allnex partnered with Alibaba to launch a flagship store on the latter’s B2B platform, 1688.com.

At the forefront of the production of specialty chemicals, allnex offers an extensive range of products including innovative liquid resins and additives, radiation cured and powder coating resins and additives, and crosslinkers for use on wood, metal, plastic and other surfaces. allnex also supplies materials to the construction, composites and manufacturing markets. 

“Alibaba’s 1688.com is the world’s leading B2B purchasing platform,” said Benoit DeBecker, VP strategy and commercial excellence. “As a pivotal part of allnex’s efforts to follow the trend of digitalization, allnex will use this online platform to complement its traditional sales channels. This will allow the company to reach different types of customers quickly and more easily. It will also enable us to bring customers more diversified green products and solutions. This is how we plan to make high-quality, advanced and sustainable coating resins more accessible to our customers in the local market."

Talking about this collaboration, Wang Hai, Vice  President  of Alibaba Group, General Manager of Alibaba B2B Business Division, noted: “I believe that strong cooperation between Alibaba and allnex can help provide quality resources and services for more small and medium-sized enterprises,” added Wang Hai, VP of Alibaba Group, GM of Alibaba B2B Business Division. “In order to cover a wider network of cities, we will continue to work hard to combine both online operations and the service capabilities of offline dealers through the channels available at Alibaba.”
The first batch of products offered by the online store include:

• Powder coating resins: CRYLCOAT 4488-0 and CRYLCOAT 4659-0 are examples of allnex’s powder coating resins. CRYLCOAT 4488-0 is a carboxylated, super-durable polyester resin. Systems based on CRYLCOAT 4488-0 are suitable for use in direct-fire gas ovens and can withstand 10 years of Florida outdoor exposure depending on the formulation. CRYLCOAT 4659-0 is a super-durable carboxyl functional polyester resin for use with HAA curing agents or TGIC to manufacture super-durable powder coatings. Coatings based on CRYLCOAT 4659-0 exhibit outstanding flow and are blooming-free. These two products are suitable for use in industrial metals, paints, coatings, coils and pre-coated metals;
• UV and EB energy-curable resins: They include tripropyleneglycol diacrylate (TPGDA), Dipropylene Glycol Diacrylate (DPGDA), trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), Bisphenol A Epoxy Diacrylate(EBECRYL 600), 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA), and propoxylated glycerol triacrylate(OTA-480). allnex is the pioneer in UV resin technology and applications development. Its products provide UV/EB energy-cured coatings with excellent appearance, durability, and little or no VOC emissions while enabling increased productivity and lower overall costs per cured part;
• Liquid coating resins: TIRES 2803 is a soybean oil fatty acid modified short-oil alkyd resin that is water-based, dries fast, and has good wettability with matting agents. It can be used in two-component polyurethane primers and matte finishes;
• Coating additives: Examples include CYCAT 296-9 Catalyst, a unique, clear liquid acid catalyst developed to accelerate the cure of amino resins, and MODAFLOW 9200, an acrylic flow modifier. They enhance the performance of paint formulations by modifying rheological properties, improving flow and leveling, reducing foam, facilitating pigment dispersion, accelerating cure and crosslinking, improving adhesion as well as reducing defects. They can be used in areas as diverse as oil paints, packaging coatings & inks, specialty coatings, industrial metal, marine and protective, vehicle refinish, and automotive OEM.