Expert's Opinion

High-Performance Pigments Set for Steady Growth

New market data forecasts a healthy year-on-year expansion in world demand for high-performance pigments.

By: John Nelson

Smithers Pira Editor

The Smithers Rapra report “The Future of High-Performance Pigments to 2021” anticipates a global volume market of 178,844 tons in 2016 – with an overall value of $4.76 billion (€4.33 billion). Across the next five years, this will accelerate steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3%, reaching 206,921 tons in 2021 – at this time world market value will be $5.49 billion.   Market Splits   In 2016, high-performance pigments (HPPs) face a highly competitive global busine...

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