In recent years, although the output of China's powder coatings has grown rapidly, we can look at the powder market. The production and sales are still leading in the domestic powder coating enterprises, such as AkzoNobe, DuPont Huajia, Nippon Powder Coatings, etc. . Domestic powder coating companies are still struggling in the predicament, and price wars continue to appear in the market.
Powder coatings as an environmentally friendly coating variety, demand has continued to grow in double digits in recent years. In 2007, the production and sales volume of powder coatings nationwide reached 800,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%. However, due to various factors such as financial crisis, shrinking demand and severe overcapacity, in 2008, the national powder coating production and sales volume was less than 700,000 tons, compared with 2007. The year has dropped by 13%, and there has been a rare negative growth in recent years. At present, more than 60% of enterprises are operating at a low profit, and more than 20% of enterprises are in trouble.
Due to its 4E characteristics, powder coatings can be completely converted into coating films, which have the advantages of high coating efficiency, good protection and decorative comprehensive performance, and have been widely recognized all over the world, thus achieving rapid development. The carbon footprint in its production and construction process is small and in line with the direction of sustainable development.
Moreover, the Chinese powder coating industry, which has experienced the baptism of the financial crisis, is also full of bumps in the future. The shadow of the financial crisis in Europe and the United States will not be eliminated in the short term. Foreign powder coating brands have turned their eyes to China and opened up the Chinese market. AkzoNobel's sixth powder coatings plant in China has been put into production in Wuhan. Foreign companies have good brand awareness, stable product performance, and strong R&D capabilities. In the face of huge advantages, China's powder coating market has opened up and occupied the high-end powder coating market in China. On the other hand, domestic powder coating plants generally occupy the low-end market of powder coatings with low product quality and low price.
The powder coating industry is increasingly adapting to the resin epoxy flooring industry. The resin epoxy floor powder coating industry with excellent performance and environmentally friendly green characteristics is adapting to the needs of the application industry by accelerating technological progress, and has also opened up many new application markets. As powder coatings continue to develop and penetrate in the epoxy floor industry market, powder coating manufacturers pay more attention to the elimination of coating defects, reduce the thickness of coating film, improve the flatness of coating film, and increase the color of coatings. Recently, the international D epoxy powder coating industry giant PontPowderCoatings has concentrated on the latest technology development in the particle size control of powder coatings, improving the stability of powder construction, improving the scratch resistance and durability of the coating film, reducing the curing temperature of the coating, saving energy and improving Coating speed and improved adhesion of the sintered epoxy. The development direction of resin epoxy floor powder coatings is mainly focused on improving performance - providing products that can be cured at 275 ~ 300 °F, improving film properties and appearance, improving film weather resistance and reducing film thickness. Painting heavy machinery, such as construction equipment.