Industry Trends

March 2022

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?

New “self-cleaning” anti-fogging coating, SWISS Equips Boeing 777-300ER Fleet with fuel-saving coating, Unique Coating Reduces Friction, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

New "self-cleaning" anti-fogging coating developed by NTU
Straits Times

Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) say they have created a coating that can stop lenses from fogging faster than the blink of an eye. When applied to plastic lenses, the coating can spread water droplets in 93 milliseconds. This dispersion of the droplets into a uniform film prevents fogging.
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SWISS Equips Entire Boeing 777-300ER Fleet with AeroSHARK
Coatings World

SWISS has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in the middle of the year, a total of 12 Boeing 777-300ERs will gradually be fitted with the riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF.
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Unique Coating Reduces Friction of Sliding Plastic, Ceramic and Metallic Components
Plastics Technology

A specialty film coating described as a type of diamond-like coating (DLC) from Oerlikon Balzers has been shown to reduce the coefficient of friction (COF) of sliding plastic as well as ceramic and metallic components to nearly zero, which increasing wear resistance. The company identifies this as a ta-C (Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon) type of DLC coating, sold under the tradename Balinit Milubia.
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Wood Coatings Market

Coatings World

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the market for wood coatings and stains in a number of ways. As much of the world spent a significant amount of time at home, DIY projects increased and thus the need for wood coating products.

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Carbon launches flame-retardant EPX 86FR 3D printing material
TCT Magazine

Carbon has announced the launch of a new flame-retardant photopolymer resin that is suitable for application in the consumer, automotive and industrial markets. The EPX 86FR is said to offer functional toughness, high strength and long-term stability – in addition to its flame retardancy – and is suitable for housings, brackets and connectors applications.
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AMR: Coating Additives Market to Reach $15 Billion by 2030
Coatings World

According to a new published report by Allied Market Research (AMR), “Coating Additives Market by Function, Formulation and End-Use Industry: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030,” the global coating additives market size was valued at $9 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $15.0 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2021 to 2030.
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PPG Report Shows Two-tone Finishes, Personalization Gaining Favor Among Car Buyers

Coatings World

PPG released its 2021 automotive color popularity report, which highlights increased demand for two-tone finishes, personalized colors and other emerging trends among car buyers.

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Liquidseal and Rijk Zwaan collaborate to create edible coating for snack cucumbers
Food IngredientsFIrst News

Liquidseal and Rijk Zwaan partnered up and invented an edible coating for snack cucumbers, to help solve food waste issues and meet the demand of savvy consumers demanding sustainable retail options to reduce excess. Currently, the coatings are focused on flowers and fruits with inedible skins, however, the companies are investigating opportunities for edible coatings on other fruits and vegetables.
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PPG Named to Corporate Knights’ CLEAN200 List as Top Producer of Sustainable Paints and Coatings
Coatings World

PPG was recognized on the CLEAN200™ global list as the top paints, coatings and specialty materials manufacturer with the greatest percent of 2020 revenue from sustainably advantaged products. PPG ranked 74th overall on the list in green revenue, reporting 35% of sales from sustainably advantaged products in 2020. The company’s goal is to achieve 40% of sales from sustainably advantaged products by 2025.
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Solvay Invests in CFRP 3D-Printing Specialist 9T Labs
PlasticsToday.com

The Swiss startup has developed a cost-competitive process that allows structural carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic (CFRP) parts to replace metals in aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and other demanding applications.
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Master Builders Association Malaysia asks govt to consider postponing minimum wage, electricity tariff
The Malay Mail Online

wage and electricity tariff hike for the next two years to accommodate the industry’s stability and capability. President Tan Sri Sufri Mohd Zin opines that the minimum wage and electricity tariff should remain in view of the current economic and Covid-19 conditions.
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Holcim Philippines continues innovation, sustainability push
Manila Bulletin

Holcim Philippines accomplished a number of sustainability and innovation initiatives in 2021 to raise its business performance and contributions to development such as an agreement to have its cement plants in Luzon run on solar energy. Leading building solutions provider, Holcim Philippines, Inc., aims to build on its remarkable 2021 accomplishments anchored on innovation and sustainability to further drive business performance and support the country’s progress.
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Nippon Paint Malaysia, 1st in the region to offer Total Coating and Construction Solutions (TCCS)
PR Newswire

Malaysia’s No. 1 total coating solutions provider, Nippon Paint Malaysia, officially announced its 100% acquisition of CMI Construction Material Industry and an 85% stake in CMI Marketing. This acquisition is aligned to Nippon Paint’s global strategy of expanding into adjacent businesses, thus further strengthening Nippon Paint’s positioning as a Total Coating and Construction Solutions (TCCS) provider
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Titanium wires-based anti-soiling coating to improve solar module yield
PV Magazine

Researchers in Thailand have developed an anti-reflective and anti-soiling coating for commercial solar modules that is claimed to increase power yield by over 6%. The coating has photocatalytic properties that make the organic compounds adsorbed on the solar module surface decompose, thus preparing them to be easily washed off by rainwater.
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