Kerry Pianoforte, Editor 12.20.12
Although growth in the powder coatings market remains sluggish, there are certain regions and niche markets that offer healthy growth potential.
“North America has fairly good growth for powder coatings in 2012, which is reflected in industry numbers and trends,” said Bob Cregg, senior marketing director - general finishing and electronics, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Product Finishes Division. “The Europe market for powder wasn’t as strong as it has been in years past, again reflecting much of the ongoing economic uncertainty. However, I do think there are areas and pockets of opportunities of growth across the region as we consider 2013. Asia certainly had a down year in 2012 if looking at the region with the exception of yearly high double digit growth. While I think the market did grow some in 2012, it was both far from typical growth and off from predictions for the region.”
Olaf Conreur, global marketing manager for Jotun Powder Coatings shared that the current year witnessed growth that was slightly slower as compared to previous years, “Market growth for the period of 2010 to 2015 has been predicted to prog
“North America has fairly good growth for powder coatings in 2012, which is reflected in industry numbers and trends,” said Bob Cregg, senior marketing director - general finishing and electronics, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Product Finishes Division. “The Europe market for powder wasn’t as strong as it has been in years past, again reflecting much of the ongoing economic uncertainty. However, I do think there are areas and pockets of opportunities of growth across the region as we consider 2013. Asia certainly had a down year in 2012 if looking at the region with the exception of yearly high double digit growth. While I think the market did grow some in 2012, it was both far from typical growth and off from predictions for the region.”
Olaf Conreur, global marketing manager for Jotun Powder Coatings shared that the current year witnessed growth that was slightly slower as compared to previous years, “Market growth for the period of 2010 to 2015 has been predicted to prog
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