Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Biocides in Paint – 2016” report to their offering.

The global consumption of Biocides in Paint has grown significantly over the last decade. This performance reflects not only end industry growth, regulatory and technological changes but also the growing use of Biocides as hygiene aids in Coatings.

The market for Biocides in Paints will continue to grow due to the switch from solvent based to water based systems, the replacement of traditional Biocides based on chlorine and formaldehyde to more expensive environmentally friendly Biocides and the increased usage of hygienic coatings which contain surface active materials.

Specialty biocides include algaecides, incan bactericides, insecticides and film fungicides. North America is still the dominant market but several factors are combining to bring the North American percentage down, according to Biocide Information. Demand for Biocides is greatest in Brazil, China, India and Russia. As a result, all the main Biocides players are investing significantly in those regions as they offer growth opportunities as per capita income rises and human health issues are accorded more importance.

This report provides in depth information on the market for biocide products within Paint. It includes detailed market analyses and discussions of industry trends. It assesses the impact of current and emerging regulations on the biocides used. The report develops forecasts for biocides from 2017 through 2022. It discusses the efforts of biocide manufacturers and formulators in launching new biocide formulations to meet changing market requirements, for example build up of resistance, lower costs, regulations.

The report also provides an overview for biocides for each of the major geographical regions. It provides value and volume data for different biocides. In addition, the report provides a summary of each of the biocides that are being used to control microbes within consumer and industrial applications. Industry influences on the biocides market are also discussed.