China’s paint and coatings market poised for gradual revival
In 2009, the total paint and coatings market in China is expected to have a medium annual growth rate of about 5 %, in terms of production shipment. A new study by Frost & Sullivan forecasts the end application industries of the paint and coatings market to revive gradually in the second half of 2009. End-user industries, including building, automotive, marine, oil, natural gas, chemical, furniture, and coil, will have different growth scenarios in the second half of 2009. For instance, the oil and natural gas industry will see a normal growth rate while building and automotive industries are estimated to grow quickly in the coming months due to governmental stimuli. As a result, architecture coating and automotive coating markets are expected to have high growth rates in the second half of 2009.
CoSi awards for best presentations
The awards of the fifth Coatings Science International conference haven been pronounced....
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BASF restructures its Petrochemicals division
BASF reorganizes its Petrochemicals division effective 1 July 2009....
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The coatings industry on its way to more innovation
There are various means, which potentially boost a company’s innovation output. In this broadcast, which is presented by Celanese Emulsion Polymers, you will see that most paint and coatings manufacturers neither defer nor cut their investments for innovations. They rather aim at optimising their internal innovation management system. With such measures, the paint and coatings producers are preparing for the time after the crisis. Excerpts from a keynote presentation will explain why R&D specific to coatings is crucial for the development of marketable products.Moderation: Dr. Sonja Schulte, Managing Editor Science & Technology, and Miriam von Bardeleben, Managing Editor Market & Companies
Industrial Coatings in the Czech Republic
The Czech paint and coatings manufacturer Colorlak has focused on modernizing its production facility during the last two years. In the next 2-3 years Managing Director Mojmir Olser will stabilize the structure of the Group. Furthermore, Olser wants to cooperate with the Korean company DBC Coatings. By Miriam von Bardeleben» Watch the video
(06/2009)
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(June 29, 2009)
A balanced mixture of academic and industrial presentations, lively discussions and an intensive exchange of ideas - the Coatings Science International Conference (CoSi) has again demonstrated its quality. Some 90 international coatings experts from both industry and academia gathered at the fifth CoSi conference in Noordwijk at the Dutch North Sea coast.
(June 22, 2009)
For the coatings industry nanotechnology is reality. Nanoparticles in coatings improve properties such as mechanical resistance for instance. Dispersion of these small particles is sometimes challenging, but nowadays these kinds of problems are solved. Does that imply that this technology has already reached the high-end of development?
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