Paint and Coatings Industry

Worldwide, the paint and coatings industry is an important part of everyday living. Paint industry statistics confirm that no domestic or commercial arena remains unaffected, with applications ranging from household and decorative paints, to coatings used in the automotive industry; from the anti-contamination coatings in the canned foods sector, to the paints used to emblazon corporate colours on airliners.

In the paint and coatings industry, therefore, we can broadly define that 'paint' includes all types of surface protection coatings used for decorative, industrial, marine and various special purpose finishes. However, 'coatings' are less easy to group, since they include several different and distinct classes of conventional liquid paint formulations and powder coatings - from an industry that also produces various other solid systems, stains and clear varnishes.

Paints and coatings as an industry plays a vital role in the world economy, and accurately reflecting that in terms of geographical scope, IRL's paint industry statistics encompass the major markets of the UK, Western, Central and Eastern Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and China.

It is important to note that above and beyond the accurate and up-to-date paint and coatings industry data, IRL’s reports cover much more, and to an organisation making any serious venture into this global market, highly refined paint industry statistics such as these are vital.

Recent years have witnessed significant changes in the paint and coatings industry - the succession of company consolidations and acquisitions, for example, stricter market demands in environmental requirements and the increasingly sophisticated nature of consumer demands.

So these reports are comprehensive, as up to date as possible and highlight significant trends in the industry. The paint and coatings information we have has been obtained both from published industry sources and primary field research, backed up by paint and coatings trade and industry data where necessary.


Examples of Proprietary Studies

Private projects can be undertaken to profile particular aspects of national or regional paint markets. Examples of such studies include:

- The UK Market for Containment Coatings
- The European Market for Speciality PU Coatings
- Coil Coatings in Europe
- The UK Market for PA Emulsions
- Unsaturated Polyester Coatings in Europe
- The European Market for Epoxy Encapsulants and Coatings
- The UK Market for Intumescent Paints

Please visit our Publications Library to view brochures and tables of contents for our published studies. Buy either a full report or individual sections of a report by following the links in the library, or by following the 'Buy Market Data On-Line' link.

Alternatively, please call +44 20 8832 7830 for more information on current & forthcoming market studies.

If you would like to talk to us about conducting some proprietary work on your behalf please contact us or submit your enquiry online.