Paint & Coating News

Some decorative papers use inexpensive materials and may also have a pungent smell during construction, emitting harmful substances such as formaldehyde that are harmful to humans.

• PVC
• Epoxy Resin
• Decoration
• Painting&Coating

The global pigments market size was estimated at USD 4.86 billion in 2018 and will grow at a CAGR of over 4.9% from 2019 to 2026.

• Pigment market

The prospect of Russia-Ukraine peace talks is questioned, crude oil prices are back on the rise, and the cost of petrochemical products is strongly supported

• Polyolefin
• forecast

Mitsui Chemicals announced on 15 March that it will close its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Otake, Iwakuni, Japan, in August 2023.

• PTA supply
• PTA production

In recent times, the topic of soaring international oil prices, repeatedly on the chemical plate hot search, and the same on the hot search there are endless letters of price increases, the high rate of increase, approaching the 10,000 yuan mark.

• PA66
• PA66PBT
• Chemical Industry

On March 16, Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical successfully produced the new EVA hot melt adhesive UE 2815GA for the first time, and after inspection, the product passed all the performance indicators.

• EVA
• Yangzi Petrochemical
• Petrochemical

Recently, Chemmart North China helped its top three customers in the industry to create 8 micron biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film successfully, filling the gap in the development of similar products in China in terms of light weight.

• chemical market
• Polypropylene
• BOPP

In order to effectively control and reduce the impact of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships on the marine environment

• Cyclobutyne
• Antifouling coating

ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks to provide automation services for its new greenfield plant in Thailand to convert sugar cane into the polylactic acid biopolymer Ingeo.

• ABB
• INGEO
• bio base materials

Olin, the world's second largest supplier of epoxy resins, has a production capacity of 610,000 tonnes, second only to Guido Chemical in South Korea with 630,000 tonnes, of which 265,000 tonnes of epoxy resin capacity is laid out at Stade in Germany.

• Olin
• Epoxy Resin
• global oil refining

On 14 July 2020, the Development and Reform Commission of Hebei Province announced the Three-Year Action Plan for the Cluster Development of Refining and Chemical Integration and New Materials Industry Chain in Hebei Province.

• Biofuel
• Polypropylene
• price soar

Bio-based materials additives can be divided into bio-based plasticisers, bio-based flame retardants, bio-based adhesives, bio-based lubricants, bio-based cleaners, bio-based surfactants and other bio-based additives.

• biodegradable plastics
• burn
• Additives

The epidemic has become more difficult to prevent and control, and the prevention and control situation is serious and complex.

• COVID-19
• epidemic

On March 15, Inner Mongolia Dalat Banner held the 2022 major projects spring investment attraction centralized signing conference.

• chemical material
• polyolefin project

The domestic PC market continued to be in a sluggish atmosphere. At present, the circulation of goods and transactions are relatively slow.

• PC

Since March, the bisphenol A market has shown a trend of first falling and then rising, but the overall amplitude is not around 3%, and domestic factories continue to close and fail to report.

• bisphenol A
• Polycarbonate

Compared to petroleum-based glycols, bio-based glycols have the advantages of short process flow, high environmental friendliness and high flexibility in raw material selection.

• Ethylene Glycol
• Ethylene
• bio based PET

Expanding the sources of non-edible oils for paints has great potential in the country, and together with policy support, bio-based paints have great potential for development.

• Painting&Coating
• biochemical
• anti corrosion

Featured silicon-based new materials: focus on the development of new glass materials, special glass, pharmaceutical borosilicate glass tubes, ultra-thin glass, special glass products, silica-based powder materials, etc.

• chemical material
• functional material
• bio base materials

On March 10, the Hainan Huasheng PC project held the first product delivery ceremony. The first product will be sent to South China, marking the official completion and production of the first phase of the project.

• PC device