On January 1, 2015, the "Environmental Protection Law" was formally implemented for water-based paint companies to welcome huge business opportunities

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"On January 1 next year, the newly revised "Environmental Protection Law" will be implemented.

In the future, consumers will be more critical of product requirements.

A Big business opportunity for water-based coatings is coming

"The world-class paint giants in this exhibition are paying great attention.

The high-profile approach of foreign giants this year is very different from the past.

Why are the giants so attentive? "Because the big business opportunity for water-based coatings is coming!" Huang Yonghan said, "Once, oil-based coatings that are harmful to the environment were the dominant position in the coatings market.

Small domestic companies have also seen the business opportunities.

B Water-based paint has equipment bottlenecks

　　Huang Yonghan and Luo Kai, Business Director of Dow's Coating Materials Business Department, Greater China, introduced that the current coating industry is divided into four categories: architectural coatings, automotive coatings, industrial anti-corrosion coatings (including ships and containers), and non-metallic coatings (including furniture, wood, etc.

　　Why are furniture companies reluctant to use water-based paint? Huang Yonghan told reporters that first, consumers are not concerned about whether the paint used in finished furniture is water-based or oil-based.

　　However, after the implementation of new environmental regulations, many wood furniture companies may increase their demand for water-based coatings.

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　　New environmental requirements give birth to new demands

　　Guo Hongfei, director of R&D for the Asia-Pacific region of Dow's coating materials business unit, believes that for Chinese consumers, the outdoor environment in many large cities is not so good.

　　Yin Xiangzhe, general manager of Nippon Engineering Division, also said that energy conservation and environmental protection are a major development trend of architectural coatings.

　　And some technological advancements will also promote the popularization of environmentally friendly coatings.

　　The innovation in nozzle technology has also allowed more water-based coatings to be popularized in the production process of wood furniture.

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　　Raw material prices have fallen sharply

　　Paint prices may not drop next year

　　This year, international crude oil prices fell again and again, from the peak of 180 US dollars/barrel to the 80 US dollars/barrel mark.

　　However, coatings are mostly by-products of petroleum, and the prices of their raw materials are also falling.

　　If the price of raw materials falls, the price of paint will also fall next year? Huang Yonghan thinks it may not.

　　Experts teach the way

　　Scent is not the same as poison

　　Many people have lived in a new house, and the first thing you may feel when you move into a new house is something interesting.
It is easy for people to equate the taste of the home with the health of the home environment.
In the perception of many consumers, the smell of the paint used for decoration is low, which indicates that the VOC is low, so that the house will be safer and you can live in it soon after the decoration.

　　Guo Hongfei, director of R&D for the Asia-Pacific region of Dow's coating materials business unit, reminds us that we cannot simply equate VOC with taste, although they are related.
But they are not absolutely related.
In addition, VOC and taste have a certain relationship with everyone's health, but they are not absolutely related.
Therefore, one cannot simply assume that odorous paint must be toxic, nor that odorless space must be non-toxic.
If there is no condition for long-term ventilation after renovation, it is best to pass the air quality test before moving in.
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