Technological Developments:-

Globally, industrial coatings market trends vary with changes in coating regulations. Governments across the globe are forming laws for industrial manufacturers to adhere to policy of zero emissions, and to support this compliance, coatings are expected to play a supporting role. Rapid shift towards low and zero VOC products with high solid content and waterborne coatings as an alternative to solvent-borne continues and expected to contribute to global industrial coatings market size. Use of powder coatings into finishing operations also helps a manufacturer support sustainability initiatives.

Low interest rates, active merger and acquisition market, growth of automotive and aerospace industry and changing regulatory requirements are key economic tailwinds bound to impact the paints and coatings sector. Automotive and aerospace industries are witnessing strong growth since past few months. Sales of light vehicles reached 90.3 million units globally, and this growth in automotive sector to highly drive the industrial coatings market share.

Investments in infrastructure to surge industrial coatings demand

Governments across the globe are actively involving in investments in overall infrastructure industry. For instance, Trump’s administration announced plans to invest heavily in water, energy, transportation and telecommunications sectors. Such initiatives have a direct impact on the chemicals sector, primarily in paints and coatings industry since coatings are widely demanded among structural metal, concrete, machinery and equipment applications. As per The American Society of Civil Engineers, investments worth USD 3.6 is required by 2025, to boost the development of airport, roadways, and other infrastructures.

Countries in developing regions such as Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India and China are moving towards structural reforms and new finance strategies. For instance, Brazilian government is streamlining regulations to attract private investors to build ports and roads. Apart from this, Saudi Arabia is expected to move towards privatization of telecoms and IT infrastructure. Finishing operations of such projects are widely dependent on the paints and coatings industry, thus driving the growth of global industrial coatings market.

Epoxy coatings are thick protective coatings composed of epoxy resins and is widely used for industrial finishes. These coatings provide excellent resistance to heat, light, and corrosive chemicals. This property makes them ideal among industrial manufacturing plants and as coatings for composite materials in marine, electrical and automotive industries. Fusion Bonded epoxy coatings are being widely used for corrosion protection application in steel pipes in the oil and gas sector, concrete reinforcing rebar and water transmission pipelines. Also, use of epoxy coatings in aeronautical industries as an adhesive at the edges of aircraft wings and emerging use as a floor paint or hanger floors are other factors which are expected to drive the growth of epoxy coatings market size.

Epoxy coatings are thick protective coatings composed of epoxy resins and is widely used for industrial finishes. These coatings provide excellent resistance to heat, light, and corrosive chemicals. This property makes them ideal among industrial manufacturing plants and as coatings for composite materials in marine, electrical and automotive industries. Fusion Bonded epoxy coatings are being widely used for corrosion protection application in steel pipes in the oil and gas sector, concrete reinforcing rebar and water transmission pipelines. Also, use of epoxy coatings in aeronautical industries as an adhesive at the edges of aircraft wings and emerging use as a floor paint or hanger floors are other factors which are expected to drive the growth of epoxy coatings market size. 

Rebounding growth of the architectural applications and the construction industry is poised to impact positively the growth of infrastructure development in developing economies such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico in the Latin America and China, India, and others in Asia Pacific. Asia-Pacific industrial coatings market crossed USD 18.0 billion in 2018 and expected to witness significant growth in coming years. Also, rise of coil coatings demand in manufacturing industries in this region is expected to steer the waterborne coatings demand and in turn the global industrial coatings market size. Growing public concern and regulations over the limit of VOC content by various governments has also increased the demand for the waterborne coatings, since VOC’s produces toxic fumes, which leads to the ozone layer depletion and poses recurring health risks.

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) industrial coatings market is witnessing sharp growth since the past few years due to rise of civil constructions and infrastructure sector in key economies. Shifting trend of governments of GCC countries from oil based economy to other revenue generating industries such as pharmaceuticals and education is expected to spur infrastructure development projects in the region. Also, upward trend of Middle Eastern countries such as UAE, Turkey, etc as an attractive tourist destinations is also expected to boost the growth of industrial coatings market size in this region. This trend is also expected to drive the use green and self-cleaning coating technologies throughout the forecast period.