Catherine Diamond, Associate Editor 01.19.15
The pigments market has been steadily – however slowly – recovering since the economic downturn. Raw material prices, once extremely unstable, have become more consistent. A revitalized automotive market has provided a big boost for pigments suppliers, and 2015 is expected to be at least as strong as 2014.
According to Ahmed Tahir, industry marketing manager, Transportation and Industrial Coatings and Pigments for Plastics, BASF Corp., the pigment market benefited from the rebound in the auto market in 2014, with light vehicle builds approaching record levels with continued interest in differentiated effects.
“The industrial coatings market also showed an improvement in 2014,” he said. “The housing market continued its uneven and slow recovery in 2014. For 2015, we expect a similar trend, albeit with a smaller growth for automotive and industrial sectors.”
Competition remains stiff for the pigments market, and industry experts expect that to stay true in the coming year.
“Sun Chemical Performance Pigments continued to see a positive upswing in the global pigments market in 2014, especi
According to Ahmed Tahir, industry marketing manager, Transportation and Industrial Coatings and Pigments for Plastics, BASF Corp., the pigment market benefited from the rebound in the auto market in 2014, with light vehicle builds approaching record levels with continued interest in differentiated effects.
“The industrial coatings market also showed an improvement in 2014,” he said. “The housing market continued its uneven and slow recovery in 2014. For 2015, we expect a similar trend, albeit with a smaller growth for automotive and industrial sectors.”
Competition remains stiff for the pigments market, and industry experts expect that to stay true in the coming year.
“Sun Chemical Performance Pigments continued to see a positive upswing in the global pigments market in 2014, especi
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