February 2022

In an increasingly competitive market, outdoor advertising and displays remain an effective way for companies to stand out and enhance consumer experiences. Thanks to advances in film materials, finishing, and a growing automotive industry in Asia Pacific, the practice of wrapping buses, cars and other vehicles with branding and advertisements is growing rapidly. Estimates suggest that the global market will expand at a 15% CAGR between 2021 and 2025.

Forbes

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been around in one shape or form for a while. There has been a lot of interest in 3D printing for easing supply chain congestion, especially when it comes to small spare parts. Well, 3D printing’s next big act could be large metal objects. If this method can be used on a large scale, supply chains could be reimagined.

Iron that rusts in water theoretically shouldn’t corrode in contact with an “inert” supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide. But it does. The reason has eluded materials scientists to now, but a team at Rice University has a theory that could contribute to new strategies to protect iron from the environment.

Coatings World

The Gold Standard is a selection of shades of gold that also deliver tough, durable protection to metal surfaces. Created using Polychem’s signature polyester technology, the Gold Standard is comprised of nine golds with subtle shimmers and some gorgeous special effects to offer the designer a classic color for their palette

Coatings World

COSCO Shipping has indicated it will coat its entire fleet of VLCCs with Nippon Paint Marine’s new antifouling system FASTAR. The hulls of the passenger ferry COSCO Star and the 56,000dwt bulk carrier Xin Liu Lin Hai will each be coated with the game-changing antifouling at drydockings scheduled later this year.

Ink World

This acquisition further accentuates the company’s strategic presence in Polyurethane and Alkyds dispersions – a step to becoming a specialty leader in various waterborne coating markets. The acquisition significantly bolsters Perstorp’s position within the Di-Methylpropionic acid platform, allowing further investments into innovation and additional capacities over time.

Ink World

hubergroup Print Solutions has launched MGA CONTACT, its new sheetfed offset ink. Thanks to raw materials which have been carefully selected, the ink series is suitable for safe printing on the inside of paper and cardboard food packaging. Together with the right hubergroup dispersion varnish, MGA CONTACT is approved for direct contact with food, meaning that no functional barriers are required.

Polyepoxides are a kind of chemical polymerization that is widely employed in several industrial purposes. Due to their macromolecular structure, polyepoxides offer superior superficial treatment and antierosion activity compared to basic organic corrosion inhibitors. During metal-inhibitor interactions, the polyepoxides outlying glacial efficient clusters operate as adsorption centers.

Coatings World

Two leading industrial manufacturers of non-contact process instrumentation to develop integrated coating process and production solutions. AMETEK Surface Vision, a leader in automated online surface inspection solutions, has joined forces with Sensory Analytics, the source for SpecMetrix Systems, in a strategic partnership that will provide customers with significant cost savings as well as improved quality and production.

Coatings World

Clariant has completed the sale of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners. “The Pigments divestment concludes Clariant’s transformation into a high-value specialty chemical company, allows us to invest in profitable growth in our most attractive segments and to address the increasing demand for more sustainable products,” said Conrad Keijzer, chief executive officer of Clariant.

Manila Bulletin

HP is making technology more accessible with the launch of the first ink enrollment program in the country. Through Easy Ink, customers can now order HP cartridges online and have them delivered so they can continue enjoying high-quality printing. “HP understands that its customers have ever-changing needs in the new normal.

The Ecowaste Coalition urged the national government for stricter regulatory action after discovering extreme lead content on some aerosol paints with that are in retail stores and online shopping sites in some parts.

HP Inc has announced the opening of its HP Experience Hub (X-Hub) in Kuala Lumpur, a seamless online-to-offline (O2O) experiential retail experience for technology buyers. The store connects to 82 online stores across six key SEA countries.

The construction of Indonesia’s US$34 billion new capital is moving ahead, with lawmakers on Tuesday passing into law the bill governing the administrative centre, which will be named Nusantara.