How Does Zinc Oxide Work

Most zinc is used to galvanise other metals, such as iron, to prevent rusting. Galvanised steel is used for car bodies, street lamp posts, safety barriers and suspension bridges.

Large quantities of zinc are used to produce die-castings, which are important in the automobile, electrical and hardware industries. Zinc is also used in alloys such as brass, nickel silver and aluminium solder.

Zinc oxide is widely used in the manufacture of very many products such as paints, rubber, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, plastics, inks, soaps, batteries, textiles and electrical equipment. Zinc sulfide is used in making luminous paints, fluorescent lights and x-ray screens.

Characteristics
Zinc Oxide is white or light gray powder, non-toxic and odorless. Its specific gravity is 5.47, melting point 1975℃. It is soluble in acid and alkali, insoluble in water and alcohol.

Applications
It is widely used in tyres, shoes, automobile parts etc. rubber products, white pigment and UV-absorbent for coating, medicine, printing ink, additive for fodder and makeup etc..
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What is Coatings Industry

Paint industry is constant progress and development, look at the paint market is to "health, environmental protection, green" direction.

Water-based paint is also temporarily outcrop around the corner, the Chinese paint market is on track, sprint another production peak. As of 2011, the cumulative amount of the paint production reached 3.28 million tons, an increase of 16.3%. Asia-Pacific region has become the largest geographic area, accounting for more than 35% of the global coatings production.

A survey shows that in recent years, world demand is to paint an average annual growth rate of 3.5% growth. By 2011, the global coatings market capacity is 27 million tons Dada, involving more than the amount of $ 93 billion. Among them, the Asia-Pacific region coatings demand will reach 8.9 million tons. Paint on the world market in a good situation, the international top brands of industrial coatings company integrate acquisitions exacerbate and accelerate the development of the Asian market.

Akzo Nobel paint company after divestiture British crown, thanks to the acquisition of Imperial Chemical ICI, therefore firmly occupy the leading position in the field of coatings, ranking first. PPG style macarons through acquisitions to further strengthen its market position. RPM increase internal brand integration efforts. Diamond coatings and paints in the acquisition Seasons Frost paint, ranked ninth in the world in the ranks.
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