Global Anti-Corrosion Coating Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Anti-Corrosion Coating market size is predicted to grow from US$ 103820 million in 2025 to US$ 143326 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2026 to 2032.
An anti-corrosion coating is a protective layer applied to metal (or other) surfaces to prevent degradation from moisture, oxygen, salt, and chemicals, acting as a barrier or by releasing inhibitors, thereby extending the material's life, improving performance, and reducing maintenance costs by stopping rust and oxidation. They work by blocking corrosive agents or creating a sacrificial layer, with common types including epoxy, polyurethane, and zinc-rich primers, used across industries from bridges to industrial machinery. In 2025, global Anti-Corrosion Coating production reached approximately 16550 K MT, with an average global market price of around US$ 6825 per MT.
Anti-corrosion coating demand is fundamentally driven by the sheer cost of corrosion over an asset’s life: operators choose coatings because they are among the lowest-cost ways to extend service life, reduce unplanned downtime, and avoid safety incidents. This is especially true for long-lived steel assets—bridges, ports, storage tanks, pipelines, refineries, ships, wind towers, and transmission structures—where a well-specified coating system can defer major repair or replacement for years. As infrastructure in many regions ages, maintenance backlogs grow and owners increasingly prioritize “life-cycle cost” procurement, which favors higher-performance coating systems (multi-layer primers/midcoats/topcoats) rather than single-coat, short-life solutions.
Regulation and specification pressure is another major driver. Many projects must meet strict corrosion-control standards set by transportation agencies, marine/offshore classification rules, oil & gas operators, and large industrial EPCs. These specs often require proven performance under salt spray, cyclic corrosion testing, chemical splash resistance, or immersion service, and they commonly mandate zinc-rich primers, epoxy barrier coats, and durable topcoats (polyurethane, polysiloxane, fluoropolymer in select cases). Environmental rules also shape demand by accelerating shifts toward lower-VOC and lower-HAP solutions (waterborne, high-solids, powder, and 100% solids epoxies), which creates upgrade cycles as customers reformulate while trying to keep or improve corrosion performance.
End-market activity and geography strongly influence volumes. Energy transition investment (offshore wind, grid expansion, hydrogen/ammonia facilities, CCUS infrastructure) adds new steel in aggressive environments, while traditional oil & gas, petrochemicals, marine newbuild/repair, and heavy industry continue to require robust corrosion protection. At the same time, the refurbishment market can be larger than new-build in mature economies, making demand sensitive to public works budgets, shipyard capacity, turnaround schedules, and weather windows for field application. Finally, applicator productivity and total installed cost matter: faster cure, wider application windows, better surface tolerance, and longer recoat intervals can win share even if paint price per liter is higher.
Industry gross profit margins are typically moderate: many mainstream anti-corrosion coatings (industrial epoxies/PU systems) often run around mid-teens to low-30s gross margin depending on brand strength, channel mix, and resin/pigment costs, while premium, specification-driven systems and engineered solutions (high-solids, 100% solids, specialty marine/offshore) can skew higher.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Anti-Corrosion Coating Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Anti-Corrosion Coating sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Anti-Corrosion Coating sales for 2026 through 2032. With Anti-Corrosion Coating sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Anti-Corrosion Coating industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Anti-Corrosion Coating landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Anti-Corrosion Coating portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Anti-Corrosion Coating market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Anti-Corrosion Coating and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Anti-Corrosion Coating.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Anti-Corrosion Coating market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Water-Based Coating
Solvent-Based Coating
Others
Segmentation by Feature:
Conventional Anti-corrosion Coatings
Heavy-duty Anti-corrosion Coatings
Segmentation by Channel:
Direct Selling
Distribution
Segmentation by Application:
Marine
Containers
Offshore Constructions
Chemical Industrial
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
AkzoNobel
PPG
Sherwin-Williams
Henkel
Valspar
Jotun
RPM International
Nippon Paint
BASF
Chugoku
Hempel
Axalta
Sika
Kansai Paint
KCC Corporation
3M
HB Fuller
Carpoly
Shenzhen Zhanchen paints
Shawcor
Shanghai Coatings
Xiangjiang Paint
SK KAKEN
Tiannucoating
DAW SE
Cromology
Baotashan
Twin Tigers Coatings
Jangsu Lanling Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Anti-Corrosion Coating market?
