Industry Trends

May 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?

Nanocomposite coatings , Direct Laser Interference Lithography, 3D printing and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

High throughput optimization of hard and tough TiN/Ni nanocomposite coatings by reactive magnetron sputter deposition
ScienceDirect Publication

A combinatorial thin-film synthesis approach together with a high throughput analysis methodology was successfully applied to synthetize TiN/Ni coatings with optimum mechanical properties.
Corrosion behavior of titanium modified by direct laser interference lithography
ScienceDirect Publication

Direct Laser Interference Lithography (DLIL) was used to create periodic topography with two different surface patterns on pre-modified titanium. 
Evonik launches first materials for VAT photopolymerisation 3D printing
TCT Magazine

Evonik has announced the development of two new photopolymers which represent the company’s first steps into the VAT photopolymerisation 3D printing market.
Evonik Joins MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Coatings World

Evonik, IBM Research, and MIT explore potential industrial applications.
Construction Materials Price Index set to rise in Q2 on better outlook
Bangkokpost.com

Better prospects for the construction industry are expected to further push up the Construction Materials Price Index (CMI) in the second quarter, following its rise the first three months this year, driven by higher steel prices.
Axalta Completes Jiading Plant Waterborne Expansion
Coatings World

To meet the growing demand for sustainable coating solutions for automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial markets in China and the Asia Pacific region.
Rebidding for P336-M San Fernando Port in Cebu held
Manila Bulletin

The rebidding for the P336-million construction of the San Fernando Port project was conducted recently.
New measures to support S'pore's construction sector, including temporary easing of rule for hiring China workers
Straits Times

New work permit holders from China will be allowed to obtain their skills certification in Singapore.
Daewoo team wins Singapore station and tunnel contract

The Construction Index

A joint venture of Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Dongah Geological Engineering has won the civils contract for a station and tunnels on Singapore’s Cross Island Line Phase 1.

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