The 14th annual CHINACOAT Conference will be held November 29-30 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. The theme of this year’s conference is “Exploring the Novel Cutting-edge Coatings Technology.” There is increasing need for coatings formulations that respond to the environment in a predictable and useful manner. Bringing novel functionalities to polymer-coating system, smart materials will be of substantial business opportunity in this decade. The smart coatings market is estimated to grow from $610 million in 2015 to $5.8 billion in 2020.

This conference is designed to provide a showcase for the dissemination of new R&D in cutting-edge technologies. Topics included:
• *Anti-Bacteria
• *Dirt-Pickup
• *Hybrid
• *Stimuli Responsive
• *Anti-Fouling
• *Graphene-based
• *Nanotechnology
• *Superhydrophobicity
• *Anti-Graffiti
• *Heat Reflecting
• *Smart Materials

The aim is to provide a forum to present and discuss ground-breaking work, stimulate new ideas, identify critical problems, provide promising solutions and assess possible roadmaps. It will also provide an opportunity for establishing new contacts in academic and industrial sectors in this very specialized field.

The conference’s keynote paper, “Science & Technologies of Smart Materials Including Stimuli Responsive Coatings,” will be presented by Dr. Jamil Baghdachi of Eastern Michigan University, USA.

With increasing demands for polymers and coatings that can sense their environment and be responsive, perform multifunctional tasks are in high demand globally. This paper will present the design, development and manufacturing of these emerging technologies and provide a thorough understanding of science and technology and principles on innovative and cost-effective formulations. Current global R&D activities and future trends will be discussed.

Conference Schedule:
Session I
Smart Technologies, Stimuli Responsive, Bio-technology
Keynote 1. Key Note: Science & Technologies of Smart Materials including Stimuli Responsive Coatings
Prof Jamil Baghdachi
Eastern Michigan University, USA
Paper 2. Smart Technologies to Manipulate & Functionalise Surface Properties of Coatings
Dr Majdi Al-Masri
BYK-Chemie GmbH, Germany
Paper 3. Application of Levulinic Acid & Derivatives in Coatings
Marcel van Berkel
GFBiochemicals, The Netherlands
Paper 4. Epoxy / PCL Thermosetting / Thermoplastic Composites having Combined Shape Memory & Self-Healing Properties
Prof Long Lin
Department of Colour Science, University of Leeds, UK
Prof Haibao Lu & Dr Yongtao Yao
Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments Laboratory, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Session II
Nanotechnology, Graphene Based, Dirt Pickup, Heat Reflecting, Anti-Graffiti
Paper 5. Study of Graphene & its Application in Waterborne Coatings
Guo-Jie Liu
China National Coatings Industry Association, Beijing, China
Paper 6. Recent Advancements in Acrylic Polymer Technologies: Waterborne Nanotechnology for Energy Efficient Coating Systems
Dr Jurgen Scheerder
DSM Coating Resins, The Netherlands
Paper 7. Assessing Dirt Pickup Resistance of Exterior Coatings Globally
Amy Cooper
The Chemours Company, USA
Paper 8. Easy Clean, Heat Reflecting & Anti-graffity Coatings using Multifunctional Nano-particulate System
Patrick Zhao
Beijing Sino-Rich Material Science, China
Session III
Hybrid, Superhydrophobicity, Anti-Bacteria, Antifouling
Paper 9. New Crosslinking Technologies: an Alternative to Isocyanate, Melamine-Formaldehyde & Epoxy-Amine Systems
Dr Sunitha Grandhee
BASF Corporation, USA
Paper 10. Hydrophobicity & Water Whitening Resistance of Branched Vinyl Easter Modified Acrylic Polymer
Dr Wenjing Zhang
Arkema Coating Resins, USA
Paper 11. Nanomaterial Based Antifouling Coatings: Materials Development, Fabrication & Biological Characterisation Techniques
Dr Paul Molino
The University of Wollongong, Australia
Paper 12. Preparation & Performance of Structural Antibacterial Coatings
Prof Glenn Hu
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China