Browse the most recent issues of Coatings World Magazine, featuring timely insights and industry-leading analysis.
Access the interactive digital version of the magazine with multimedia enhancements and exclusive online features.
Join a global community of coatings professionals—subscribe to receive the magazine in print or digital formats.
Promote your brand to decision-makers across the global coatings value chain with targeted advertising options.
Review our standards for submitting articles and technical content to ensure alignment with editorial goals.
Understand how your data is collected, stored, and used when interacting with Coatings World Magazine.
Immediate updates on significant industry developments.
News from major and regional paint and coatings producers.
Updates from raw material and equipment suppliers.
Leadership changes and notable appointments.
Mergers, acquisitions, and earnings reports across the industry.
Data-driven insights into regional and global coatings markets.
Interviews with executives, innovators, and influencers in the coatings sector.
Explore long-form articles and special reports that analyze trends, technologies, and business strategies in coatings.
Recurring editorial pieces offering expert perspectives and commentary on regulatory, sustainability, and R&D topics.
Access original interviews, Q&As, and insights that offer a deeper understanding of key industry developments.
Industry leaders weigh in on technical advancements, market challenges, and future opportunities.
Explore color trend predictions and their influence on coatings design, formulation, and application.
Profiles and rankings of the world’s leading coatings manufacturers and suppliers.
Comprehensive resource for locating suppliers of coatings materials and services.
Connect with distributors of raw materials, packaging, and equipment.
Showcase your company’s services, products, and expertise.
Look up definitions for key terms and concepts used across the coatings industry.
Full-length videos covering events, innovations, and thought leadership.
Short-form video interviews offering quick updates and takeaways.
Audio interviews and discussions with industry experts and insiders.
In-depth digital publications on coatings technologies and trends.
Research-backed documents examining industry challenges and solutions.
Informational materials highlighting products, services, and companies.
Company-sponsored articles offering valuable insights, case studies, and product applications.
Company announcements, product launches, and business developments from across the coatings sector.
Search for career opportunities in the coatings industry and connect with hiring companies.
What are you searching for?
This Asia Pacific Coatings Show returned to Bangkok, Thailand, and proved the city’s continuing importance as a regional hub for the global coatings industry.
October 7, 2019
By: KERRY PIANOFORTE
Editor, Coatings World
In September, Thailand was once again host to the annual Asia Pacific Coatings Show (APCS), which is held in Bangkok every three years. With more than 160 exhibitors and visitors from 32 countries from around the world in attendance, the three-day event was supported by the Thai Paint Manufacturers’ Association (TPMA) and was officially opened by Dr. Sansern Samalapa, Thailand’s vice minister for Commerce. Taking time to walk around the exhibition after the opening ceremony, Samalapa visited many of the domestic and international stands, taking an interest in the technology and products on display. A Booming Industry The busy halls demonstrated the continuing strength of Thailand’s coatings industry. Already a traditionally strong market for coatings, the country has recently been further buoyed by the growth in the South East Asian market as a whole. Asia Pacific is the world’s largest coatings market, with an estimated annual output of around 23bn liters. This accounts for just more than half of the estimated global output of 42bn liters, according to figures from Orr & Boss Consulting. While China is the largest market in Asia and, indeed, the world, in recent years, India and South East Asia have started to grow faster as more established markets decline slightly, resulting in the two regions overtaking Japan and South Korea to become the second and third largest coatings markets in Asia. South East Asia now accounts for approximately 11 percent of Asia’s coatings industry, in line with India and above Japan (10 percent) and South Korea (7 percent). Given this optimistic economic background, the continuing stability of Thailand’s new government has also increased investor and consumer confidence in the country. Societal trends, such as a growing middle class and increasing urbanization (Frost & Sullivan predicts Thailand’s urban population will account for 56.2 percent by 2021), have led to an increase in the construction of both homes and public service facilities, such as hospitals. This, inevitably, buoys the coatings industry in Thailand across many sectors and paints a rosy picture for the years to come. Exhibitors and visitors to APCS 2019 were able to take advantage of Thailand’s booming industry, by reconnecting with existing business partners and developing relationships with new contacts across the three-day event. Visitors were able to attend the exhibition free of charge, to see the breadth of technology, products and services on offer from the 167 exhibitors. APCS remains the leading coatings event in South East Asia and the Pacific Rim for raw materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers for the coatings industry, covering the entire spectrum from ingredients to equipment, products and services. For example, companies exhibiting at the event included filling and packaging equipment manufacturer, J De Vree (Belgium); testing technology manufacturer, Atlas Material (Germany); color dispersions company, Soujanya (India); and tinting equipment manufacturer, Corob (Italy), to name a few. This year, tinting and ink company Teko exhibited at APCS in Bangkok for the first time, as detailed by Silvio Cimenti, global director of Branding, Marketing and Communications at Inkmaker Worldwide. “Teko has a significant foothold in South East Asia, with just in excess of 50 percent market share in the tinting business alone,” Cimenti said. “Thailand has played a more crucial role with regards to all the other products we sell in the region, e.g. Easypaint by Inkmaker and filling lines, however, it still remains an emerging market for us and one that we are keen to penetrate further into, in future. This was the first time that Teko exhibited at Asia Pacific Coatings Show in Bangkok, with its strong portfolio of brands. We received a particularly good response on the second day, from existing clients and from some new leads, with especial interest focused on our partner, Inkmaker’s, renowned Easypaint solution. It is still premature, at this stage, for us to comment on the ROI garnered from the show but from the outcome, we are strongly considering it in our future marketing plans.” Also at the Show Visitors and exhibitors at APCS were also invited to attend the Business Presentation Area, an informative and relaxed forum for companies to discuss their latest developments and equipment. Presentations this year included speakers from BYK-Chemie (Germany); Potters Industries (Australia); Siam Chemical Industry (Thailand); and Shandong Landu New Material Co Ltd (China), amongst others. The Asia Pacific Coatings Conference was also, as ever, held alongside the exhibition and chaired by leading industry expert, Dr. Marcel Piens. The Conference was held on days one and two of the show and included talks from industry experts from Troy, Hoffmann Mineral, Behr Paint, IHS Markit and ystral, amongst others. The Conference allowed delegates the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers, encouraging knowledge-sharing and learning. The presentations and case studies covered a range of topics, such as “Choosing the right pigments for architectural coatings;” “Developing a unique color range for TOA Paints and the South East Asian market,” ‘Sustainability issues in the coatings industry;” and “Advanced multi-function additives for water-based coatings.”
Enter your account email.
A verification code was sent to your email, Enter the 6-digit code sent to your mail.
Didn't get the code? Check your spam folder or resend code
Set a new password for signing in and accessing your data.
Your Password has been Updated !