Wood Coatings Consumption Statistics - the European Perspective

Consumption statistics for Europe's wood coatings industry were reported by IRL in 1998, at which time the market was estimated at 470,000 tonnes. The new profiles available today from IRL build on that knowledge, comprehensively updating the consumption statistics, as well as the trends and factors affecting the wood coatings sector. Similarly, the influences that dictate the fortunes of this sector's end-users are documented.

This essential wood coatings research includes a review of the core technologies and developments applicable to this market, many of which ultimately regulate total wood coatings consumption via the activities of businesses in or supplying the sector.

For example, in the industrial sector wood coatings must often perform to stringent specifications in accordance with the consumption of a given market. Statistics such as dry time, build, sheen, durability and sandability can all be critical. In the European coating industry there is a strong trend to eliminate the solvent content in all coating systems. So the successful introduction of waterborne systems in other areas of the coatings industry, together with increasingly stringent legal requirements, all contribute to the ever-changing consumption statistics in the wood coatings marketplace.

Our main report covers industrial wood coatings consumption. The sector is analysed by technology - including UV-curing, polyurethanes and water-based coatings - and according to companies on the basis of perceived market share. The second report covers the radiation curing market.

Both of these IRL reports present crucial statistics on the wood coatings market, both present and future, and will be invaluable to all those pursuing opportunities in this sector. Should you need further market statistics on wood coatings we will be happy to carry out specific research – according to your required criteria - on the market.

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.

Examples of Proprietary Studies

- The Market for Furniture Coatings in Germany
- The Market for Furniture Coatings in Sweden

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