Industry Trends

September 2024

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?

The marine coatings Market, The Asia Pacific paint and coatings market, Performance enhancing additives, and more. Find out what coating & resins journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

The Marine Coatings Market
Coatings World

Sustainability is very much on the mind of ship owners for performance and environmental reasons.
The Asia Pacific Paint And Coatings Market
Coatings World

Orr & Boss estimates the total market size of the Asia Pacific paint and coatings market to be 28.3 billion liters and $89.4 billion.
Multi-Image Fusion-Based Defect Detection Method for Real-Time Monitoring of Recoating in Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Ahead of Print.
Performance Enhancing Additives
Coatings World

This month, Coatings World interviewed a number of key suppliers of performance enhancing additives.
Integrating HIP with 3D Printing for Superior Part Performance
3D Printing

Integrating HIP with 3D Printing for Superior Part Performance
Aectual's 3D printing technology used to produce façade for BOSS store
TCT Magazine

The façade was developed in collaboration with Ippolito Fleitz Group and uses 3D printed waste materials to ‘create an innovative and circular storefront.
Qemtex Launches Powder Coatings Plant in UAE Targeting Global Market
Coatings World

The plant, located in Umm Al Quwain, will become one of the largest in the region.
NOF Metal Coatings Unveils PFAS-Free Topcoat Range
Coatings World

Ahead of regulation for more environmentally friendly coatings.
Atlas Copco cuts production lead times by 90% and costs by 30% with EOS polymer 3D printing technology
TCT Magazine

Installing an EOS P 396 3D printer, Atlas Copco has said it has been able to shorten its supply chain and lower its environmental impact, in addition to the cost and time savings.
Covestro and Carlisle Construction Materials Using Bio-Circular Attributed Materials
Coatings World

Covestro to supply MDI with bio-circular attributed raw materials.
Siegwerk to Present New Functional Paper Coatings at Specialty Papers Europe 2024
Ink World

At Specialty Papers Europe 2024, the company will present four new water-based CIRKIT products specially designed for use in paper mills.
Hexion and Clariant Form Collaboration to Advance High-Performance Intumescent Coatings
Coatings World

This innovative partnership brings together Hexion’s expertise in VeoVa vinyl ester-based binders with Clariant’s industry-leading intumescent additives.
Powder Coatings
Coatings World

Powder coatings offer several advantages over liquid coatings, including enhanced durability, chip and abrasion resistance, low VOC and cost efficiency.
Evidence Stacks Up for Poisonous Books Containing Toxic Dyes
Ink World

Researchers used XRF data to show that lead and chromium were present in some of the Lipscomb books.
PPG Completes Expansion of Industrial Coatings plant in Vietnam
Coatings World

Project adds production of waterborne decorative, functional coatings for consumer electronics.
Robots that paint and lay floor tiles are revolutionising construction in Singapore
Straits Times

It takes a robot about 90 minutes to paint a four-room flat.
Suddenly, Malaysia turns investment safe haven as Thailand, Indonesia in political flux
Malay Mail

Malaysia is fast becoming a haven in Southeast Asia and foreign investors are returning to a long-overlooked market as a confluence of improving growth, stable government and rising currency sets it apart among peers grappling with political flux. Foreigners have steadily poured more money into Malaysian debt and stocks this year. In July, as political troubles brewed in Thailand and Indonesia, they pumped in US$1.75 billion (RM7.
CFL Flooring plans to hit the ground running with new factory in northern Vietnam
Vietnam Investment Review

CFL Flooring announced on August 12 that construction of its new manufacturing facility in northern Vietnam is well underway, with the first shipments due to leave in the fourth quarter of this year.
BASF Coatings Opens Application and Technical Center in Jiangmen, China
BASF

Enhanced offering of premium, value-for-money, and commercial transportation solutions.

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