POWDER COATINGS; A CUSTOMER ANALYSIS

The appliance industry is one of the largest users of powder coatings. Porcelain and high solids coatings are being displaced. Most major appliance producers already have at least one powder line. More finishing lines are likely to be converted to powder because of pressures to reduce VOC emissions and to minimize waste disposal. New appliance manufacturing techniques, such as the use of powder coated "blanks", will cause a surge of new growth in powder demand.

Figures and tables describing the market share of the appliance industry are included in this section. The discussion on powder coating by type of appliance covers seven segments of this market. Over 1,100 appliance manufacturer's are listed with city, state and phone. (49 pages)