Water-based anti-corrosion coating market development momentum and resistance

There have been many recent studies on the market of water-based anti-corrosion paints. In the discussion of the waterborne anti-rust paint at the Vanke Coatings Forum, it was unreasonable to express his views on China's water-based anti-corrosion coatings.

Like other water-based paints in China, the development of water-based antirust paints is still in its early stages. However, according to our observations, waterborne antirust paints have a greater potential for growth than paint manufacturers' most enthusiastic waterborne wood paints in recent years. Only from the market share, the waterborne wood enamel ** coating market in 2008 was 17% of total sales, while the protective coating ratio reached 21%. (According to the report of "CoatingsWorld" in the US coating market in 2009).

There are many comments mentioning the issue of the promotion of waterborne antirust paints. But I think this issue is not blamed on manufacturers. The end user of the paint requires the best price/performance ratio to be rational and beyond reproach. Water-based paint products still have a certain gap between performance and oily products, and the cost is relatively high. Paint manufacturers do not promote the lack of strength, but the overall market demand is small, it is difficult to promote. Of course, the most paint manufacturers, we can put forward that water-based anti-rust paint can fully meet the customer's performance requirements, the problem is that customers are used to oil products, the performance requirements are too high. However, under the circumstance that there is no change in external conditions, customers will always regard oil paint as the standard for cost performance and become the bottleneck for the development of waterborne coatings.

Waterborne rust-proof paints, or, in the broadest sense, all water-based paints, are ultimately inseparable from the Chinese government's changes to VOC regulations. This is the success of the development of waterborne coatings in Europe, the United States, Japan, and other countries. It was also confirmed by the growth of waterborne coatings in Hong Kong after the stringent VOC legislation introduced in Hong Kong two years ago. Last year, 13 paint raw materials, including Bayer, BASF, DSM, and Bauhinia, the paint production company and Changzhou Paint Chemical Research Institute established a water-based platform in Beijing is a significant event for the development of water paint in China. . One of the goals of a water-based platform is to promote changes in Chinese legislation. This is wise. Since the establishment of the waterborne platform, a VOC discussion has been held. There are also government officials who have stated that they must strengthen the management of VOCs. However, when there is similar legislation, especially under the premise that China will maintain its economic security last year and maintain economic stability this year, whether it will have such legislation will be a big unknown.

As a paint manufacturer, or as a professional manufacturer of waterborne paint materials like us, I think it is still far from the great development of waterborne coatings. However, the opportunity is not there. From the results of our contact with customers, most of the current demand is focused on export-related products. Overseas customers have environmental pressure and need water-based anti-corrosive coatings. In the coming period, with the recovery of European and American economies and the deepening of VOC management in Europe and the United States, this will be the biggest impetus for the development of water-based anti-corrosion coatings in China.