Kerry Pianoforte, Editor01.06.17
Overall, pigment suppliers Coatings World interviewed reported growth, although some segments of the pigments marketed performed better than other.
BASF has reported that it continued to see the pigments market grow in 2016. “However, each market has different needs and trends that drive this growth. Design and styling options are vital for our automotive coatings customers. Our industrial coatings customers look more at durability and weathering. Being able to respond to these different needs is key to continue to see growth in the coatings market,” said Lisa Gentile, manager, global communications and branding colors & effects at BASF.
“Overall we have seen a stronger performance in the plastics market than in coatings for pigments,” said Robert Poemer, business unit leader at Heucotech, Ltd. “The plastics market has started to regain volumes that were lost in some areas a couple of years ago. Relative to coatings, the growth that we had previously seen in the automotive (both OEM and refinish) as well as the industrial segment was basically flat for 2016. It should be noted that
BASF has reported that it continued to see the pigments market grow in 2016. “However, each market has different needs and trends that drive this growth. Design and styling options are vital for our automotive coatings customers. Our industrial coatings customers look more at durability and weathering. Being able to respond to these different needs is key to continue to see growth in the coatings market,” said Lisa Gentile, manager, global communications and branding colors & effects at BASF.
“Overall we have seen a stronger performance in the plastics market than in coatings for pigments,” said Robert Poemer, business unit leader at Heucotech, Ltd. “The plastics market has started to regain volumes that were lost in some areas a couple of years ago. Relative to coatings, the growth that we had previously seen in the automotive (both OEM and refinish) as well as the industrial segment was basically flat for 2016. It should be noted that
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