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Metal Composite Material (MCM) wall finishes are becoming increasingly popular for cladding walls in various building types. MCM panels are durable, versatile, and easy to fabricate and install. They come in a wide range of colors and specialty finishes, allowing architects to create bold and creative designs. The paint system for MCM consists of pigments, solvents, and binders, which determine the color, opacity, and resistance of the finish. Inorganic pigments offer stability and earth tones, while organic pigments provide vivid colors. Cool pigments can help reduce heat gain and mitigate the heat island effect. The most common resin types for MCM coatings are PVDF and FEVE, which offer high performance and durability. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses Development of China's Dyes and Pigments Industry During the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, which includes China's dyes and pigments industry should attach importance to high-quality development following the direction of independent innovation, high-quality innovation and intelligent manufacturing.

The article presents an analysis of the dye and pigment industry in China in 2020. It mentions that economic indicators such as dyes & pigments, intermediates, and printing and dyeing auxiliaries have all fallen by a large margin and the profitability of enterprises has dropped on the back of factors like weakened domestic and overseas demand and lowered operating rates. It mentions the main operating indicators of the dye industry showed a negative growth trend.

The article focuses on several challenges faced by China's Dye Industry, and domestic dye intermediates prices increased sharply. Topics include China's dyes industry came under pressure from changes in internal and external markets; and disperse dyes and reactive dyes have the largest output and exports among major dyestuff, and much higher industry concentration.

The article reports on the system designed by chemical engineers Hyung-Jun Koo and Orlen Velev of North Carolina State University, to regain photosensitive organic dyes of solar cells from degradation by imitating leaf veins.

The article reports on studies which showed that carbon-based materials could enhance versatility of ultrathin membranes. Scientists at the University of Manchester in England prepared graphene oxide laminates that allow water to pass through unimpeded. The National Institute for Materials Science in Japan made amorphous carbon nanosheets that let organic solvents through while rejecting organic dyes. Scientists are looking for ways to control carbon to create materials with useful function.