The annual ChinaCoat show was held November 20-22 in Shanghai. The PCI staff was able to meet with several suppliers to the coatings industry. It is clear that companies understand the importance of having a presence in China, and many of them are investing heavily in the region. We discussed the Chinese market, as well as the technologies that were being featured at the show. Below is just a sampling of what we discovered.
Wilson Foo, Asia Pacific President for Arkema Coating Resins, discussed Arkema’s investments in China. “Our goal at ChinaCoat is to continue to make customers, prospects and coatings industry leaders aware of the significant investments Arkema is making in our product and technology platforms,” he said. “Over the past 12 months since the last exhibition we have significantly grown our product offer, and have successfully started up a new emulsions production facility to better serve our customers in the Asia Pacific region,” Foo added.