Industry Trends

March 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s coating and resins industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Hydrogel coating to prevent ice formation, Solvent-based printing inks, ultra-high performance concrete, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Hydrogel coating to prevent ice formation in three different ways
European Coatings

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues in China have developed a coating that prevents ice from forming.
Solvent-Based Printing Inks Valued at $10.77 Billion in 2019

Expected to grow to $12.43 billion at a CAGR of 3.60% through 2023,

Properties of ultra-high performance concrete with silica fume content
European Coatings

A study focuses on the changes in rheology and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete with silica fume content.
Highly dispersed graphene oxide–zinc oxide nanohybrids in epoxy coating
European Coatings

A new study focuses on highly dispersed graphene oxide–zinc oxide nanohybrids in epoxy coating with improved water barrier properties and corrosion resistance.
Development of a protective one coating systems for steel
European Coatings

Scienstist have studied the development of functional polyurethane/iron oxide composites as protective one coating systems for steel.
Optimised synthesis of highly reactive UV-curable hyperbranched polyester acrylates
European Coatings

A recent study describes an optimised synthetic protocol to obtain a set of highly branched polyester acrylates.
NAP 2020 targets 1.22 million TIV, RM12.3 billion in exports by 2030 – 323,000 new jobs to be created
Paul Tan’s Automotive News

As part of the launch of the new National Automotive Policy (NAP) today, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has released its targets over the next 10 years. Among other things, the ministry hopes to grow the total industry volume to 1.22 million units by 2030. This would represent a substantial 101.9% increase over last year‘s 604,297 units, while the targeted total production volume of 1.47 million units would be a whopping 157.2% up on 2019’s 571,632 units.
Polymethylsilsesquioxane powder prepared by morphology-controlled growth
European Coatings

A recent study concentrates on polymethylsilsesquioxane powder prepared by morphology-controlled growth and its composite with waterborne latex for superhydrophobic coating fabrication.
Effects of added nanoclay for styrene-acrylic resin
European Coatings

Scientists have studied the effects of added nanoclay for styrene-acrylic resin on intumescent fire retardancy and CO/CO2 emission.
Stimuli-responsive luminochromic polymers
European Coatings

Scientists have developed stimuli-responsive luminochromic polymers consisting of multi-state emissive fused boron ketoiminate.
Orion Opens NJ Technical Service Applications Lab
Ink World

The new facility will initially serve coatings and ink customers, as well as drive innovation to advance carbon black technology.
Thermal characterisation of solvent-free epoxy coatings
European Coatings

Scientists have studied the thermal characterisation of solvent-free epoxy coatings by rheology and kinetics combined.
Titanium dioxide and powder coatings: "The label will be linked to colour"
European Coatings

The classification of titanium dioxide in powder form as carcinogenic has caused quite a stir in the coatings industry. What will be the consequences for the powder coatings sector?

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