Market for Emulsion Polymers to Rise 6.1%/Yr to $20 Billion+; Success Closely Linked to Water-Based Adhesives
The market for emulsion polymers is expanding in part due to their good environmental profile since, as water-based materials, their use results in lower emissions of volatile organic compounds during cure. Emulsions also offer low cost, easy handling and cleanup, good adhesion, flexibility, and abrasion resistance. These and other trends are presented in World Emulsion Polymers, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm.
Coatings applications, which encompass both paints and paper coatings, will offer the strongest gains as both major segments are forecast to see favorable opportunities. Demand for emulsions in paints and coatings is rising well in excess of paint-industry shipments as emulsions, particularly acrylics, find greater use in various industrial and special-purpose coatings, such as motor-vehicle finishes, general industrial coatings and traffic paints.