During a ceremony held by DSM NeoResins and Sinostar at the
7th CHINACOAT Conference to award the best paper presented
in waterborne technology throughout the conference, Dr.
Jianqing Hu of the South China University of Technology,
accepted the award for the paper, “Self-Stratifying Complex
Cathodic Electrodeposition.”
“Commercial success no longer hinges on large volume
but on sustainable performance,” Mr. Dasgupta said.
“Today, global environmental awareness, technical chal-
lenges and commercial expediency are working in unison.
High-tech durable auto-finishes must now comply with the
notion of sustainability.”
Among the highlights Mr. Dasgupta pointed to were
talks on cathodic electrodeposition using self-crosslinked
acrylic and epoxy resins, stable polyester polyols using bio-
based technology, surface modified silica nano-particles for
improving scratch resistance and improving hardness
while maintaining flexibility.
Mr. Dasgupta said that the importance and growth of the
Exhibitors Highlight Green Technology
at CHINACOAT 2009
Aside from the recession’s impact on China’s economy and
its coatings industry in particular, the largest trend in the
paint and coatings industry is the growing consumer enthusiasm for environmentally friendly paints. “In recent years
we have seen the eco-trend continue to accelerate and we
are working with many companies to help them develop low
odor, low VOC paints to meet this need as well as meeting
tight VOC requirements,” said Kevin Wu, commercial director for Celanese Emulsion Polymers, Asia.
Joon Choo, vice president, Shamrock Technologies,
added, “the continued pressure to develop and adopt green
technologies and environmental friendly formulations is
helping to keep development efforts alive.”
Munzing’s Mathew Chen concurred that the continued
development of environmentally friendly products will be
the “major trend impacting the future of China’s paint and
coatings industry, especially as China’s local paint and coat-
annual CHINACOAT Conference has been phenomenal.
“The bilingual CHINACOAT conferences are designed to
improve liaison and technology transfer between China
and the rest of the world,” Mr. Dasgupta said. “Today, China
no longer offers only boundless reserves of cheap labor, but
also its appetite for high-tech systems continues unabated.
After 25 years of organizing technical conferences all over
the world, my last seven years with Sinostar have been a
steady and enjoyable learning curve.”
Next year’s conference, “Architectural Coatings for a
Sustainable World,” scheduled for Nov. 13-14, 2010, promises to
be its equal. “This conference will cover a range of new devel-
opments in the architectural coatings market, with particular
emphasis on environmental sustainability,” said Mr. Dasgupta.
“It will bring together the major players in this market to dis-
cuss the future direction of the market and in particular the
impact of current concern about environmental sustainability.
CHINACOAT 2009 SURPASSES
EXHIBITORS’ EXPECTATIONS
For exhibitors, CHINACOAT 2009 presented an excellent
opportunity to showcase the ways their companies can help
the Chinese coatings industry continue to prosper. The
vibrant nature of CHINACOAT is a clear indication of the
health of the Chinese coatings industry. The exhibition’s
ability to bring together so many coatings industry leaders
is one of the keys to its success every year, and CHINACOAT 2009 was no different.
“At CHINACOAT you see all the important technical and
purchasing people in one place,” said Chuck Hoover Jr. of
Hoover Corp. “There is definitely major interest in technol-
ogy transfer in China. This is ground zero for global trade.
Ideas and technology come to China and are transferred
throughout the world.”
ing industry has become more focused on the environment’s
protection.”
“As a result of environmental issues, VOC regulations
and the trend toward healthier products, the quality of
coatings being developed for the Chinese market is pro-
gressing rapidly based on Western technology,” said Kyowa
Hakko’s Mr. Suezawa.
