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CHINACOAT 2010
From September 27-29 Guangzhou will host CHINACOAT 2010, which
has become the main attraction for companies looking to capitalize
on China’s growing market for coatings.
Since its inception in 1996, CHINACOAT has become the key event for coatings, printing inks and adhe- sives suppliers who wish to enter, expand and consolidate their positions in the Chinese market. In terms of
exhibit size, number of exhibitors and visitors, CHINACOAT is now one of the largest coatings shows held in the
world today and is organized by Sinostar International.
China’s coatings industry has achieved remarkable success in technology innovation and marketing transformation
while facing various challenges. The industry is now more
mature and able to withstand risks. Enterprises there are
expanding their markets through merger and acquisition.
Despite the global financial crisis, China’s coatings
industry continues to grow. According to Sinostar, China’s
coatings output value in the first half of 2009 was worth
RMB 78.142 billion (~$11.5 billion), an increase of 3.6%
over the same period of 2008 and its sales value was RMB
76.05 (~$11.2 billion), an increase of 3.2% over 2008.
China’s economic recovery in 2009-2010 from the global
recession indicates that the government’s stimulus package
and other policies against the crisis have played an active
role in the quick recovery. At the same time the overall
dynamics of China’s coatings industry are evolving according to some key trends.
Export markets, which prior to the recession, were the
bedrock of the Chinese coatings industry, is no longer the
case. According to Sinostar, domestic demand now repre-
sents the major market opportunities. Domestic infrastructure construction of roads and bridges, for example,
has boosted economic growth. Emerging industries such
as wind power generation, logistics and the information
industry are also on the rise. Another trend, according to
Sinostar, has seen Tier II and Tier III markets develop
especially in rural areas, which are becoming larger
paint consumption markets. Lastly, China’s middle and
western regions are undergoing an accelerated pace of
development.
The overall urbanization of China is fueling the paint and
coatings industry there. It is the engine for China’s economic
growth, according to Sinostar, and all these factors support
the continuous growth of the coatings industry in China.
An annual event, alternating between the cities of
Guangzhou and Shanghai every fall, CHINACOAT 2010
returns to Guangzhou from September 27-29 at the
Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition Centre
(GICEC). With 700+ exhibitors from 25 countries and more
than 25,000 anticipated visitors, as well as a comprehensive series of technology exchange programs, CHINACOAT
2010 will again serve as a global meeting place for the
paint and coatings industry across the world.
CHINACOAT CONFERENCE
The 8th CHINACOAT Conference will be held in a confer-
ence theater inside the exhibition center on September 27-
28, 2010, the first two exhibition days of CHINACOAT. The
theme of the conference is, “Architectural Coatings for a
Sustainable World.”
This conference will cover a range of new developments
in the architectural coatings market, with particular
emphasis on environmental sustainability. It will bring
together the major players in this market to discuss the
future direction of the market and in particular the impact
of current concern about environmental sustainability.
This assembly of professionals with shared interest provides a special opportunity for developing new working
