Kerry Pianoforte, Editor09.17.14
What are your expectations for CHINACOAT 2014 in Guangzhou and how does it help your business?
“At Chinaocat 2014, ECKART will exhibit its latest achievements in effect pigment developments,” said Eric Cai, coatings marketing manager, Greater China and Vietnam, ECKART.
“The exhibit focus will cover different topics of new effects, environmental friendliness and energy saving. By introducing innovational visual effects and bringing along new solutions for effect Green Coatings, ECKART will help its clients create new effect coatings with marvelous shines and more environmental friendly systems. And of course, ECKART will meet old and new friends at the show sharing market information.”
Have you seen growth in 2014 for the paint and coatings market in China?
“Yes, but the speed of growth is not as fast as a few years ago for both economic and government expenditure control reasons,” said Mr. Cai.
What are some of the key trends impacting the market in China?
Mr. Cai noted a number of key trends:
- Coatings manufactures will face coming waterborne system regulations, they need to work out related products to comply with and fulfill the market needs.
- Color trend is moving, silver is not as hot as before.
- New substrate materials and new coating application methods are playing as more important roles than before, these directly impact the plastic coatings segment.
In what segments (industrial, automotive, etc.) do you see the most growth potential?
“The growth trend of automotive applications is very positive in China, especially for ECKART whose products are with high relevance,” said Mr. Cai.
What are the some of the latest technologies and new products your company is offering to the coatings market in China?
“ECKART, as a world market leader of effect pigments, continues its innovative steps in the development of new products to meet the dynamic market requirements in China,” said Mr. Cai.
Liquid Coatings
- Metalure Liquid Black - World Premiere and black PVD pigment, suitable for solventborne and waterborne systems
- Hydroshine WS4001 - Darkest available SiO2 coated PVD pigment for waterborne in the market
- Metalure Mirroshine 1006 - leafing PVD pigment
- New Earth Tones Glass Flakes - product range extension of LUXAN series
Powder Coatings
- Fine Silver Dollar type aluminium pigment (non-leafing) - designed to match liquid coatings effect
- Standart PCS & PCU Aloxal series - champagne effect, nickel-free aluminium pigment
- PCU Rich Gold & Copper - the most stabilized bronze powder in the market, possible for exterior powder coating applications
- New PC3D - updated version of ECKART Standart PC3D aluminium series, designed to match liquid coatings effects.
*** Article reprinted from the August issue of CHINACOATNEWS
Copyrighted by Sinostar International
“At Chinaocat 2014, ECKART will exhibit its latest achievements in effect pigment developments,” said Eric Cai, coatings marketing manager, Greater China and Vietnam, ECKART.
“The exhibit focus will cover different topics of new effects, environmental friendliness and energy saving. By introducing innovational visual effects and bringing along new solutions for effect Green Coatings, ECKART will help its clients create new effect coatings with marvelous shines and more environmental friendly systems. And of course, ECKART will meet old and new friends at the show sharing market information.”
Have you seen growth in 2014 for the paint and coatings market in China?
“Yes, but the speed of growth is not as fast as a few years ago for both economic and government expenditure control reasons,” said Mr. Cai.
What are some of the key trends impacting the market in China?
Mr. Cai noted a number of key trends:
- Coatings manufactures will face coming waterborne system regulations, they need to work out related products to comply with and fulfill the market needs.
- Color trend is moving, silver is not as hot as before.
- New substrate materials and new coating application methods are playing as more important roles than before, these directly impact the plastic coatings segment.
In what segments (industrial, automotive, etc.) do you see the most growth potential?
“The growth trend of automotive applications is very positive in China, especially for ECKART whose products are with high relevance,” said Mr. Cai.
What are the some of the latest technologies and new products your company is offering to the coatings market in China?
“ECKART, as a world market leader of effect pigments, continues its innovative steps in the development of new products to meet the dynamic market requirements in China,” said Mr. Cai.
Liquid Coatings
- Metalure Liquid Black - World Premiere and black PVD pigment, suitable for solventborne and waterborne systems
- Hydroshine WS4001 - Darkest available SiO2 coated PVD pigment for waterborne in the market
- Metalure Mirroshine 1006 - leafing PVD pigment
- New Earth Tones Glass Flakes - product range extension of LUXAN series
Powder Coatings
- Fine Silver Dollar type aluminium pigment (non-leafing) - designed to match liquid coatings effect
- Standart PCS & PCU Aloxal series - champagne effect, nickel-free aluminium pigment
- PCU Rich Gold & Copper - the most stabilized bronze powder in the market, possible for exterior powder coating applications
- New PC3D - updated version of ECKART Standart PC3D aluminium series, designed to match liquid coatings effects.
*** Article reprinted from the August issue of CHINACOATNEWS
Copyrighted by Sinostar International