By 2018 green coatings market set to be worth US$116.4bn

The ‘Green Coatings Market by Types (Waterborne, Powder, High-Solids, Radiation Cure) & by Applications (Architectural Coatings, Automotive Coatings, Industrial Coatings, High Performance Coatings, Wood Coatings, Packaging Coatings & Product Finishes) – Global Trends & Forecast to 2018’ by MarketsandMarkets, analyses the Green Coatings Market with respect to market drivers, opportunities and trends in geographical regions.

Green coatings offer different characteristics as per coatings manufacturing and their application requirements in the end products. Waterborne coatings have a global high demand and manufacturing is principally dominated by Asia Pacific, mainly China, Japan and India. The major industries for green coatings are architectural, automotive, industrial, high performance, wood, packaging and product finishes.

North America is the global hub for major green coatings manufacturers with their headquarters in USA. In Asia Pacific, most of the major market players are situated in Japan such as Kansai, Nippon and Fujikura Kasei.