February 26, 2015

　　Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015 — The American Coatings Association’s (ACA) longstanding U.S. industry market study will be published in July 2015 under a new name: ACA Industry Market Analysis, 9th Edition (2014-2019). The updated edition of the study will cover the 2015-2019 time period, and maintain continuity with previous iterations. ACA’s Market Analysis is a dynamic tool that will assist companies in making important tactical and strategic decisions at all levels of their business.

　　To produce the market study, ACA is once again partnering with The ChemQuest Group, Inc., a highly-regarded global strategic management consulting firm with 38 years of specialization in the coatings, adhesives and specialty chemicals market sectors, and a sterling reputation for the highest-quality research.

　　This in-depth study of the U.S. paint and coatings market will:

　　Provide reliable estimates on the size of the overall industry as well as key market segments;

　　Provide extensive coverage of supply chain, distribution channels and the impact of technology and regulatory trends in 20 major market segments along the chain;

　　Offer detailed insight into the end-user markets and trends, including all important end-user segments and sub-segments;

　　Highlight key economic, trade, technology, regulatory and environmental influences on the demand for coatings by sector; and

　　Project growth rates and forecasts through 2019, in both U.S. dollars and gallons.

　　The upcoming study will provide well founded and highly credible estimates of value and volume for each of the segments it covers. This value-added feature is intended to address the absence of the detailed industry figures previously provided by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Industrial Reports on the industry, which were discontinued after 2010. The ACA Industry Market Analysis, 9th Edition (2014-2019) will reflect a high degree of primary research conducted by the ChemQuest team, along with extensive input from a large number of key industry leaders, and will correct many earlier Census-based errors in a variety of market sectors. As a result, it will be the most authoritative study on the U.S. paint and coatings industry ever published by ACA.

　　The ChemQuest Group will incorporate into the study information gathered from “real world” interviews with key industry experts, whose insights provide a solid base for understanding the impact of trends and issues in major market segments along the paint and coatings supply chain. The study will again include a Porter Analysis on each market segment to determine the business appeal of each based on proven indicators such as segment structure, profit and growth trends. These rigorously developed insights will enable purchasers of the ACA Industry Market Analysis, 9th Edition (2014-2019) to make direct comparisons among coatings market segments with regard to market attractiveness.

　　The forthcoming edition of the Market Analysis will also include special chapters addressing industry mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, raw material trends, and technology trends.

　　For more information on the upcoming publication, please visit www.paint.org/market or contact ACA’s Allen Irish at arish@paint.org or (202) 462-6272.

　　The American Coatings Association (ACA) is a voluntary, nonprofit trade association working to advance the needs of the paint and coatings industry and the professionals who work in it. The organization represents paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, and technical professionals. ACA serves as an advocate and ally for members on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues, and provides forums for the advancement and promotion of the industry through educational and professional development services.