January 2023

Daily Tribune

China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions at the beginning of the month.

Bangkokpost.com

A group of eco-tourists calling themselves Jud Kang Tent have launched a project in tandem with Khao Yai National Park and TOA Paint Thailand to create 3D painted crosswalks urging vehicles to slow down.

Ink World

Penn Color Inc. will hold the Grand Opening celebration of its new Singapore Technology Center on Jan. 10, 2023. This state-of-the-art facility will allow the organization to be closer to its Asia-Pacific customers and to better meet their needs. The laboratory provides access to a full set of capabilities and enabling technologies.

European Coatings

Covestro has recently started up the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) at a newly built plant in its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.

Coatings World

Chinese paints & coating industry has surprised the global coating industry by the unprecedented volume growth during the past three decades. Rapid urbanisation during this period has spurred domestic architectural coating industry to new highs. Coatings World presents an overview of China’s architectural coating industry in this feature.