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Abstract:

In this presentation, Perstorp will showcase how products, based on a traceable mass balance concept, contribute to a sustainable shift in the coatings value chain by offering lowest product carbon footprint whilst enabling the shift towards renewable raw materials. These readily available products are drop-in replacements and contribute to sustainable and responsible sourcing of circular raw materials.

About the Speakers:

Mr. David Engberg
David Engberg is Business Development Manager Resins and Coatings with a focus on specialty products and solutions for Radiation curing.
David is the chairman of Radtech Europes Marketing Committee and have over 15 years of experience in the chemical industry working in various business and technical roles.
He has a MSc. in Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering LTH, in Lund, Sweden.

Dr. Guoqiu Gui
PhD, more than 30 years in the chemical industry. Serve many world-class chemical companies, such as BASF (petrochemical, coatings), Ciba (epoxy materials), Eastman (chemical intermediates, coatings), Johnson Diversy (various cleaning and disinfection products). Have a certain understanding of the production, research and development and market of many chemical products. He joined Perstorp in 2019 and is responsible for technical innovation in the Asia Pacific region.

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Clariant has been dedicating to the transformation to green solutions in past years. In alignment with China’s dual-carbon target, this will significantly facilitate the sustainable growth for coating and other industries. To address the over reliance of fossil-based products and reduce the carbon emission and footprint effectively, Clariant has upgraded many coating additives with bio-based raw materials to make 100% green products. Success has been demonstrated in emulsion polymerization, coating and colorant formulations.

About the Speaker：

Jörg Rüger is Head of Global Application Development at Clariant’s Colors and Coatings Competence Center, where he started as Manager Global Application Development for the Paints and Coatings business segment in October 2014. Before that, he held various roles in product development, product manufacturing and quality control as well as in the integration of modular paint manufacturing. Rüger is located at the Clariant Innovation Center at Hoechst Industrial Park in Frankfurt, Germany.

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With the growth of LED curing, there is a need for new photoinitiators (PI) with strong absorption in the UV-A range (high reactivity), but limited absorption in the visible light (low yellowing). At the same time there are toxicological concerns for alpha amino ketones (AAK), which require high performance alternatives. IGM will present a new glyoxylate type PI with excellent results in clear and pigmented systems for both Hg- and LED curing.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Stefan van den Branden Obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Louvain in Belgium. 
Spent almost 30 years in technical leadership roles in the coatings and packaging industry across Europe.
A big part of his career was with Allnex (formerly UCB and Cytec). His last role there was as Global Technology Director overlooking all resin, crosslinker and additives developments for UV, waterborne, solvent borne and powder technologies.  
Since 2019 he is Vice President of Innovation and Technology at IGM Resins covering photoinitiator, resins and additive technologies.

Abstract：

Based on novel bio-based technology, Cardolite has developed several low free amine version solvent-free epoxy curing agents and active epoxy diluents which could decrease system’s VOC and increase its bio-content on the one side, also hold fast cure time, excellent mechanical and chemical properties on the other side. In addition, CNSL-based solvent-free epoxy curing agents could provide good recoat properties and anti-corrosion properties. This talk will present the latest performance data of new bio-based products in protective coating/adhesive systems. 

About the Speaker：

Mr. Jing Li, MS, Technical Service Manager in Cardolite  Chemical（Zhuhai）Co., Ltd. He has worked on the product evaluation, coating formulation and technical support. He earned MS degree from Dept. of Chemical engineering at Tianjin University and hold over 20 years working experience in anti-corrosion coatings. 

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Asahi Kasei Group, founded in 1922, is a leading chemical company in Japan. DURANATE™ is the name of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-based polyisocyanates, which has been used as the cross-linking material in high weatherability polyurethane paint. With our advanced technology, we are consistently making effort to environmental sustainability with high added value. In this presentation, we would like to introduce the applications of DURANATE™ in blocked polyisocyanates for 1KPU coatings, and latest breakthrough in the low-temp cure system.

About the Speaker：

Ms. Jiang Jiyue is a researcher of DURANATE™ R&D Department, located in Kawasaki Japan. She and her team contribute to providing speedy and efficient technical services for Chinese users, expecting further development of DURANATE™ in China.

