This brand-new title from IRL reviews the paint industries and markets of Western Europe. In keeping with the new generation of IRL Profiles, the content has been completely revised since the previous edition to create a necessarily broad picture of the industry drawn from the various elements that shape its development and progress. Some 17 countries are covered in the report, which is being organised in the following way:
Leading five countries:-
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- UK
- Spain
Benelux region:-
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
Scandinavia:-
- Norway
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Finland
Other countries:-
- Switze rland
- Austria
- Greece
- Portugal
- Ireland
The report provides information on:
- Production of paints by country
- Imports of paints by country
- Exports of paints by country
- Consumption and per capita consumption of paint by country
- Market segmentation by end-use sector by country (where available)
- Information on leading paint producers in each major national market
- Penetration of alternative paint technologies such as powder coatings and radiation curable coatings
Estimated market sizes are provided for the year 2001 and five-year market forecasts are calculated to 2006.
The report will serve as a valuable tool to strategic planners, business analysts and marketing managers involved in the manufacture, distribution and marketing of paints and coatings and their raw materials.
The profile draws on various published sources, including in-house and library data, and is also based on a programme of telephone interviews with key industry figures.