Flat organic growth and raw-material cost pass-through in 2026
Coatings Market 2025 to 2032: Solvent-Free Reformulation, Raw-Material Volatility and Regional Demand Divergence →Global coatings demand reached 13.6 billion gallons valued at $212.1 billion in 2025, with revenue growing by approximately $20 billion from 2022 to 2025 as formulators passed along rising costs despite flat volume. Organic growth is expected to remain flat to low single digits in 2026, with volumes anticipated to turn positive in the second half of the year. Energy-cure technologies grew by 50% since 2022, while solventborne usage may have peaked amid shifting technology demands.
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Evaluate formulator price adjustment clauses against volume timelines
Monitoring cost-pass-through mechanisms ensures procurement teams are not paying legacy price increases as volume growth normalizes in late 2026.
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By James Swope, chief commercial officer, The ChemQuest Group, Inc. Major global economies (including North America, Europe and China) are grappling with economic and structural issues, such as increasing energy costs and an uncertain global tariff environment. According to the International Monetary Fund, global gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to see growth of 3.1% and 3.2% in 2026 an