Coatings World - July 2016

Kerry Pianoforte, Editor

“Innovative, Sustainable, Efficiency” was the theme of China Coatings Summit 2016. The Coatings Summit focused on waterborne and other environmentally-friendly coatings. More than 50 keynote speeches covering industry regulations, trends, advanced technology and market trends were presented across five industry tracks to more than 500 attendees. In addition more than 60 companies displayed their latest products and technologies for the coatings industry, as well as conducting product demonstrations in the exhibition area.

A committee comprised of industry experts from the manufacturing sector, suppliers, policy makers and R&D institutes helped formulate the topics that truly reflect the latest in technology and challenges that face the industry. The summit had a series of buyer/supplier meetings, round table discussions and social events, giving attendees the opportunity to network and develop new business contacts.

“This was our 13th conference in China partnering with
Ringier,” said Dale Pritchett, publisher of Coatings World. “The
number of delegates and exhibitors continues to grow. Coatings
World is very pleased to be associated with this premier techni-
cal event in Shanghai”
“For the first time the conference had equal focus on both
coatings and inks,” Pritchett added. “Therefore my talk this
year focused on ‘New Technologies and Trends in the Global
Markets of Coatings and Inks.’ I found the level of interest
among the delegates in the coatings market by the ink industry
as well as the level of interest in the ink market by the coatings
industry to be rare and refreshing.”
The Coatings Summit has become one the most respected
technology communication platforms in China, the show orga-
nizers said. So far more than 3,200 professionals from the coat-
ing industry chain have attended to share their opinions and
learn from discussions as well as network and develop prospects
for cooperation.