Resin composition for powder coating

A resin composition for powder coating, which comprises the following components (A), (B) and (C):

• (A) a carboxyl group-containing resin having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 20,000, an acid value of from 5 to 200 and a glass transition temperature of from 30 to 120.degree. C.;
• (B) tris(.beta.-methylglycidyl) isocyanurate of the formula (1):
• ##STR13## (C) as a ring opening polymerization inhibitor, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an amine having in its molecule a bond of formula (2):
• ##STR14## and an onium salt;
• wherein the amine having in its molecule a bond of the formula (2) for component (C) is a cyclic amine having the structure of formula (3):
• ##STR15## wherein m is an integer of from 2 to 11, and n is an integer of 2 or 3;
• wherein the onium salt for component (C) is selected from the group consisting of:
• a quaternary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (4):
• ##STR16## wherein m is an integer of from 2 to 11, n is an integer of 2 or 3, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y.sup.- is an anion,
• a quaternary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (5):
• R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5 N.sup.+ Y.sup.-
• wherein each of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, N is a nitrogen atom, and Y.sup.- is an anion, provided that R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are respectively bonded to the nitrogen atom by a C--N bond,
• a quaternary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (6):
• ##STR17## wherein each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y.sup.- is an anion,
• a quaternary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (7):
• ##STR18## wherein R.sup.8 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y.sup.- is an anion,
• a quaternary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (8):
• ##STR19## wherein each of R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y.sup.- is an anion,
• a tertiary ammonium salt having the structure of formula (9):
• ##STR20## wherein m is an integer of from 2 to 11, n is an integer of 2 or 3, H is a hydrogen atom, and Y.sup.- is an anion,
• a quaternary phosphonium salt having the structure of the formula (10):
• R.sup.11 R.sup.12 R.sup.13 R.sup.14 P.sup.+ Y.sup.-
• wherein each of R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13 and R.sup.14 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, P is a phosphorous atom, and Y.sup.- is an anion, provided that R11, R12, R13 and R14 are respectively bonded to the phosphorus atom by a C--P bond, and
• a tertiary sulfonium salt having the structure of formula (11):
• R.sup.15 R.sup.16 R.sup.17 S.sup.+ Y.sup.-
• wherein each of R.sup.15, R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y.sup.- is an anion, provided that R.sup.15, R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are respectively bonded to the sulfur atom by a C--S bond;
• wherein said components (A) and (B) are present in such a ratio that the equivalent ratio of (.beta.-methylglycidyl groups in component B)/(carboxyl groups in component (A) is within a range of from 1.1 to 2.5 and wherein said component (C) is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of component (A).