BASF’s Coatings Division has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co. Ltd. (Yinfan) in which Yinfan will manufacture automotive refinish coatings for BASF.
In a new market study, GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market for hot melt adhesives in China is valued at over RMB 10.1 billion, or $1.6 billion, as of the end of 2014.
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business recently broke ground on a new alkoxylation facility in Ningbo, China, bringing the company's total investment in the strategic multi-site to more than €400 million.
IRL has launched a new edition of its single-country report A Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry. In this study, IRL examines China’s paints and coatings market independently and not as part of a regional study on the Asia-Pacific paint market, offering more in-depth information on market influences and trends.
A new report by China-based market research firm GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market for flame retardant chemicals in China was valued at nearly RMB 6.8 billion, or roughly $1.1 billion, at the end of 2014.
The Chinese anti-corrosion coating market is likely to continue experiencing slow growth over the next few years as the shipbuilding industry continues to underperform.