US COATINGS MARKET EDGES UP IN SCALE AS IT DEVELOPS MORE ECO-PRODUCTS
September 30th, 2022
Continuing to fight supply-chain snarls, material shortages, inflation woes, and a stubborn pandemic, the US paint and coatings industry produced 1.3 billion American gallons (4.9 billion litres) valued at USD27.2 billion (US dollars) in 2021.
That is according to The ChemQuest Group, a global specialty chemicals and materials consulting service based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, which said this production was an increase of just 0.1% in volume and 8.6% in value over the previous year.
This year, ChemQuest, expects US production of about 1.4 billion gallons, ...
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