China Coatings Show 2026 Shanghai

China Coatings Show 2026 (中国国际涂料博览会) is positioned as an industry platform combining brand promotion, product showcase, information exchange, and business development for the coatings sector, and it is promoted as a major annual meeting point for coatings, upstream raw materials, and equipment procurement. The official show homepage confirms the 2026 dates as July 15–17 and lists Shanghai New International Expo Center as the venue, which is the key baseline for travel planning and exhibitor logistics. The event’s structure is designed for professional buyers and technical visitors who need to benchmark suppliers and technologies across multiple categories in a short window, including production readiness, quality stability, and compliance-driven “green” product directions.

The show positioning explicitly emphasizes coatings industry development themes such as technology-driven upgrading and “green coatings,” and it combines finished products with the upstream and application technology stack that determines performance and compliance. The official “exhibit scope” text shows that the event is not limited to finished coatings: it also includes broader surface engineering and processing technologies (e.g., electroplating and coating processes, thermal spraying, hot-dip coating, zinc-aluminum coatings, anti-rust lubrication, vacuum coating/film processes and environmental processing), plus testing equipment and reagents and related industrial services. This thematic framing fits procurement briefs where buyers must align material selection, process capability, and validation/testing requirements with downstream applications in manufacturing, construction, and industrial maintenance.

The content structure of the official site indicates a multi-layer supplier ecosystem: coatings and “green coatings” producers, raw material suppliers (resins, pigments/fillers, additives, solvents and related inputs), plus companies providing processing equipment, testing tools, and supporting services. For buyers and engineers, this matters because supplier qualification in coatings typically depends on more than sample panels: it requires stable formulation capability, documented raw material provenance, repeatable production, and measurable QC/testing capacity, all of which can be discussed directly with exhibitors in one venue. The show’s long-running positioning as a core industry platform also suggests a professional audience mix where technical discussions (formulation constraints, application processes, environmental compliance, and line compatibility) are a normal part of commercial negotiations.

According to the published exhibit scope, the show covers three practical procurement layers. First, finished product categories including coatings and a dedicated emphasis on “green coatings.” Second, upstream raw materials for coatings, printing inks, adhesives and construction chemicals, explicitly listing resins, pigments/fillers, additives, and solvents, which are core inputs for formulation and scale production. Third, application and industrialization technology, including surface treatment and coating processes and the supporting equipment ecosystem, along with testing equipment and reagents that are critical for QC and certification workflows; the scope also references environmental processing and related services, which is relevant for compliance-heavy manufacturing and industrial maintenance buyers.

The official show homepage lists Shanghai New International Expo Center as the venue for the July 15–17, 2026 edition. SNIEC is used for large-scale industrial exhibitions, which is practical for coatings and equipment segments where exhibitors often need space for process demonstrations, sample display, and technical meeting areas, while visitors benefit from predictable hall zoning and organized registration flows. This venue choice supports a “high-meeting-density” plan: buyers can pre-assign supplier meetings by category (coatings vs raw materials vs equipment/testing) and reduce time lost on logistics across three show days.

The footer information on the official site identifies the organizer as the China National Coatings Industry Association (中国涂料工业协会) and the undertaking/executing company as Beijing TUBO International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (北京涂博国际展览有限公司). This organizer profile is typical for an industry-association-backed B2B exhibition where the focus is professional attendance, supply-chain coverage, and supporting activities such as forums and industry exchange, rather than consumer traffic. The event’s “show dynamics” section also reflects an active media and forum ecosystem around the exhibition cycle, reinforcing its role as an annual industry coordination point.