and end-product manufacturers infuse high
investments for future advancements and
technology modifications of waterborne
coatings to replace other solvent borne
coatings and match the new demands coming from various types of applications.
Asia-Pacific is the largest region, both
in terms of volume and value, followed
by Western Europe. China, Japan, U.S.,
Germany, India, Brazil, and Russia are
expected to persist as successful water-borne coatings markets. The key players in the waterborne coatings market
are AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems,
BASF, Berger Paints India Limited , Kansai
Paint Company Limited, Nippon Paint
Company Limited, PPG Industries, RPM
International Inc., The Sherwin Williams
Company, The Valspar Corporation and
Tikkurila Oyj.
The Eastern and Central European,
emerging South-East Asian, and Latin
American nations that will host future
global events would supplement the
growth of waterborne coatings in different applications. Governmental regulations and proposals for improvement
of infrastructure, and the rising housing
market in emerging economies will drive
the waterborne coatings market.
The current market value of the global
waterborne coatings market (2012) is
about $52917.9 million and is estimated
to reach $77838.71 million by 2019, at
a CAGR of 5. 92 percent between 2014
and 2019. The high demand across the
industries, such as coatings, construction,
automotive, consumer goods, electrical/
electronics, textile, and industrial coatings, will increase the overall waterborne
coatings consumption.
Global Aerospace Coatings
Market is Projected to
Reach $2,991.38 Million by
2019
The report “Aerospace Coatings Market
by End-user Industry (Commercial,
Military & General Aviation), by User
Type (Original Equipment Manufacturer
(OEM) & Maintenance, Repair &
Overhaul (MRO)), & by Region (North
America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, & Row) -
Global Forecast to 2019” report analyzes
the global aerospace coatings market
with respect to market drivers, opportu-
nities, and trends in different regions.
The global aerospace coatings market
is significantly penetrating its end-user
industries. The characteristics of the end
products differ as per the requirement of
end-user industries and for different user
types. The commercial segment has dominated the aerospace coatings industry,
largely driven by the entry of new airlines
and expansion of existing airlines. The
Asia-Pacific region is estimated to grow
at a high CAGR of 7. 79 percent from
2014 to 2019 with its growing demand
for aerospace coatings in different end-user industries, especially for commercial
and military segments. The aerospace
coatings market in North America is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.05 percent
from 2014 to 2019.
R&D is a key part of this market.
The leading companies in this market
focus on R&D in response to the market growth and rising demand from
customers. The manufacturing companies, associations, and end-product
manufacturers infuse high investments
for future advancements and technology modifications of aerospace coatings
to reduce coatings’ life cycle, improved
performance, engineered materials, and
to meet the new demands coming from
various types of end-user industries.
The market in Asia-Pacific is the
largest region, both in terms of volume
and value, followed by Western Europe
and North America. The U.S., China,
Japan, France, Germany, India and
Russia are expected to persist as suc-
cessful aerospace coatings markets. The
key players in the aerospace coatings
market are AkzoNobel, PPG Industries,
Henkel AG & Company, Mankiewicz
Gebr. & Co., Hentzen Coatings, and
Sherwin Williams Company. The mar-
kets in China and India are driving the
Asia-Pacific aerospace coatings market
due to increasing cargo traffic, rising
number of air travelers, and interna-
tional trade. The market size, in terms
of value, of the global aerospace coat-
ings market was estimated at $2,109.64
million in 2013 and is projected to
reach $2,991.38 million by 2019, at a
CAGR of 5. 96 percent from 2014. The
high demand across the indus-
tries, such as commercial, mili-
tary, and MRO segments will
increase the overall aerospace
coatings consumption.
Lux Research: Emerging
Metamaterials Will Go
Mainstream in 2024
Metamaterials – artificial materials with
unusual properties not typically found in
natural materials – will soon be turning
up in niche commercial applications, and
are poised to enter the mainstream in 10
years, according to Lux Research.
Metamaterials use a carefully controlled micro- or nanostructure to create novel mechanical, electromagnetic,
or acoustic properties. They can be used
to create devices like improved satellite
antennas or security scanners, as well as
exotic innovations like superlenses that
can produce ultra-high resolution images,
or “invisibility cloaks” that redirect electromagnetic radiation completely around
an object.
“Practical implementation of these
technologies depends on cost-effective
manufacturing methods that allow fine
patterning,” said Anthony Vicari, Lux
Research Associate and the lead au-
thor of the report titled, “Breaking the
Rules: Emerging Metamaterials Drive
Performance in New Directions.”
Lux Research analysts evaluated the
progress of metamaterials R&D, assessed
advances by start-ups and conducted a
patent and commercial milestone analy-
sis. Among their findings: Government
agencies dominate funding; diverse start-
ups are emerging. Duke University leads
in publications. Since 2000, over 7,500
academic publications on metamateri-
als have been published at over 500
universities. Duke University, led by its
Center for Metamaterials and Integrated
Plasmonics, heads the pack with 133 pub-
lications; Imperial College of London’s
Centre for Plasmonics and Metamaterials
and Penn State are fellow academic
leaders. The report, titled “Breaking the
Rules: Emerging Metamaterials Drive
Performance in New Directions,” is part
of the Lux Research Advanced Materials
Intelligence service. CW
