Report Highlights
The global market for equipment, consumables and spares for inorganic metal finishing processes was valued at $64.5 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $68.9 billion in 2015. This total market is further expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from $73.6 billion in 2016 to $105 billion in 2021.
Report Includes
- An overview of global and regional markets for various types of inorganic metal finishing technologies and related products, including reasons given for variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions.
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2014, estimates for 2015 and 2016, and projections of CAGRs through 2021.
- Discussion of new developments taking place in the metal finishing industry with respect to continuous improvements in environmental performance.
- Evaluations of various applications of inorganic metal finishing coatings and the markets for such applications, with special emphasis on the new products being developed and markets for such products.
- Examination of expectations in diverse areas such as performance, ease of application, sustainability, quality, functionality, and environmental properties.
- Comprehensive company profiles of major players in the industry.
Report Scope
The report has been prepared in a simple and easy to understand format with a number of tables and charts/figures. The scope of the report includes a detailed study of global and regional markets for various types of inorganic metal finishing technologies and related products, with the reasons given for variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions.
Analyst Credentials
The analyst of this report is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years’ experience in designing factory layouts and setting up factories. He has set up factories for the production of weighing machines and dynamic balancing machines in India and has experience in designing, producing and servicing the above equipment. He was Senior Vice President of M/S Schenck Avery Ltd., an Indo-German joint venture, and has set up paint shops, electroplating shops and heavy fabrication shops designed to fabricate and finish various structures of weighing and dynamic balancing equipment.
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Report Highlights
The total market for equipment/spares for inorganic metal finishing was valued at $56.2 billion in 2011, is projected to reach $60.4 billion in 2013 and $84 billion in 2018, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% from 2013-2018.
Report Includes
- An overview of global and regional markets for various types of inorganic metal finishing technologies and related products, with the reasons given for variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2011, estimates for 2012 and 2013, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018
- Discussion of new developments taking place in the metal finishing industry with respect to continuous improvements in environmental performance
- Evaluations of various applications of inorganic metal finishing coatings and the markets for such applications, with special emphasis on the new products being developed and markets for such products
- Examination of expectations in diverse areas such as performance, ease of application, sustainability, quality, functionality, and environmental properties
- Comprehensive company profiles of major players in the industry
Report Highlights
- The global market for inorganic metal finishing technologies was worth $42.3 billion in 2007. This is expected to reach $44.4 billion by the end of 2008 and $61.1 billion in 2013, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%.
- Inorganic metal finishing processes have the largest share of the market and generated $29.0 billion in 2007. This is expected to reach $30.1 billion in 2008 and $39.7 billion in 2013, for a CAGR of 5.7%.
- Surface preparation/pretreatment has the second largest market share, worth $9.3 billion in 2007. This is expected to reach $9.8 billion in 2008 and grow at a CAGR of 7.7% to reach $14.2 billion in 2013.
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