UK coatings/paints scrutinised. (reports).(industry data, market shares)(Brief...

Market shares by suppliers, end uses, trends affecting technology for the UK paints and coatings business are assessed in Industrial Research Ltd's latest report.

In terms of the West European paints/coatings sector, the UK is highly concentrated--with 67 major producers. It is the third largest at an estimated 708 kilotonnes per annum and is second largest by employees at 15 000, according to IRL's data.

Most of the paint makers are small operations, with six major companies having 67 percent of the market, as follows: Akzo Nobel 23%, ICI 20%, SigmaKalon 17