"Oil ban" has been issued in many places, and the living space of paint has been compressed again

"Global Coatings Network News"

Recently, the Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission and the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Treatment of Painting Operations in the Motor Vehicle Maintenance Industry in Tianjin", which fully draws on the advanced experience at home and abroad to improve the spray painting equipment and facilities of painting companies The transformation, the vigorous promotion of the use of water-based, high-solids environmentally friendly coatings and high-efficiency painting processes, and the promotion of the establishment of a regional centralized sheet spray center have made requirements.

Water-based and powder coatings may become alternatives

In the coating process, traditional oil-based coatings release a large amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have become one of the main sources of air pollution.
On the one hand, it is the core element that causes smog.
On the other hand, its own substances such as formaldehyde, benzene, and heavy metals will cause direct harm to painters and users of products.
Therefore, reducing the paint market share has always been the general direction of the coatings industry .

Water-based paints and powder coatings are paint substitutes that the country has been vigorously promoting in recent years.
Especially water-based paints, which use water as a solvent, can greatly reduce the emission of VOCs while maintaining product quality.

According to statistics, the output of powder coatings is increasing year by year, and the number of domestic powder coating companies is also increasing at the same time .
Many solvent-based coating companies have begun to gradually transform into the field of powder coatings.
Some coating companies have increased their investment in the powder coating market .
Akzo Nobel, the number one powder coating brand in China, has completed a new powder coating production base in Chengdu with an investment of 11 million euros.
Up to now, it has no less than 6 powder coating production bases in the Greater China region.

At the same time, the output of water-based coatings is also increasing day by day, and the proportion in the output of coatings is rising simultaneously.
The development of oil-based coatings is becoming weak, and water-based coatings are ushering in the peak period of development.
With the improvement of national environmental protection regulations and the increasing awareness of environmental protection by coating companies and the public, it is imperative to develop water-based and other environmentally friendly coatings.

Traditional architectural coatings and automotive electrophoretic primers are becoming more and more water-based.
At present, water-based industrial paint technology is becoming more and more mature, and it is gradually being promoted and applied to the fields of wood furniture, automobiles, containers, and construction machinery.

Is it possible to completely "ban oil"?

The biggest driving force of "oil-to-water" comes from the government's promotion, and increasingly stringent policies are used to force the transformation and development of traditional coating companies.
According to statistics, more than 20 cities including Shenzhen, Beijing, and Tianjin have begun to introduce relevant "fuel ban" policies.

However, the realization of "oil-to-water" is far less simple than imagined.
In the production process, the transformation of production lines and the increase in production costs have discouraged some small enterprises without technical and economic strength.
After "oil to water" , a series of follow-up construction services such as painting equipment and construction habits will be changed, which will inevitably increase the transformation cost of enterprises.

To replace oil-based paint with water-based paint, it is not only necessary to transform the original coating production line, but also to seek a breakthrough in the promotion and application of the technology.
Mechanized coating technology, drying technology, etc.
, are all problems that need to be solved urgently by domestic enterprises.

As the key target of China's VOC governance, the container industry has been one step ahead, and started to promote water-based coatings as early as a few years ago .
However, due to the lack of uniform standards and operating specifications in the industry, coupled with practical factors such as higher cost than solvent-based coatings, it has fallen into the dilemma of "who loses money for environmental protection", and other fields have the same problem.
Although it is imperative to "change oil to water", it cannot be completed in a short time.