Analysis of the Global Decorative Paints Industry

Whilst the industrial segment of the paints market is relatively volatile, the decorative paints industry - catering for domestic and architectural demand - is more closely geared to the current and forecasted states of local economies. Construction activity, for example, picks up when economies are experiencing an upturn. It follows, then, that careful investigation and precise feedback on world economies as they affect these markets are essential for all those intending to do business in the decorative and architectural coatings industry. That said, demand in the decorative paints industry is highly price-sensitive and cyclical. The condition and scale of the paint distribution network is also a critical factor.

The industry embracing decorative paints serves four main customer bases - large professional, small contractor, maintenance activity and the area of domestic DIY (retail). Dependent on the rise and fall of domestic income levels, the DIY to contractor spend ratio is always a variable.

So IRL's regional paint industry profiles in this section contain the vital intelligence that organisations require in order to accurately read local markets for decorative paints and architectural coatings, and to read trends in the industry. They cover the decorative paints industry in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and South America, China and the Middle East. Additionally, there is an overview of the paints and coatings industry in the UK. So many factors can change the face of the marketplace - the Internet in the UK, for instance, has opened many new avenues. Paints and the environment are now inextricably linked worldwide. Forecasts as far ahead as 2006 show subtly differing barometers across nation states and their economies. Such information on the decorative paints and architectural coatings industry is essential to successful business.

To complement IRL's important data on the decorative paints industry we will of course be happy to conduct further research to your brief on any section of our reports.

The decorative and building paints sector is addressed in our national and regional paint market studies. These include:

- A Profile of the Indian Paint Industry
- A Profile of the West European Paints Industry
- A Profile of the Paint Industry of Central & Eastern Europe
- A Profile of the Asia-Pacific Paints Industry
- An Overview of Paints & Coatings in the UK in 2001
- A Profile of the Middle Eastern Paint Industries
- A Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry
- A Profile of the Paint Industry of North America
- A Profile of the Paint Industry of South America
- A Profile of the Paint Industry of Central America & the Caribbean
- A Profile of the Paint Industry of the Americas
- The West European Paints Industry

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