Datamonitor's Paints & Coatings: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the paints & coatings industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global paints and coatings market grew by 4.3% in 2006 to reach a value of $91 billion.

In 2011, the global paints and coatings market is forecast to have a value of $105.7 billion, an increase of 16.2% since 2006.

The global paints and coatings market grew by 4.8% in 2006 to reach a volume of 34.8 million tons.

In 2011, the global paints and coatings market is forecast to have a volume of 38.9 million tons, an increase of 11.8% since 2006.

Industrial paints and coatings form the most lucrative segment of the global paints and coatings market, accounting for 41.9% of the market's value.

Asia-Pacific is the most lucrative paints and coatings market, accounting for 44.8% of the global market's value.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is the market leader, holding a 9.8% share of the market's revenues.

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Market Definition

The paints & coatings market consists of liquid and powder based paints, varnishes, and related products used for protective and decorative, industrial and automotive, specialty, or other purposes. The market excludes inks, thinners and raw materials such as pigments and solvents. The architectural & decorative segment consists of products used in homes and buildings, such as interior and exterior paints, primers, sealers, and varnishes.

The industrial segment comprises products that are factory-applied to manufactured goods as part of the production process. The specialty segment consists of aerosol paints, marine paints, high-performance maintenance coatings, and automotive refinish paints. The market value is calculated according to end-user prices. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.