2024 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards — Coatings Industry

Ringier Technology Innovation Awards-One of the most professional and influential industry awards in China

The Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for industrial manufacturing were inaugurated by Ringier Trade Media in 2006. The Awards is now rewarded to a select group of innovators each year in China’s Coatings Industry.The Ringier Technology Innovation Awards have covered the upstream and downstream of the coatings industry. Each year, the award will be awarded to the industry's innovation pioneers in recognition of innovative products and technologies that have made outstanding contributions to the industry, encouraging more companies to invest in technological innovation to improve productivity and economy. Benefits; provide users with amount convenience; achieve green and sustainable development.

2024 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards - Coatings Industry will be held in conjunction with China Coatings & Ink Summit & Expo 2024, bringing together more industry policy makers and researchers to join the event.

Awards Categories

Resins

Pigments

Emulsions

Additives & Solvent

Coatings Production/ Testing Equipment

Coating Equipment /Environmental Protection Equipment

Low Carbon Coatings category of Year 2023(For paint products enterprises)

Selection & Judging Process
1st Stage:
Registration & Nomination: Deadline: 8 Mar. 2024
The Awards is open to any company with an innovative product/technology. The panel of judges may also nominate companies.
2nd Stage: Voting & Selection:Deadline: 25 Mar. – 8 Apr.2024
Users can log in to the official website of the event and vote online for the shortlist. The jury will discuss the shortlists several times, refer to the online and WeChat voting opinions, and finalize the final list of winners (the weight of the award-winning products: expert review 70% + user effective network and WeChat voting 30%)
3rd Stage:
Winners Announcement & Awards : 31 May, 2024
The winners announcement will be published in the May issue of 《Coatings and Inks - China》with detailed coverage. The Awards ceremony will be held in Shanghai, and the winners, judges, industry professionals, magazine readers and mainstream media will be invited.
Selection & Judging
1. The nominated products must be a new/upgraded product or technology launched during 2022-2023 for China’s Coatings Industry.
2. The Low Carbon Coatings category is only open for coating products companies, participating in the selection of products must be launched in 2023. This type of coating products require raw materials which can reduce petrochemical sources, or production processes which can significantly reduce VOC emissions, or in the application and consumption stage which can lead the public and industry to raise low carbon awareness.
3. Entries must be relevant to Chinese market and in the forefront of the international coatings industry, and have helped take China's coatings industry to new levels.
4. The evaluation object should greatly promote the development of the coating industry, and there are clear datas to support the product in the following aspects of the coating industry: Greatly improving productivity and production efficiency; Improved production economy or input-output ratio; Prolong the service life of the product; Improved the quality and performance of the final product; The use of leading technology tools such as AI and contribution to the industry standards establishment.
5. Sources and availability of raw materials of all the candidate’s products should be in line with the principles of sustainable development and of no harm to environment.
6. During the time of manufacturing and application, all the candidate products/technology should meet the environmental emissions requirements for coatings and downstream produces made by Chinese government.
 
Intellectual property statement *
1. The products must be the original design of the participating company,do not infringe any intellectual property rights of any third party, and will not violate any relevant laws and regulations.
2. The relevant legal issues involved in the product, not limited to reputation, copyright, portrait, trademark, patent and other legal issues, are responsible for the evaluation of the enterprise. lf the organizing committee finds that the product is suspected of plagiarism, infringement or any third-party product raises any questions, demands, lawsuits, claims and other rights, the organizing committee has the right to revoke the entry right of the product at any time. and revoke the award honor that the product has won. Participants shall be liable for any penalty, economic or honor loss or other damage caused by the infringement claims of third parties caused by the use of products by the competition organizing committee.
3. For all the participating products, the organizing committee has the right to publicize,report and display the products free of charge.
4. Copyright liability:The information submitted by the participating products must be true, such as infringement caused by copyright,copyright and patent rights related to the product shall be fully responsible for the submitting enterprises.
5. Other notes:
a) If the product is not submitted by the brand company,it is recommended to coordinate with the brand company and other stakeholders before registration,and can be registered under the premise of obtaining consent from multiple parties.
b) If the judges have questions about the product, we will ask you to provide documentary evidence of your eligibility. Two entrants may not submit the same product in the same category. Please ensure that products are not submitted twice.
Why You Should Enter?

1. Launched in 2006, Ringier Technology Innovation Awards have already become one of the most influential industrial Awards in China because of its neutral judging process. There are many benefits from entering the Awards including
2. Widespread recognition of product/technology innovation;
3. Build up an extensive & valuable relationships with China’s market experts and industry leaders at the Awards ceremony. Reach high-profile decision-makers and target buyers with large purchasing power;
4. An excellent opportunity for publicity and year-round promotion in greater China through Ringier’s multi-media platforms of magazines, online and mobile marketing (iPad/ iPhone and Android Apps) as well as coverage in other major industrial media

Widespread Media Coverage
The Awards is widely promoted among industry leaders and professionals through Ringier’s multi-media platform of magazine, online, mobile marketing (iPad/iPhone, Android Apps), as well as other major industrial and general media.
Print:
Coating & Ink China
Automotive Manufacturing & Design for China
Online:
Website:
Wechat Official Account: ringier
Wechat Official Account: Ringier-Coatings-Ink