European Coatings Journal - 15.09.2017 | INDUSTRY NEWS

"More opportunities and complexity ahead"

How would you describe the situation on the OEM automotive coatings market in EMEA currently? We estimate the market for coatings, adhesives and sealants for automotive OEM at around 2.4 billion EUR. One vital development is that inspite of the number of cars produced in Europe still growing, the growth rate has tailed off from 3% to less than one percent. This, of course, has had a big impact on the automotive coatings market. Another factor is the situation in Russia whose market has seen setbacks but hopefully will recover. We will also have to observe what will happen after ...
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