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On June 4, Huizheng Information's "Hui Living Room" reporter visited the Shanghai Office of Zhanxin Group, the world's largest paint resin supplier, and discussed with Dr. Zou Yi, Vice President of Zhanxin Group in Greater China, and St Phanie Heng, Director of Global Communication, Zhanxin's progress and achievements in sustainable development. Fruit. Every year, June 5 is World Environment Day. It is very important for Zhanxin to reorganize the commitment and action of sustainable development at this special time.
acrylatea href="https://www.echemi.com/cms/628580.html">phenolic resins and a variety of additives options, its applications cover all general industries, such as automobiles and transportation, construction, industrial metals, wood, packaging and other professional fields. At present, Zhanxin Group has 33 factories, 23 R&D centers, 5 joint ventures and 4,000 employees worldwide, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Its business covers four continents, serving more than 100 customers, with annual sales exceeding 2.1 billion euros. "Thanks to our global production, R&D and service network, Zhanxin can provide our customers with appropriate technology and rapid response to local service needs, which are the solid foundation for our global business expansion." St Phanie Heng denotes.
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At present, the increasingly severe environmental situation and stringent environmental regulations have accelerated the transformation of the industry from solvent-based to water-based, powder, high solid grade environmentally friendly coatings market. In Stephanie Heng's view, this brings a lot of challenges and opportunities to the industry. As one of the pioneers of industrial coatings innovation, Zhanxin is eager to become a pioneer force to promote and promote green transformation of industrial coatings. Moreover, Zhanxin also has enough strength to meet the needs of customers.
"We have experienced a transition from solvent-based to water-based in other markets in the world, such as Europe and the United States. Therefore, we can rely on our decades of application experience and professional solutions to help Chinese customers smooth transition to more environmentally friendly advantages of water-based technology. "Zhanxin has been committed to promoting the application of water-based technology and products in the industrial field, and has a huge competitive advantage in this field," St Phanie Heng told reporters. Zhanxin's development of waterborne paint resins began in the 1960s and is now widespread.
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