http://www.coatingsworld.com Sun, 19 May 2013 12:28:36 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2013-01/view_china-report/chinacoat-2012-enjoys-huge-growth-in-attendees-exh-545694/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2013-01/view_china-report/chinacoat-2012-enjoys-huge-growth-in-attendees-exh-545694/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/investments-in-china-continue-to-expand-202005/ As the paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants industries continue to grow in China so too does the amount of investments being made there by manufacturers. Pictured above, Henkel recently started construction for its 150,000 square-meter adhesives factory in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. The new facility will be the main adhesives manufacturing base in China and the Asia-Pacific region. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/investments-in-china-continue-to-expand-202005/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/the-road-ahead-a-look-at-china-rsquo-s-automotive-/ Repair and OEM coatings markets are fundamentally very different, as one shadows automotive production and the other follows more closely with customer preferences. Luke Johnson, senior analyst at GCiS China Strategic Research, discusses some of the findings from their recent market study on automotive coatings. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/the-road-ahead-a-look-at-china-rsquo-s-automotive-/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/does-china-rsquo-s-remarkable-growth-have-feet-of-/ Despite a slowdown China’s GDP growth is still expected to do well compared to other countries, projected to deliver a relatively impressive seven to eight percent in 2012. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-10/view_china-report/does-china-rsquo-s-remarkable-growth-have-feet-of-/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-04/view_china-report/china-the-evolving-innovator-or-continuing-imitator/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-04/view_china-report/china-the-evolving-innovator-or-continuing-imitator/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-01/view_china-report/impact-of-a-lower-growth-chinese-economy/ After years of unprecedented growth, China’s economy is cooling off a bit. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-01/view_china-report/impact-of-a-lower-growth-chinese-economy/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-10/view_china-report/improving-the-odds-of-success-with-your-china-strategy/ Looking beyond the glitter of China gold, here is a no-nonsense look at what it takes to enter the China market where all too often the risks outweigh the rewards. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-10/view_china-report/improving-the-odds-of-success-with-your-china-strategy/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-07/view_china-report/chinas-architectural-coatings---the-forgotten-market/ Riding China’s unprecedented home construction growth is at best a short-term strategy. What happens when this growth levels out or worse, declines? Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-07/view_china-report/chinas-architectural-coatings---the-forgotten-market/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-05/view_china-report/the-real-cost-of-high-growth/ In recent decades, development has been prioritized over the environment, meaning that China now has some of the most polluted skies and waterways in the world. It is a situation that will take decades of extensive work to rectify. Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-05/view_china-report/the-real-cost-of-high-growth/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-03/view_china-report/intellectual-property-protection/ IP theft in China is a serious issue. Are American companies turning a blind eye to the IP theft issue due to the fact that they are making huge profits in China? Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-03/view_china-report/intellectual-property-protection/ http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-01/view_china-report/the-chinese-coatings-market-/ It would be difficult to discuss the Chinese paint and coatings market without mentioning the Chinese economy. That vibrant, herculean economy is the heart and soul of the emergence of China onto the global scene in recent years. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2011-01/view_china-report/the-chinese-coatings-market-/