Paint & Coating News

Since May, following numerous calls from the central government, as well as successive talks and talks with government departments and industry associations, the prices of some commodities have noticed a significant correction.

• bisphenol A
• PA66

After uncharacteristically tense in the first half of the year, the supply of benzene in the United States and Europe is expected to return to normal in the second half of 2021, thereby alleviating the demand for Asian goods.

• benzene supply
• ExxonMobil

Recently, equipment maintenance plans in the coatings and chemical industries are more frequent, and it is expected that the parking and maintenance of major chemical plants in the second half of the year will generally be more intensive

• price soar
• methanol
• PC
• Titanium Dioxide

Recently, PPG launched CORAFLON Platinum powder coatings for the architectural metal material market. The patented technology achieves the perfect combination of excellent color durability and high coating efficiency.

• PPG
• Coraflon platinum powder coating

Yesterday (27th), Wanhua Chemical issued an announcement that starting from June 2021, the listed price of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. in the Chinese regional polymer MDI distribution market is 19,600 CNY/ton (2400 CNY/ton lower than the price in Ma

• Wanhua
• Epoxy
• bisphenol A
• butanediol

After experiencing the extreme rise in the previous period, Isobutyraldehyde pulled back sharply in two days over the weekend.

• Isobutyraldehyde

On May 14, the professional committee of coating and painting of the Chinese Chemical Society held a meeting to announce the statistical results of the powder coating industry in 2020.

• power coating
• power coating china

The covid-19 has once again entered an outbreak period, Southeast Asian countries have closed their countries, and production has ceased one after another!

• production stop
• stock shortage
• bisphenol A

Yesterday (19th), Wanhua Chemical’s quotation of n-butanol was 15,300 CNY/ton in North China, 15,600 CNY/ton in East China, and 15,800 CNY/ton in South China, both lower than the previous week’s quotation by 1,000 CNY/ton.

• epoxy resin
• acetone
• Butylene Glycol

Yesterday (17th) domestic market futures opened, domestic black futures fell further, the main hot-rolled coil contract fell by more than 6%

• epoxy resin
• bisphenol A
• BDO

In the case of strong crude oil price fluctuations, low PTA profits and more self-maintenance to offset the negative impact of new production, stocks at both ends of the futures continue to fall

• PTA price

Recently, industrial projects in Huizhou Daya Bay Development Zone started and completed investment activities in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Zone.

• PDH
• acetic acid

After China Nuclear Titanium Dioxide issued a price increase letter on May 6, starting the fifth round of price increases in the titanium dioxide market during the year, many companies have joined the price increase army.

• Titanium Dioxide
• CITIC

Yesterday (12th), Panzhihua Tihai Technology Co., Ltd. issued a price adjustment letter, stating that from the 12th, the domestic trade price of rutile titanium dioxide was raised by 1,000 CNY/ton, the foreign trade price was raised by US$150/ton

• Titanium Dioxide
• resin
• pigment

Yesterday (10th), CITIC Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. issued a letter stating that the sales price of CR series chlorinated titanium dioxide will be increased from now on.

• coatings price
• resins
• Titanium Dioxide

The monthly contract price of butanediol (BDO) in the Korean domestic market is lower than the April settlement price, falling from the peak. It is expected that the spot market will also weaken in the future.

• Asia BDO

Recently, the profit data of industrial enterprises released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in the first quarter, industrial enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 1825.38 billion yuan

• chemical material price
• Aniline
• Propanol

Starting from May 10, 2021 or the time allowed by the contract, Dow Chemical will increase the prices of the following MDI products of all grades and packaging types in North America on behalf of itself and its applicable consolidated subsidiaries

• Dow
• MDI price
• Chemours

Recently, epoxy resin companies in the Huangshan area of Anhui reported that the environmental protection inspection team was stationed in Anhui, and the local solid epoxy resin companies were in the stage of suspension of production.

• epoxy resin
• Titanium Dioxide
• PC

According to the monitoring of bulk commodity data, the price of isopropanol has risen this month. The average domestic isopropanol price at the beginning of the month was 8966.67 CNY/ton

• isopropanol price