In early 2013, Grace Matthews published a white paper titled North American Architectural Coatings: The End Game? In it, we discussed the recent acceleration in architectural coatings mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and likened the "Big Four" - at the time Sherwin-Williams, PPG, Masco and Valspar - to the final table of a poker tournament.
According to a new research report released by Global Market Insights Inc., the market size for biopolymer coatings is set to exceed $1.3 billion by 2024.
The study revealed that the coatings industry, while continuing to address certain challenges, continues to be a stable and steadily growing industry in Canada.
According to a new report published by research firm MarketsandMarkets, the passive fire-protection coatings market is projected to reach $4.02 billion by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.6% from 2017 to 2022.
A report by Transparency Market Research predicts the global smart coatings market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 29.8% during the period between 2017 and 2025.
According to market research company CCM, China’s coatings market has witnessed another rise in output for the first half of 2017, while the profits for manufacturers went down due to rising raw material prices and pressure from environmental regulations.