Industry Trends

JANUARY 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?

Non-toxic programmable powder coating, The best thing about 3D printing, Deposition of cold-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings, and more. Find out what coating & resins journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Xheme Develops Non-Toxic Programmable Powder Coating
Coatings World

“Smarter” powder for plastics and coatings with multiple uses.
What is the best thing about 3D printing?
TCT Magazine

At Formnext 2023, the TCT content team asked the question: “What is the best thing about 3D printing?” We have collated the responses here in this article, and included the videos of the interviewees.
On the deposition of cold-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings
ScienceDirect

Publication date: 30 January 2024 Source: Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 476 Author(s): John Henao, Astrid L. Giraldo-Betancur, Carlos A. Poblano-Salas, Paola A.
Coatings World’s Top Stories for 2023
Coatings World

Paint and coatings manufacturers news leads this year’s breaking news, online exclusives and features.
PPG Named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies List
Coatings World

Leading paint and coatings manufacturer is honored for fourth consecutive year.
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Partners with coatingAI to Explore New Frontiers in Sustainability
Coatings World

The industry-first technology, called Flightpath, optimizes equipment settings to reduce defects and overspray and improve powder consumption.
I-Tech AB Signs Licensing Agreement with International Paints Korea
Coatings World

AkzoNobel subsidiary gains the use and sale of new antifouling product.
Advancion Launches Multi-Functional Etheramine
Ink World

Molecule provides balanced properties that deliver advantages in waterborne automotive and industrial coatings and inks.
BASF: Chemistry and Sustainability – A Perfect Match
Coatings World

Sales generated with products launched on the market in the past five years that stem from R&D activities increased in 2022 to around €12 billion.
BASF Commits to Scope 3.1 Emissions Targets
Ink World

Specific Scope 3.1 emissions to be reduced by 15% by 2030 compared with 2022; net-zero Scope 3.1 emissions targeted by 2050.
3D Printing Boosts Village Economy in China’s Xizang

3D Printing

A 3D printing construction company in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, has been boosting the local economy with its 3D printed wares. Established in June 2023, Yingcai Construction Technology, not only provides employment opportunities to the local populace but also introduces innovative recycling methods, demonstrating both economic and ecological advantages.

AkzoNobel and China’s Wuxi El Pont Exploring Use of Electron Beams to Cure Coatings

Coatings World

E-beam technology is a fast-growing scientific field and could offer significant advantages over conventional thermal curing methods.

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