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As industrial paint transfer from solvent-based to water-based, we are faced with many new challenges. SANOPCO, as a specializing in additives company, launched a new dispersant for water-based 2K resin, which solves the problem of stability of resin compared with traditional dispersants.
In addition, we have also begun to develop new polyurethane resin, which show excellent adhesion and hardness compared to traditional one.

About the Speaker：

She is graduated from East China University of Science and Technology with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Osaka University. After graduation, she worked in R&D Dept. of SANOPCO Co., Now she transfers to Sales and Marketing Dept. to be responsible for SNL” s product promotion and sales in China. 

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The technical challenges encountered in the formulation design and application of art paint; suggestions on formulation design and raw material selection for different types of art paint; and we will discuss solutions with the industry experts to help paint producers improve the quality of art paint.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Hao Hu is the TS&D manager working at Dow Coating Materials. He takes the responsibility of technical support and application development of architectural coatings. In his 15 years of experience in the coatings industry, he has been mainly focused on the binder, dispersant, rheology modifier, and surfactant application in the field of coatings. He has rich experience and a deep understanding of the designation of paint formulation, evaluation of paint performance, and development of coating raw materials. In addition, he is familiar with the market development trend and customers’ unmet needs. He is the primary author or co-author of several published articles and has made many technical presentations.

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Why is it very difficult to stabilize ZnO in water-based paint? Why do different extenders/pigments show very different pH at identical Zeta potential? Are there unlike thickening mechanisms of rheology modifier in pure water and in water-based coatings? ……Based on the discussion on this kind of questions, we are trying to generate more reasonable mechanisms to explain some complicated and confused phenomena in water-based coatings. And try to open more ideas to the solutions on the key issues in water-based coatings.

About the Speaker：

Dr. Weijiang Yang, the senior technical engineer in Rezux Chemical Co., Ltd.. During more than 30 years professional work, Dr. Yang is focusing on the TS&D for emulsions coatings. He has made a great contribution to innovation products and industrial national standards. Meanwhile, he was granted many industrial awards including Second Class Prizes of Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award.

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Aluminum pigments - the perfect solution for powder coatings, inks, and plastics. Zuxing's aluminum powder pigments include ordinary type, resin-coated type, silicon-coated type, double-layer coated type, easy-dispersion treatment and other post-grinding surface treatment methods, which are suitable for a wide range of application scenarios and provide users with flexible and diverse recipe selection.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Luo Kui, born in October 1967, graduated from Wuhan University in 1989, and joined Changsha Zuxing New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zuxing New Materials) in August 2010. He is one of the core founders of Zuxing New Materials. He is currently the chairman of the company’s supervisory board, chief engineer, and concurrently serves as director of vacuum metallized pigment research laboratory and director of water-based aluminum pigment research laboratory of company's research center. Mr. Luo Kui is a senior expert in the aluminum pigment industry and the first drafter of the industry standard HG/T 2456.4 of vacuum metallized aluminium pigment suspension.

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An overview of the current status of global regulations on PFAS and PTFE restrictions, the impact on the coatings industry, and Clariant's responding actions to the upcoming restriction regulation. 
Introduction on Clariant's PTFE additive alternative solutions, their performances and application experience. Applications include can coatings, wood coatings, powder coatings, inks, etc. 
Brief overview of Clariant's other key sustainability solutions for coating industries. 
A brief introduction to Clariant's R&D capabilities and production capabilities in China will also be covered.

About the Speaker：

Ms. Wei Zhang works with Clariant for 5 years as Technical Business Development Manager APAC for coatings & inks segment. Prior Clariant, Wei Zhang worked for a multinational coatings manufacture, with 15 years of work experience in the coatings industry.

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For waterborne industrial paints and coatings, there are many pain points that still need to be solved. How to build rheology easily especially in high cosolvent systems? How to balance sagging and leveling? How to control micro-foaming effectively? How to have good wetting on different substrates? Ashland's advanced technologies provide profitable answers to accelerate the development of waterborne coatings.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Jack Yang, Coatings Scientist, Ashland, worked in the coatings industry in formulations development and application for many years. He is well adept in the development of coating additives and formulations and has almost 10 years of water-based paint research and development experience. His work is mainly engaged in the research and development of anti-corrosion products, floor coatings and special coatings.

