Paint: Colorful Global Commodity

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This paper discusses the global commodity of paint. It first discusses the history of the use of paint and how Plato revolutionized the concept of mixing together two primary colors to create a third, different, color. Next, the paper follows the development of the manufacturing of paint from ingredients of nature to synthetic paints. The paper then examines the components and technology used today to manufacture paint.

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"The chemical complexity of today's paints lends them to even broader markets than ever imagined. There exist today clear paints that can be used in covering plastics that protect but at the same time offer translucency ("Historical Context"). Also there are paints that add color to a product but can later be washed off with water. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, primers, sealers, latex, alkyd, flat, satin and gloss; these are all words used to describe the types of paint and their attributes in today's market. No matter what your project there exists a paint that will contribute to it and through the advancement of technology the market will continue to broaden."

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