The Coatings Industry Has Made a Huge Contribution to Economic Development

March 24-28 was the first World Coatings Week, during which the China Coatings Industry Association released five consecutive event tweets. The coatings industry has made great contributions to economic development. Its contribution is not only reflected in output value and employment, but also injects momentum into sustainable development through green transformation and global market penetration.

According to statistics from the China Coatings Industry Association, in 2024, the total output of China's coatings industry will be 35.341 million tons, the total main business income will be 408.903 billion yuan, and the total profit will be 26.29 billion yuan. The coatings industry covers upstream raw material industries such as resins, pigments, fillers, solvents, and additives, and serves downstream application fields such as construction, automobiles, and home appliances, forming a trillion-level industrial chain ecology. The coatings industry has become a key pillar industry to promote economic growth through scale expansion, industrial chain linkage, technological innovation and international layout.

Coatings are inherently sustainable and serve a wide range of applications and industries. Many coatings companies have incorporated sustainable development into their core strategies, and promoted corporate and industry transformation by developing green technologies and producing green products. The coatings industry promotes energy conservation and carbon reduction and sustainable development in the coatings industry through building a green supply chain system, upgrading processes and equipment, transforming energy structure, replacing low-carbon materials, policy guidance, and standard drive. Through technological innovation, strategic coordination, and multi-field penetration, the coatings industry has achieved efficient resource utilization and low-carbon development, and met the diversified needs from people's livelihood to industry.

Coatings are everywhere and indispensable to human life. Due to their irreplaceability in the three dimensions of basic protection, functional improvement, and aesthetic shaping, people cannot do without coatings in their daily lives. They are not only used for home decoration and beautification, but also for furniture and electrical appliances.

In the field of construction, coatings can extend the life of buildings, prevent corrosion, fire, and antibacterial and anti-virus, and can also save energy and reduce carbon, such as thermal insulation coatings.

In the industrial field, automobiles, ships, and aircraft all need coatings to prevent rust and fire, extend service life, and reduce maintenance costs. In 2024, the total output of my country's coatings industry will be 35.341 million tons, and the main business income will be 408.903 billion yuan, which will drive the coordinated development of upstream industries such as resins and additives, and effectively promote GDP growth.

In daily life, from the antibacterial coating on the toothbrush handle that you touch in the morning to the heat dissipation coating of the LED lamp that illuminates at night, coating technology has penetrated into every detail of life. With the widespread application of new functional coatings such as graphene thermal conductivity, air purification and thermal insulation, the importance of coatings in human life will be further highlighted, and human dependence on coatings will continue to deepen.

Coatings are driven by science, promoting the innovation and development of coating technology. Nanotechnology reshapes the limits of coatings, smart coatings achieve self-repair, and bio-based materials accelerate the process of carbon neutrality. From space exploration to smart cities, scientific forces are breaking through the boundaries of coating performance and building more environmentally friendly and smarter surface solutions. Science drives coating innovation, and joins hands to draw a new chapter of green!

The coating industry provides diverse career opportunities. From laboratory research and development to intelligent manufacturing, from color design to global supply chain, the coating industry is driving employment growth with the talent demand of the entire industry chain. Green transformation creates new employment opportunities, digital upgrades expand smart marketing, and industry-university-research integration incubates cross-border innovation. Whether it is a chemical elite or a skilled craftsman, there is a stage here to show value-join the coating industry and draw a sustainable career blueprint together!

Paint, in traditional Chinese, is called paint. The so-called paint is applied to the surface of the object to be protected or decorated, and can form a continuous film that is firmly attached to the object to be coated. It is usually a viscous liquid made of resin, oil, or emulsion, with or without pigments, fillers, and corresponding additives, and prepared with organic solvents or water.

Paint belongs to organic chemical polymer materials, and the coating film formed belongs to the type of polymer compounds. According to the classification of modern chemical products, paint belongs to fine chemical products. Modern paint is gradually becoming a multifunctional engineering material and an important industry in the chemical industry.