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1. Company overview
2. Relationship between surface energy and adhesion
3. Methods for improving adhesion to base material
4. Chlorinated polyolefin in adhesion promotion
5. Solid Acrylic Resins utilized for the low-surface-energy substrate materials

About the Speaker：

Dr. Wei Xia works as an R&D scientist at Shanghai Pioneer Chemicals. He earned his bachelor degree at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in applied chemistry. After that, he finished his master courses at National University of Singapore, followed by his phd study at Technical University of Munich. He subsequently started his postdoctoral research in polymer chemistry at Dalian University of Technology, which was financially supported by German Research Foundation. After joining Pioneer Chemicals, he is mainly responsible for the development of novel acrylic resins.

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Make friends with the environment, live in harmony with nature. Under the increasingly important background of sustainable development, as a responsible raw material supplier, Wanhua Chemical is committed to providing various kinds of energy-saving and carbon-reducing special isocyanate products, including diversified solutions for various application such as polyaspartics coatings, water-borne 2K polyurethane coatings, and ground materials (elastic PU floor coatings, PU runway, stone carpet, etc).

About the Speaker：

Senior aliphatic isocyanate application development engineer, deep understanding of the downstream applications, committed to providing customers with various solutions.

Abstract：

At ELEMENTIS, we have an outstanding portfolio of specialty chemicals that deliver enhanced performance for industrial paint formulations. In this seminar, we will introduce the additives in Water-borne industrial coatings, including rheological additives, dispersants, defoamers, and other specialty additives.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Yongjun Jin is a senior technical sales manager who has worked at ELEMENTIS for over ten years, with rich experience in the application of coating additives. He is responsible for the technical support and promotion of additives and resin products in coatings and related industries.

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Surfactants are a fundamental element in today's coatings and adhesives formulations, as they impart necessary functional properties to help formulators achieve their desired performance goals. However, surfactants have a tendency to leach out of a formulation and migrate to the surface. Solvay's new APE-free polymerizable surfactant technology, Reactsurf® 2490, addresses the limitations of conventional anionic surfactants and alternative technologies by improving emulsion performance to deliver superior functional and aesthetic benefits in architectural coatings  and adhesives.

About the Speaker：

She graduated from Fudan University, majoring in polymer chemistry and physics. She worked in the inks, coatings and emulsion polymerization industry as new product development and technical service for more than ten years. And she joined Solvay in 2018.

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We will introduce Nouryon's Expancel product, a hollow structure microsphere. Expancel can be used as light weight filler, foaming agent, all in one. In addition, we are going to share the successful applications of Expancel used in Multi color paint with sand, elastomeric coatings, reflective insulation coatings, and protective coatings. Finally, we believe that due to the characteristics of light weight, extraordinary elasticity and cost reduction, Expancel is expected to be used in coating products such as waterproof, artistic, thermal/sound insulation and shock absorption products in the future.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Jet Yu, Emerging Markets Marketing Lead, Engineered Polymers Nouryon, is now responsible for market promotion and application development of Expancel Microspheres, and has been focusing on foam industry for more than 15 years. Automotive, construction, packaging and consumer goods are the main focusing markets.Yutao Yang, Ph.D, Product Manager
Milliken Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Abstract：

1. Introduction to Wanhua Special Amine Products and Planning;

2. Introduction to the application of Wanhua special amine products in water-based coatings;

3. Introduction to the application of Wanhua special amine products in solvent-free anti-corrosion coatings;

4. Introduction to the application of Wanhua special amine products in high-performance polyurea coatings;

About the Speaker：

Mr. Liu Xuan, R＆D engineer, graduated from East China University of Science and Technology with a master's degree. Responsible for the technical development and market promotion of special amine products in Wanhua. At present, the main technical responsible person for Wanhua's special amine products in application platforms such as water-based coatings and solvent-free coatings.

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The film-forming mechanism of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin under hot acid or photoacid; the film-forming characteristics of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin and the performance parameters of the cured paint film; the application of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin in the field of iron printing, 3C coatings , new energy battery casing and other fields.

