Additives are only used in small quantities in coating formulations. It is therefore not surprising that additives only account for a good 4 % of the total volume of coating raw materials. Of the 1.5 million metric tons, about 300,000 metric tons are biocides for in-can and film preservation. Market research firm Chem Quest puts the value at about USD 1.8 billion. Markets and Markets, a market research firm, estimates a lower value, just under USD 1 billion. David Zilm of Vink Chemicals rates this order of magnitude of 300. 000 tons as a realistic range. ...