The theme of the China International Coatings Exhibition held in Guangzhou in 2016 is "Global New Products and New Technology Exhibition Platform". More and more people are looking for better quality and healthier lifestyles, coupled with strengthened supervision, so users are trying to buy greener, lower volatile organic compound (voc) content and more satisfactory performance products. In addition, people want coatings to have more functions, not just enhance aesthetics and have protective properties. Advanced coating products tend to be of higher quality and higher performance. Exhibitors participating this year will put more emphasis on more environmentally friendly multifunctional coatings and sustainable products.
Due to increasingly stringent environmental regulations in China, environmentally friendly and low-carbon coatings will continue to replace solvent-based products to gain market share. In recent years, the Chinese coatings industry has been committed to the development of low-pollution, high-solids and solvent-free coatings (including powder coatings, radiation curing coatings, water-based insulating coatings, heat-resistant anticorrosive coatings and antifouling coatings), lead-free antirust coatings and Cleaner production technology for the manufacture of titanium dioxide and iron oxide pigments. Environmentally friendly coatings not only beautify the family environment, but also meet people's pursuit of improving the quality of life and a healthy lifestyle. China's environmentally friendly low-carbon coatings market will flourish.