Since March 2026, escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have sharply pushed up international crude oil prices. On March 9, WTI crude exceeded $110 per barrel, while Brent crude approached $115 per barrel. Rising oil prices have driven up downstream chemical costs across the board. Prices of most chemical products saw broad increases recently, with acrylic acid surging 106% within ten days and 123.6% over the year. PTA currently stands at 7,000 yuan/ton, up 2,000 yuan/ton from early 2026. Core Coatings Raw Materials Rise Across the Board The price hikes have created a cascading effect across the chemical industry chain. Data shows that since early 2026, epoxy resin has risen 7,000–8,000 yuan/ton, curing agent cumulative increases have exceeded 10,000 yuan/ton, and chemical matting agents have surged 20,000 yuan/ton. Titanium dioxide, pigments, and other key materials have also seen significant increases. The powder coatings industry has also been severely impacted. Among polyester resin raw materials, TMA has risen approximately 17,000 yuan/ton (over 100%), while ethylene glycol and isophthalic acid have increased 40% and over 30%, respectively. Epoxy resin raw materials bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin have risen over 40% and nearly 15% from the beginning of the year. Industry experts note that resins account for 60%–80% of coating formulation costs, making it impossible for companies to absorb external price pressures internally. Ink Industry Faces Greater Pressure Global ink giant Sun Chemical announced price increases for nitrocellulose-containing products in Latin America, effective immediately. Nitrocellulose, a key component in solvent-based printing inks, has seen supply tighten sharply as European defense spending priorities divert industrial supplies to military applications. Following Sun Chemical, Hubergroup also announced price increases due to supply chain disruptions and rising energy costs. On the raw materials front for inks, both resins and solvents have seen sharp price increases, with solvent costs rising the most and facing particularly tight supply. Key resin binders have posted steep price gains, while solvent prices — including acetates and aromatics — have continued to climb, with some products becoming increasingly difficult to source. The broad-based surge in raw material costs has further intensified cost pressures on ink manufacturers. Coatings Companies Forced to Raise Prices On March 13, Nippon Paint issued a price adjustment notice, with increases to be implemented in batches starting April 1. Looking ahead, industry insiders generally expect raw material prices to remain high in the short term. Geopolitical uncertainty continues to ferment, with no significant signs of relief in the Strait of Hormuz's navigability. If the conflict becomes prolonged, Qatar's Energy Minister has warned that oil prices could even surge to $150 per barrel. From a fundamenta...

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MP Resin, with the full name Vinyl Chloride-Vinyl Isobutyl Ether Copolymer Resin, also known as VC Copolymer MP Resin or Vinyl Chloride Copolymer Resin, is produced through the polymerization of vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl isobutyl ether monomer, and other raw and auxiliary materials. It is primarily used in anticorrosive coatings and composite printing inks. MP resin is non-toxic, environmentally friendly, and excels in flexibility, heat resistance, UV stability, alkali resistance, and chalking resistance. Our MP resin is equivalent in performance to Laroflex® MP resin. Applications： MP Resin for Inks As an excellent binder for composite printing inks, MP resin is used across a wide range of fields and offers the following advantages: • Good solubility: Soluble in most common ink solvents, including aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones, and esters, with high transparency in solution. • Excellent compatibility: Easily blends with other ink binders such as CPP, EVA, and CEVA resins to enhance performance. • High dispersibility: Exhibits favorable dispersing and wetting properties for pigments and dyes, ensuring full color development and transferability. • Superior adhesion: The polymer chains contain abundant ether bonds, providing strong adhesion to plastic films such as BOPP, OPP, and PET. • Good stability: The resin contains no reactive double bonds or saponifiable ester bonds, and the chlorine atoms in the molecular chain are highly stable. This imparts strong resistance to heat, light, weathering, yellowing, and chalking to the ink layers. MP Resin for Coatings The anticorrosion performance of MP resin exceeds that of chlorosulfonated polyethylene and chlorinated rubber coatings, making it widely applicable in the following areas: • Industrial anticorrosion coatings: e.g., factory buildings, equipment, pipelines, storage tanks, municipal engineering, ports, and harbors. • Marine coatings: Suitable for various parts of ship hulls, resistant to sun exposure and seawater erosion. • Transportation paints: Used for containers, transport machinery, and tankers for hazardous chemicals. • Primers and topcoats for light metals: Applications include garage doors/windows, roof gutters, balconies, lamp posts, and road guardrails. • Major key projects: Such as bridges, offshore engineering, and energy infrastructure. Specification: Grade Chlorine Content % Viscosity (25℃mPa·s) 20% in toluene Volatile matter % Applications CMP-15 44.0±1.0 15±5 ≤0.5 Paint, coating CMP-25 44.0±1.0 25±5 ≤0.5 Paint, coating CMP-35 44.0±1.0 35±5 ≤0.5 Paint, coating, inks CMP-45 44.0±1.0 45±5 ≤0.5 Paint, coating, inks CMP-60 44.0±1.0 60±8 ≤0.5 Paint, inks Packing: The product should be packed into composite craft bag with an inner bag. Net weight of each bag is 20 kg.