According to a new market study released by Transparency Market Research, the global powder coatings market is expected to expand rapidly in the coming years thanks to growing demand for consumer goods from the emerging BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economies.
While biocides market growth in the mature markets of Europe and the United States is estimated at two percent and slightly less than one percent, respectively, the five-percent growth forecast in biocides consumption in Southeast Asia during 2014-2019 makes this region one of the fastest growing and most attractive regions globally.
According to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets, titled Waterborne Polyurethane Market by Application (Coating, Sealant, Adhesive, and Elastomer), by Region (Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, and RoW) - Trends & Forecast to 2019, the waterborne polyurethanes (WPU) market is projected to grow from more than $6.5 billion in 2014 to approximately $10.0 billion by 2019.
The final version of the revised standard for quality management systems is scheduled for release by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in autumn 2015. Many organisations have already started to address the expected changes, which are aimed at strengthening the benefits of quality management.
These suppliers share their perspectives on the current market, industry drivers, steps they take when developing new products and challenges that formulators face.
Involved as they are in widely diverse fields, these new companies have a common focus: continuous development of sustainable and environmentally acceptable products and processes.
Industry analyst firm n-tech Research has released a new report titled Markets for Self-Healing Materials: 2015-2022. According to the report, self-healing materials (reversible polymers, inorganic capsule and vascular systems, biomaterials, relevant shape memory materials and other self-healing coatings) will grow to around $2.7 billion by 2020.
GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market for metal surface treatment chemicals in China was valued at over RMB 16.4 billion, or $2.6 billion, at the end of 2014.