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).