IRL Releases Profile of West European Paint Industry
LONDON - IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title, A Profile of the West European Paint Industry. The updated report provides market data for 2013, forecasts for 2018 and gives an overview of the paint industry trends across 16 countries in the region.
The total market for paints and coatings in Western Europe was over 5.6 million tonnes in 2013 and is forecast to rise to more than 6.2 million tonnes by 2018. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of 2.2%.