Industry Trends

November 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?

Know the difference between inkjet and laser printers, How to paint a car with soap, 2022 Pantone color of the year, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Why it pays to know the difference between inkjet and laser printers
Manila Bulletin

Differentiating the two printer types can help buyers make the right choice. For consumers who are in the market for a new printer, picking which type best suits their needs — be it for work from home, for their kids’ schooling, or their small business — can be a task both daunting and confusing. It often comes down to choosing between an inkjet or a laser printer for many ordinary computer users, two of the most sought-after models available today.
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How to paint a Mustang using soap
Business Insider

Artists on YouTube and TikTok began a trend of painting with gel soap. The technique uses multiple layers of paint and soap as a masking tool to create elaborate designs. Car paint shop DipYourCar tried the technique on a Mustang, and the results were equally satisfying. YouTube and TikTok are filled with videos of artists using dish soap to paint. The soap acts as a masking tool for making multicolored patterns and designs.
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Everything You Need To Know About the 2022 Color of the Year
Pro Paint Corner

Are you wondering what the Pantone 2022 Color of the Year will be? You’ve come to the right place! In this ProPaintCorner.com guide, you’ll learn: Why they started the Color of the Year (COTY), How they choose the Color of the Year, What we predict the 2022 color will be, and much more!
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INX International Adds INXhrc RC to Natural-based Ink Roster
Ink World

Continuing with its commitment to developing ink systems that help brand owners and printers meet their sustainability goals, INX International Ink Co. has introduced INXhrc RC. A high-performance ink system with clean, renewable and sustainable ingredients
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Sun Chemical Launches Xennia Pearl Pigment Inks for Sustainable Textile Printing
Ink World

Sun Chemical has launched Xennia Pearl pigment inks for high-speed industrial applications during Innovate 2021 Textile Innovation Week and offers textile printers a way to significantly reduce water use and chemical waste.
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Solvent-Based Inks Market to Reach $13,380.6 Million by 2027: TMR
Ink World

Growth of the packaging industry is the primary factor boosting the global solvent-based inks market. The global solvent-based inks market was valued at US$ 9,179.2 million in 2018 and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 3.50% from 2019 to 2027, according to a new report
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NGO calls on toymakers to comply with norms on lead paint levels
BusinessWorld

The EcoWaste Coalition has urged manufacturers and sellers of toy and childcare products to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) standards after noting high levels of lead in a toy gardening set. The group said in a statement Thursday that dealers in such products, including those online, must check whether their products are registered with the FDA, and if they hold a certificate of conformity signifying compliance with national lead paint standards.
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Covid's lessons for the construction industry
The Business Times

HAD the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 ended on schedule last week on Sept 30, the construction industry would have been roiled by further uncertainty. This is an industry that already has been plagued by delays, a general drop in productivity, and rising manpower and materials costs. Fortunately, it can look forward to further relief, thanks to the extension of aspects of the Covid-19 temporary measures.
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Duo wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on catalysts
NST Online

Germany’s Benjamin List and David MacMillan of the United States on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction, the jury said.
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BASF to Launch Refinity Cloud-based Platform
Coatings World

BASF’s Coatings division has launched Refinity, a new, cloud-based, digital platform for its body shop customers all over the world. Refinity will provide customers with a seamless digital experience designed to drive efficiency in the areas of color, business, training and support solutions.
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KRONOS Launches 9900 Digital White Aqueous Pigment Concentrate
Ink World

KRONOS Worldwide, Inc., a leading global producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2), has launched KRONOS 9900 Digital White, which is a newly developed aqueous pigment concentrate to meet the demands of the digital printing industry.
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Clariant Increases Prices for Pigments & Pigment Preparations for Quinacridones

Coatings World

The increases will become effective October 6, 2021. The price increases are necessary to recover significant on-going cost increases for one of the key raw materials to manufacture Quinacridones (PR122 and PV19).

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BSP eyes testing banknotes made of polymer in 2022

BusinessWorld

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering testing P1,000 banknotes made of a “more durable” polymer material next year. The central bank is also looking at how limited testing circulation of these polymer banknotes could impact the domestic abaca industry as abaca has been used for banknotes since 2001.

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Malaysia’s MTD sets P12 B expansion in PH

Manila Bulletin

MTD Philippines, a fully owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s top engineering conglomerate MTD Capital, has announced it is investing P12 billion over the next six years in the country. Patrick Nicholas David, president and CEO of MTD Philippines Inc. and chairman of Bandar Hebat Builders Inc.

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Xeikon Expands Its Organization in Greater China

Ink World

Xeikon has appointed Sean Wu GM for Greater China, signaling the company’s increasing presence in the region. In his new role, Wu is tasked with managing the significant growth in interest for Xeikon’s digital solutions in China.

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