John A. Gilbert, Behr Process Corporation09.13.16
The architectural coatings industry has undergone great change over the last ten years. Today’s coatings have a much different raw material base, a different environmental profile and different properties. These changes have been brought about through a variety of influencers including synthesis chemists, paint formulators, end users, and environmental regulators. This paper examines some of the changes that have happened in the last decade as well as some trends coming in the near future.
Waterborne vs. Oil-Based/Solvent-Based
One cannot comment on changes in architectural coatings without first addressing the transition from oil/solvent-based paint to waterborne paint.
As I began work on this paper, the 9th Edition of the ACA’s Industry Market Analysis was published by the ACA and Chemquest.1 In their analysis of the overall U.S. architectural coatings market, they reported that in 2014 solvent-based coatings made up 108 million gallons, or 15 percent, of a 720 million gallon market (Figure 1).
By contrast, in 2001, solvent-based coatings
Waterborne vs. Oil-Based/Solvent-Based
One cannot comment on changes in architectural coatings without first addressing the transition from oil/solvent-based paint to waterborne paint.
As I began work on this paper, the 9th Edition of the ACA’s Industry Market Analysis was published by the ACA and Chemquest.1 In their analysis of the overall U.S. architectural coatings market, they reported that in 2014 solvent-based coatings made up 108 million gallons, or 15 percent, of a 720 million gallon market (Figure 1).
By contrast, in 2001, solvent-based coatings
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