What factors are driving Anti-Corrosion Coating market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Anti-Corrosion Coating market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Anti-Corrosion Coating break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
An anti-corrosion coating is a protective layer applied to metal (or other) surfaces to prevent degradation from moisture, oxygen, salt, and chemicals, acting as a barrier or by releasing inhibitors, thereby extending the material's life, improving performance, and reducing maintenance costs by stopping rust and oxidation. They work by blocking corrosive agents or creating a sacrificial layer, with common types including epoxy, polyurethane, and zinc-rich primers, used across industries from bridges to industrial machinery. In 2025, global Anti-Corrosion Coating production reached approximately 16550 K MT, with an average global market price of around US$ 6825 per MT.
Anti-corrosion coating demand is fundamentally driven by the sheer cost of corrosion over an asset’s life: operators choose coatings because they are among the lowest-cost ways to extend service life, reduce unplanned downtime, and avoid safety incidents. This is especially true for long-lived steel assets—bridges, ports, storage tanks, pipelines, refineries, ships, wind towers, and transmission structures—where a well-specified coating system can defer major repair or replacement for years. As infrastructure in many regions ages, maintenance backlogs grow and owners increasingly prioritize “life-cycle cost” procurement, which favors higher-performance coating systems (multi-layer primers/midcoats/topcoats) rather than single-coat, short-life solutions.
Regulation and specification pressure is another major driver. Many projects must meet strict corrosion-control standards set by transportation agencies, marine/offshore classification rules, oil & gas operators, and large industrial EPCs. These specs often require proven performance under salt spray, cyclic corrosion testing, chemical splash resistance, or immersion service, and they commonly mandate zinc-rich primers, epoxy barrier coats, and durable topcoats (polyurethane, polysiloxane, fluoropolymer in select cases). Environmental rules also shape demand by accelerating shifts toward lower-VOC and lower-HAP solutions (waterborne, high-solids, powder, and 100% solids epoxies), which creates upgrade cycles as customers reformulate while trying to keep or improve corrosion performance.
End-market activity and geography strongly influence volumes. Energy transition investment (offshore wind, grid expansion, hydrogen/ammonia facilities, CCUS infrastructure) adds new steel in aggressive environments, while traditional oil & gas, petrochemicals, marine newbuild/repair, and heavy industry continue to require robust corrosion protection. At the same time, the refurbishment market can be larger than new-build in mature economies, making demand sensitive to public works budgets, shipyard capacity, turnaround schedules, and weather windows for field application. Finally, applicator productivity and total installed cost matter: faster cure, wider application windows, better surface tolerance, and longer recoat intervals can win share even if paint price per liter is higher.
Industry gross profit margins are typically moderate: many mainstream anti-corrosion coatings (industrial epoxies/PU systems) often run around mid-teens to low-30s gross margin depending on brand strength, channel mix, and resin/pigment costs, while premium, specification-driven systems and engineered solutions (high-solids, 100% solids, specialty marine/offshore) can skew higher.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Anti-Corrosion Coating Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Anti-Corrosion Coating sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Anti-Corrosion Coating sales for 2026 through 2032. With Anti-Corrosion Coating sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Anti-Corrosion Coating industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Anti-Corrosion Coating landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Anti-Corrosion Coating portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Anti-Corrosion Coating market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Anti-Corrosion Coating and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Anti-Corrosion Coating.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Anti-Corrosion Coating market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Water-Based Coating
Solvent-Based Coating
Others
Segmentation by Feature:
Conventional Anti-corrosion Coatings
Heavy-duty Anti-corrosion Coatings
Segmentation by Channel:
Direct Selling
Distribution
Segmentation by Application:
Marine
Containers
Offshore Constructions
Chemical Industrial
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
AkzoNobel
PPG
Sherwin-Williams
Henkel
Valspar
Jotun
RPM International
Nippon Paint
BASF
Chugoku
Hempel
Axalta
Sika
Kansai Paint
KCC Corporation
3M
HB Fuller
Carpoly
Shenzhen Zhanchen paints
Shawcor
Shanghai Coatings
Xiangjiang Paint
SK KAKEN
Tiannucoating
DAW SE
Cromology
Baotashan
Twin Tigers Coatings
Jangsu Lanling Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Anti-Corrosion Coating market?
What factors are driving Anti-Corrosion Coating market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Anti-Corrosion Coating market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Anti-Corrosion Coating break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
168 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Anti-Corrosion Coating by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Anti-Corrosion Coating by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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