{"id":18227,"date":"2024-10-30T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=18227"},"modified":"2024-10-03T07:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:34:52","slug":"pc-architectural-coatings-technology-applications-and-path-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/18227\/pc-architectural-coatings-technology-applications-and-path-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Coatings \u2013 Technology, Applications and Path Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Architectural coatings represent the largest segment<\/strong> of the paints and coatings<\/a> market as they are used on virtually every type of structure and multiple surfaces of interior and exterior residential, commercial, monumental, public, institutional and industrial enclosures. In 2023, this segment represented 60% of volume and nearly half of the dollar sales in the U.S. The global market size is projected to be about $75 billion in 2024 and about $90 billion by 2029. Architectural coatings are used for interior and exterior applications for decorative and functional purposes. In addition to providing improved aesthetics (decoration and color), they also offer a wide variety of functional purposes that include substrate protection (corrosion resistance), resistance to industrial and household chemicals, energy savings (IR reflectance and insulation), wear resistance and environmental resistance to extend substrate and building longevity. Coating types include ambient cure and baked interior and exterior topcoats, primers, sealers, stains, varnishes which are applied at the building site by spray, roll or brush or applied and cured (i.e. thermal cure) at manufacturing plants including coil coating lines and aluminum extrusion lines.<\/p>\n

From a technology perspective, waterborne coatings<\/a> represent the largest single market share of slightly over 40% due to driving forces to lower VOC and to minimize the health and safety hazards due to volatile organic solvents. Acrylic resins<\/a> occupy about 45% of the waterborne market. From a global standpoint The Asia Pacific market occupies about 60% of the market, while the rest of the world accounts for the remaining portion. As many architectural coatings<\/a> are also specified by architects especially for commercial, public and monumental buildings, I will include major coating types that architects specify as well.<\/p>\n

Primary Resin Types<\/u><\/strong> used for ambient cure coatings are as follow:<\/p>\n