Coatings Industry Outlook for 2010

JCT Coatingstech Magazine

November / December 2009

Volume 6, No. 10

Market Update

Page 20-23

Excerpts from… “A Mixed Bag: Coatings Industry Outlook for 2010”

By Cynthia Challener, JCT Coatingstech Contributing Writer

Global growth rate predictions for the paint and coatings industry in 2010 vary among analysts. On the conservative side, consulting and market research firm

The ChemQuest Group, Inc. anticipates volume growth of about 3% per year.

The U.S. will likely see a growth rate of 2%, with Asia doubling that and Europe slightly lower, according to Daniel Murad, president and CEO of The ChemQuest Group, Inc.

(To read the complete article…and more comments on “A Mixed Bag: Coatings Industry Outlook for 2010”………see JCT Coatingstech Magazine – November/December 2009 issue... “2010 Byers’ Guide”).