Kerry Pianoforte, Editor
The global aerospace coatings market is estimated to be $615 million, according to Chris G. Athansopoulos, director global sales, Aerospace Division, Hentzen
Coatings Inc. This can be further broken down to $299
million for commercial and $216 for military. Asia-Pacific
is largest in terms of volume and value. Next comes North
America and Europe. The aerospace coatings market is estimated to grow five to eight percent per year in the next five
years, he noted.
Coatings manufacturers Coatings World interviewed reported
that the aerospace segment for coatings saw very solid increases
in demand in 2014 and significant levels of activity in many areas.
“With the continued increase in production rates at key original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of commercial aircraft
and overall progress in airline activity, the aerospace coatings
segment continued to progress in a positive manner in 2014,”
said Mark Cancilla, global platform director – aerospace coatings, PPG Aerospace. “Also, the profitability of the global airline
The aerospace coatings market continues to experience growth due to economic
recovery and innovative technologies.
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King Aerospace Commercial Corporation applying Sherwin-Williams aerospace coatings at its Oklahoma facility.
