January 2021

The global aluminum pigments market is projected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 6.6% between 2019 and 2027.
Consumer preference for high-performance aluminum pigments with attractive esthetic features has been rising significantly of late. Aluminum pigments are widely employed in the formulation of automotive paints & coatings to enhance their aesthetic properties.

White is the most frequently purchased automotive color globally for 10 consecutive years.

As 2020 has seen us all spending more time in our homes, there has been a huge growth of interest in decorating and re-imagining how we want our living, and now working, environments to look and feel.

AkzoNobel’s Ready to Ship (RTS) collection of powder coatings is now available in South Asia in a greater range of colors, textures and finishes than ever before.

Involves the development of a more sustainable way of making resins.

The construction of a 140-kilometer two-lane highway connecting the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in Tanintharyi Region to the Htikhee at the Thai border will commence in mid-2021, according to the Dawei SEZ Management Committee.

APPROVED building permits fell by 35.3% year on year in the third quarter as households and investors opted to delay their construction plans amid the gloomy economic backdrop brought by the pandemic.

During the BusinessWorld Economic Forum with the theme “Forecast 2021: Reboot, Rethink, Reshape” , the government’s Build, Build, Build program and the construction sector as a path to post-COVID-19 economic recovery were among the topics highlighted.

Kuala Lumpur explored alternatives to reduce cost, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic adversely affected its fiscal position.