04.03.19
The Asia Coatings Congress 2019, in association with the Vietnam Paint & Printing Ink Association, is taking place on May 14-15 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in the InterContinental Asiana Saigon.
The Conference program is now available to view here.
Keynote speakers include Osamu Kirihara, Orr & Boss; Sjaak Griffioen, director innovation, strategy & sustainability, Royal DSM; Vuong Bac Dau, vice chairman, VPIA; and Salvia Omar, Wacker. Other companies that will present papers at the event include Pantone, Troy Asia and Imerys Kaolin, amongst others.
The agenda covers a range of issues on the topic of sustainability and performance enhancement, including:
Color also plays a large part in the topics covered, with speakers from Pantone and IEC Plant Engineering discussing how to best optimize it for businesses.
The importance of the Vietnamese coatings industry is clearly demonstrated by the upward trend of investment in the country. Vietnam’s thriving coatings industry has attracted both multinational paint companies, as well as regional players and it continues to be one of the fastest growing coatings industries in South East Asia.
New investment continues to take place throughout Vietnam: In April 2018, Jotun Paints signed a contract confirming it will invest US$70 billion in building its second plant in Vietnam and in 2015, AkzoNobel invested significantly in its performance coatings business, doubling the capacity at its powder coatings facility in Dong Nai.
In 2018, Beckers, a global coatings company, opened its second site in Vietnam, while DKSH opened a new, state-of-the-art distribution center for its Performance Materials unit.
Vietnam’s paint and coatings industry was estimated to be worth around US$620 million at the close of 2017, a figure expected to increase due to the country’s booming architectural sector.
For more information on either the Conference or Exhibition, visit the ACC website, where a full list of exhibitors and the Conference agenda can be found.
The event consists of a technical conference and accompanying Exhibition, with access to industry experts and the latest technology available to the coatings industry.
The Conference program is now available to view here.
Keynote speakers include Osamu Kirihara, Orr & Boss; Sjaak Griffioen, director innovation, strategy & sustainability, Royal DSM; Vuong Bac Dau, vice chairman, VPIA; and Salvia Omar, Wacker. Other companies that will present papers at the event include Pantone, Troy Asia and Imerys Kaolin, amongst others.
The agenda covers a range of issues on the topic of sustainability and performance enhancement, including:
- How to create bio-based paints;
- Environmentally friendly alkyd binder technology;
- Achieving low odor and low VOC coatings;
- The issue of lead paint in Asia;
- How to improve the performance of coatings and keep up with the latest trends in coatings technology.
Color also plays a large part in the topics covered, with speakers from Pantone and IEC Plant Engineering discussing how to best optimize it for businesses.
The importance of the Vietnamese coatings industry is clearly demonstrated by the upward trend of investment in the country. Vietnam’s thriving coatings industry has attracted both multinational paint companies, as well as regional players and it continues to be one of the fastest growing coatings industries in South East Asia.
AkzoNobel Vietnam, Nippon Paint Vietnam and Jotun Paints have all been present in the country since the early 1990s and regional companies 4 Oranges and TOA Paints also have a significant presence in the country.
New investment continues to take place throughout Vietnam: In April 2018, Jotun Paints signed a contract confirming it will invest US$70 billion in building its second plant in Vietnam and in 2015, AkzoNobel invested significantly in its performance coatings business, doubling the capacity at its powder coatings facility in Dong Nai.
In 2018, Beckers, a global coatings company, opened its second site in Vietnam, while DKSH opened a new, state-of-the-art distribution center for its Performance Materials unit.
Huntsman also invested heavily in the country, opening formulations manufacturing facility comprising manufacturing and R&D capabilities, a technical service center, warehouse and distribution space and a commercial office.
Vietnam’s paint and coatings industry was estimated to be worth around US$620 million at the close of 2017, a figure expected to increase due to the country’s booming architectural sector.
Accounting for approximately 60 percent of Vietnam’s paint and coatings market, the architectural paint segment remains the country’s main focus, with the retail market for decorative paint and coatings expected to increase to approximately US$460 million by 2021.
For more information on either the Conference or Exhibition, visit the ACC website, where a full list of exhibitors and the Conference agenda can be found.
The agenda includes abstracts on the presentations, as well as speaker biographies.
To register, click on the ‘Register to attend’ button on the website or here.