About the Speaker：

Mainly engaged in the modification of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin and its application research & development in the field of surface materials.

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This seminar is focused on several novel technical solutions with hydroxy acrylic binders and additives to meet challenges commonly seen in waterborne industrial coatings and achieve cost-performance balance.

About the Speaker：

Dr. Yu Cai is the TS&D manager working at Dow Coating Materials. He has extensive experience in serving customers, solving technical issues, and driving new application developments. Dr. Cai has been working in the chemical engineering area for over 15 years with experiences in broad new material development and application. He owns over 20 international patents/patent applications.

As a speaker/instructor, he actively participates in on/offline seminars and workshops, dedicating in the promotion and sharing of industrial coating expertise.

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ELEMENTIS has been working in the field of architectural coatings for many years, with rich application experiences and continuous innovation to bring customers new products that lead market trends. At the same time, we attach importance to the development of the Chinese market and continuously promote the localization of products. We aim to provide stable and reliable product supply to our customers. In this seminar, we will introduce the localization solution of ELEMENTIS additives for architectural coatings.

About the Speaker：

Dongfang Chen has worked at ELEMENTIS for more than ten years as a technical sales manager, with rich experience in the application and promotion of coating additives. He is mainly responsible for providing technical support and promoting additives in the coating industry, especially in the field of architectural coatings.

Abstract：

To meet the emerging sustainability requirements facing coatings producers, Chemours developed Ti-Pure™ TS-6700, a completely TMP- and TME-free TiO2 grade developed for waterborne coatings applications and produced with 100% renewable electricity. It is developed based on innovative TiO2 concept design which offers a near drop-in replacement that meets evolving regulations, answers customer calls for sustainable products, and enhances performance & sustainability in certain reformulations. 

About the Speaker：

Mr. Li Feng received his bachelor's degree in polymer materials and master's degree in environmental engineering from Tongji University. He joined DuPont Titanium Business Unit in 2007, and is currently the Senior Technical Marketing Consultant for Chemours Titanium Technology with the responsibility for TiO2’s application service and market development in Coatings, Laminate and Specialties.

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Sustainability is the key topic for coatings industry. Arkema sets very aggressive target to reduce carbon footprint. Hear we will share our latest Bio-based or low carbon footprint HEUR thickeners, PAA dispersants, HASE thickeners, urethane and polyamide products, all the products show perfect performance comparing with traditional products and help our valuable partners to achieve the sustainability target together.

About the Speaker：

Master of engineering, with many years of experience in coating industry; joined Arkema in 2015, engaged in application evaluation and technical service of coating additives.

Abstract：

Polymer cementitious waterproof slurry is a popular building material in China.
Cellulose ether is an important ingredient in waterproof slurry, that has the  functions of water retention, thickening, thixotropy and suspension, and provides waterproof slurry with efficient and more cost effective workability, especially thick applying without sagging, precipitating and cracking, and improves the physical properties of the waterproof membrane, such as good adhesive strength, which is conducive to the safety of ceramic tile installing system and exterior wall decoration system. 

About the Speaker：

Mr. Zhaoshoujia, senior engineer, member of Waterproofing Committee of the Architectural Society of China, technical director of Shandong Tiansheng Cellulose Corp., Ltd., is devoted to the application of cellulose ethers in building waterproofing materials, ceramic tile adhesive and gypsum-based mortars etc.

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With the drastic changes in the international situation, energy is crucial for national security. From the extraction, transportation, and storage of traditional fossil fuel to expanding installation of clean energy, the protection requirements for facilities are also increasing in various complex environments
The materials developed by Jiadida New Material Technology brings in good workability and high performance, these offerings are designated for complex application conditions and substrates, which delivers well balanced between environmental protection and high performance.

About the Speaker：

Many years R&D for insulating materials, near twenty years technical service and R&D in the epoxy industry.

Abstract：

With the increasing environmental awareness, the demand for low VOC emission, low odor and bio-based product development in coatings has increased significantly in recent years. Dow has developed low-odor, non-VOC coalescing agent to enable low VOC emission architectural coatings meet A+ standards. In addition, Dow has developed bio-based wetting agent and solvent to further increase the bio-based content of bio-based coatings.

