Industry Trends

September 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?

Liquid crystals to create colour changing coatings, bio-based coatings overview: Increasing activities, suppression on heat and smoke diffusion in flame retardant epoxy coatings, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

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Liquid crystals to create colour changing coatings
European Coatings

Scientists have developed a way to stretch and strain liquid crystals to generate different colors.
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Bio-based coatings overview: Increasing activities
European Coatings

Bio-based paints and coatings continue to play a rather small role in the coatings business. The current market share is estimated at around 5 % in sales. Most of this is also likely to come from long-established natural raw materials.
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Suppression on heat and smoke diffusion in flame retardant epoxy coatings
European Coatings

A new paper describes the reduced heat and smoke diffusion by zirconium nitride (ZrN) in intumescent flame retardant epoxy coatings.
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Self-lubricating coatings via PDMS micro-gel dispersions
European Coatings

As the potent lubricant PDMS cannot be used directly within PAI coatings, micro-gel particle dispersions for the addition to PAI solutions are described.
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Preparation of smart coatings with self-healing and anti-wear properties
European Coatings

A new paper describes the preparation smart coatings by embedding PU-fly ash absorbing linseed oil microcapsules.
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Functional coatings: Potential for all industry sectors
European Coatings

Interest in functional coatings is coming from all types of coatings sectors, says Arno Schut. We spoke to the innovation manager at Axcentive about trends in the field.
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The effect of Si content on the structure and tribological performance of MoS2/Si coatings
ScienceDirect Publication: Surface and Coatings Technology

The MoS2/Si composite coatings show featureless morphology, a multilayer structure is formed when the Si content is higher than 17.4 at.%, the doped Si will increase the humidity resistance of the MoS2 coating.
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Gov’t urged to maximize use of construction materials
Manila Bulletin

A consumer group called on the Duterte government to maximize the use of local construction materials for its flagship “Build Build Build” program to help sustain jobs for Filipinos amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Road construction investments re-ignite economy
Manila Bulletin

Road construction projects at this time when the Philippines is entering a recessionary period due to the pandemic will certainly help ignite economy, according to an expert.
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Singapore construction firms fly the flag high, boost internationalisation efforts
The Straits Times

Local firms in the built environment sector have been lauded for flying the flag high, venturing abroad to deliver innovative construction projects and strengthening the Republic’s brand around the world.
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Construction of Panguil Bay Bridge to begin early 2021

Manila Bulletin

The final design of the 3.7-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge in Northern Mindanao will be ready December this year with actual construction expected to begin early next year. The Department of Public Work Highways (DPWH) recently announced they are now conducting a geotechnical survey to finalize the design of the P7.375-billion Bridge.

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Pattaya monorail construction start planned for 2023
Bangkokpost.com

Construction of a monorail line through the city area could start as early as 2023, if it receives cabinet approval, a senior city official said.
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