ACA Sustainability Report 2022 - Report - Page 8
ACA Sustainability Report / 2022
INTRODUCTION
The American Coatings Association (ACA) is a voluntary, nonprofit trade association
working to advance the needs of the U.S. paint and coatings industry and the
professionals who work in it. ACA’s members manufacture over 90% of the coatings
sold in the United States, and in addition to manufacturers, the association represents
paint and coatings distributors, and raw materials suppliers, as well as the technical
professionals who work in the industry. ACA serves as an advocate and ally for
members on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues, and provides forums for the
advancement and promotion of the industry through educational and professional
programs and services.
What’s more, our industry’s products are
entrenched in the world — almost every humanmade product has a coating that is necessary
to protect it and maintain its value. ACA
members manufacture architectural, industrial
(factory-applied), and specialty purpose
coatings, including automotive refinish, traffic
marking, and marine coatings.
The association promotes policies to enable its
members to bring innovative, effective and safe
products to market, so that they may protect and
preserve the surfaces to which they are applied.
As such, sustainability is a focus for ACA’s various
committees and initiatives.
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