ASIAN POWDER COATING MANUFACTURERS SEEK MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY TO SUCCEED IN COMPETITIVE MARKET

MANUFACTURERS of powder coatings in Asia are creating multiple applications products, such as combined fire retardants and anti-bacterial materials, whilst looking to maximise the use of sustainable ingredients. Producers in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea especially continue to produce innovative solutions. The powder coatings sector worldwide may account for less than 5% of the total global production of paints and varnishes (according to market researchers Euromonitor International), but it is still an area that Japanese manufacturers take seriously, for ...


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