In 2016, the editorial team has started to classify paint and coatings manufacturers headquartered in Europe according to turnover. The decisive factor here is not group or corporate sales, but the revenues generated with paints and coatings. In 2016, the turnover of the top 25 was EUR 24 billion, only slightly above the total in the current ranking. Since not all companies end their fiscal year at the same time, some enterprises are listed with sales from 2018. For paint and coatings manufacturers headquartered outside the Euro zone, sales have been converted into EUR. Even though the list has remained ...