About the Speaker：

Graduated from East China University of Science and Technology, joined Dow Chemical Company in 2006 and is currently the technical manager of Dow Industrial Solutions, mainly responsible for coating, ink and adhesive related applications. She has long been engaged in the development and application research of various additives in waterborne coatings, including coalescing agent, co-solvents, surfactants, pH neutralizers, etc.

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Asahi Kasei Corporation is one of the world-leading suppliers of Polycarbonate Diol (PCD). Durability of PCD as a polymer diol compared to polyether and polyester polyols is highly recognized by a wide variety of industries. Asahi Kasei’s PCD, also known as DURANOL™, is originally designed with excellent mechanical properties which allow the product to improve the performance of polyurethane. Properties and applications of hydrophilic, low viscosity and bio-based PCD will be introduced in this presentation.

About the Speaker：

University: Osaka Prefecture University
Major:   Organic Synthetic Chemistry
Department: PCD R&D Dept, Performance Coating Materials Division, Asahi Kasei Corporation
Job title:  Researcher 
Main work: 1) R&D of Water dispersible PCD, 2) Technical Services for Chinese and Japanese Customers

Abstract：

If you are looking for tips and recommendations to develop new 2K waterborne polyurethane coatings or to improve your existing formulations, then do not miss this presentation. 
Vencorex experts will provide formulations guidelines and explain how to select the best crosslinker among Vencorex’ range of Easaqua™ aliphatic polyisocyanates, depending on the properties that you are looking for. Additionally you will have the opportunity to discover the new Easaqua™ X M 505 for matt finishes.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Leo Xu works as the Market Development Manager, responsible for the market development and technical support of the range of aliphatic isocyanates from Vencorex in China. Before joining Vencorex, he had experiences at Evonik and BASF as Application Manager.

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Cargill is a leading global solution provider of high-performance bio-based building blocks that provide a variety of smart effects and benefits in a wide range of polymer types and applications. Cargill has been extending to our offering by a 4-functional polyol and a broader range of the 100% biobased polyols to help our customers to tackle the challenge to provide performance and sustainability in one single solution. Cargill can provide sustainable certificates and data including USDA BioPreferred, ISCC Plus, LCAs etc. 
 
The use of these products can support the formulators to modify coating systems, offering flexibility, extreme hydrophobicity, improved flowability and unique combination of improved adhesion to various substrates. 

About the Speaker：

Dr. Li Yongrong graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology with major in Organic Polymeric materials. His focus is on promoting the application of bio-based raw materials in including CASE, foam, engineering plastics etc. at Cargill.

Abstract：

Recent years, NEV is  car developing trends,along with the increasing of NEV,  OEM coating, one of the elements in NEPV increased more,  meanwhile, performance of coatings is becoming more important. As OEM resins leading company, allnex could provide one-stop high  performance resins solution for NEPV coatings- car body coatings and Auto plastic coatings. Meanwhile, the solutions are green and environment friendly, complete water-borne.

About the Speaker：

Mr. Kevin Wang, Technical service and business developing manager for special coatings, NEA. has rich experience in formula design and application in the field of Automotive OEM Coatings, Vehicle Refinish Coatings  and Plastic Coatings.

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By leveraging our diverse chemistry platforms, Solvay designs solutions adapted to both emulsion polymerization and formulation performance. Whether your formulation is waterborne, solventborne or even seek in transitioning towards waterborne, SIPOMER® will deliver the high performance for the acrylic polymers. Recently, with the high requirements for the waterborne light-duty coating, several new generation of SIPOMER ® have been launched, which includes the easy handling for the polymerization, cost efficiency and the high performance solutions, as well. Those new monomer could define the acrylic resin with high anti-corrosion, excellent gloss and widely adhesion to continuously support the waterborne industrial coating developments.

About the Speaker：

Dr. William Yuan graduated from UC, Irvine. He has the rich experience for the technical development of the emulsion polymerization and the industrial coating related areas. As the key author, he applied multiple invention patens in the past. In 2022, he joined the Coating BU in Solvay and continuously research for the special monomer and super surfactant.