Industry Trends

February 2021

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?

Raw Material Price Increases, Specialty Carbon Black Market, Inks for Flexible Packaging and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Raw Material Price Increases Pile Pressure on Paint Manufacturers
Coatings World

Epoxy resin prices have risen sharply since the latter part of 2020 while polyester resin prices are also well up.

Specialty Carbon Black Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2027
Coatings World

Projected to register a CAGR of 4.5% during the mentioned period of forecast – 2019 to 2027.

INX Introduces GelFlex-EB Inks for Flexible Packaging
Ink World Magazine

In addition to food packaging, GelFlex-EB inks can be used for household, industrial, outdoor, and pet food and pet care products.

IFS Coatings Launches IFS Puroplaz PE20 Texture
Coatings World

Thermoplastic polyethylene-based powder that can be can be both sprayed and dip applied.

Evonik Introduces TEGO Foamex 812
Coatings World

Evonik is introducing TEGO Foamex 812, a new defoamer developed precisely for this purpose. The new defoamer has an ideal balance of effectiveness and compatibility -while meeting stringent regulatory requirements.

Huntsman Finalizes Acquisition of Gabriel Performance Products
Coatings World

Huntsman Corp. completed the acquisition of Gabriel Performance Products (Gabriel), a North American specialty chemical manufacturer of specialty additives and epoxy curing agents for the coatings, adhesives, sealants and composite end-markets, from Audax Private Equity.

AkzoNobel Supplying Powder Coatings for Landmark Water Pipeline in China
Coatings World

A major infrastructure project in China which is using powder coatings on the interior of potable water pipes has specified sustainable products supplied by AkzoNobel.

MAA forecasts 8% rise in TIV for 2021 – 570,000 units
Paul Tan’s Automotive News

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) says it is optimistic that the local automotive market will rebound in 2021, and has confidently forecast that the total industry volume (TIV) will grow by nearly 8% from 2020, in which 529,434 units were shifted.

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