 1, 202410:40 - 10:55 amRHOPLEX™ RN-128: New All Acrylic Biobased Polymer that Delivers Value and PerformancePaul Doll
29The Shepherd Color CompanyWednesday, May 1, 202411:00 - 11:15 amProblem Solving Pigments for High-Performance Paints and CoatingsMark Ryan
30ArkemaWednesday, May 1, 202411:20 - 11:35 amMass Balance Solutions to Accelerate the Shift Towards More Circular SolutionsChris Miller
31ArkemaWednesday, May 1, 202411:40 - 11:55 amThe Path Forward to Safer 2K PaintsFrank Cogordan
32SYENSQOWednesday, May 1, 202412:00 - 12:15 pmAddibond™ 106: Polymeric Additive for Enhanced Metal Adhesion in Water-based Coatings  Brian Vest
33Penn ColorWednesday, May 1, 202412:20 - 12:35 pmAstrad™ , a new portfolio of water-based, solvent-based and UV dispersions, for architectural, automotive and industrial coatingsPhil Adams
34HSOWednesday, May 1, 202412:40 - 12.55 pmNavigating the Future of Coatings Manufacturing through AI and Microsoft CoPilotMichael Hammons
35ClariantWednesday, May 1, 20241:00 - 1:15 pmBio-based VITA products – maximum sustainability benefit without impacting performance Mark Coward
36PolyntWednesday, May 1, 20241:20 -1:35 pmIntroducing UROTUF® F110-D1W-31: A Groundbreaking Aliphatic Waterborne OMU with Superior Performance for Wood Flooring and Furniture ApplicationsPengxu Qi
37NouryonWednesday, May 1, 20241:40 - 1:55 pmEHM MAX Stewart Williams
38BYK USAWednesday, May 1, 20242:00 -2:15 pmFuture-proof your coatingsHeather McKelvie, Michael Goedeker
39Univar SolutionsWednesday, May 1, 20242:20 - 2:35 pmSpecialty MonomersBill Wagner, Christoph Fleckenstein
40EvonikWednesday, May 1, 20242:40 - 2:55 pmMeet our Easy-to-Dispers line of AEROSIL® grades for post-addition, easy incorporation and more efficient production cyclesAli Javadi
41Mitsubishi Chemical AmericaWednesday, May 1, 20243:00 - 3:15 pmMitsubishi Chemical Group Sustainable Solutions for the Coatings IndustryKatsufumi Mochizuki
42DOWWednesday, May 1, 20243:20 - 3:35 pmACRYSOL™ RM-735BF: New High Efficiency Biocide-Free Rheology ModifierSunny Wang
43Brenntag North AmericaWednesday, May 1, 20243:40 - 3:55 pmSustainability and Peak Oil’s Effects on the Chemical IndustryTed Davlantes, Brendan Cullinan, David Waranke
44BYK USAWednesday, May 1, 20244:00 - 4:15 pmAre there limits to relying on zeta potential when it comes to complex systems?Ronald Brashear, Matthew Burge
45DEUREX AGWednesday, May 1, 20244:20 - 4:35 pmBiodegradable waxes to avoid microplastics in paints and coatings – BIOMERE®Steffen Remdt
46U.S. SilicaWednesday, May 1, 20244:40 - 4:55 pmNEW WHITE MINERAL Pigments -  Enhanced Aesthetics / Improved EconomicsChristian Anderson

May 2, 2024 — Thursday Schedule

No.CompanyDayTimeTopicPresenter
47OmyaThursday, May 2, 20249:20 - 9:35 amCooling energy savings from high reflective coatings using lightweight fillersDavid Gonzalez
48DOWThursday, May 2, 20249:40 - 9:55 amDOWSIL™ 107F: Silicone Polyether Compound Defoamer with Balanced Antifoaming Efficiency and Coating CompatibilityLidaris San Miguel Rivera
49ArkemaThursday, May 2, 202410:00 - 10:15 amNew Pure Associative & Newtonian HEUR Polyurethane Thickener for Water-based SystemsHaksu Lee
50EvonikThursday, May 2, 202410:20 - 10:35 amSilanes for Waterborne CoatingsLetitia Luu
51LubrizolThursday, May 2, 202410:40 - 10:55 amPowderAdd™ 9780 - PTFE Free Coarse Texturing Agent for Powder CoatingsBill Ruth
52Albert InventThursday, May 2, 202411:00 - 11:15 amGetting Products to Market Faster: AI & ML in the LabSebastian Bernasek
53Orion Engineered CarbonsThursday, May 2, 202411:20 - 11:35 amThe Value of Using Gas Blacks for CoatingsVy Vo

Product Range

Image of five product lines to be exhibited at ACS

A COMPLETE PORTFOLIO

 

Coatings Raw Materials

Binders / Solvents / Pigments / Fillers / Additives

Adhesives Raw Materials

Polymers / Polymer Dispersions / Monomers / Resins, Tackifiers / Fillers / Solvents / Plasticizers, Oils / Additives / Waxes

Laboratory, Production Equipment and Packaging Equipment

Mixers / Extruders, Kneaders / Mills, Triple Roller Mills and Accessories / Engineering / Filters and Filtration / Pumps / Metering Devices, Balances / Conveying Systems / Filling Systems / Packaging and Packaging Materials / Labelling Machines / Logistics / Tinting Systems / Screening Machines and Sintering Plants / Coolers / Pipe Technology

Testing and Measuring Equipment

Quality Control and Laboratory Testing Equipment / Production and Process Control

Environmental Protection and Safety at Work

Occupational Safety / Container Washing Equipment / Emission Treatment / Effluent Treatment / Solvent Recycling

Services

Software, Hardware / E-Commerce / Training and Education Qualification / Technical Information and Publication / Consultancy / Research & Development / Contract Manufacturing