American New Jersey Elmwood Park, according to consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney company introduction, 2014, global coatings, adhesives, sealants and ink (CASI) consumption reached 54.1 million tons, with sales of $18.26 billion. Expected average annual growth of 5%. Paint, adhesive and sealant growth in line with the overall situation, but the annual growth of only 2% ink. Paint is the largest industry in the CASI, accounting for 69% of sales. The adhesive ranks second, accounting for 16%, followed by 10% to 5% inks, sealants.

By comparing the 2014 in different regions and industrial coatings, adhesives, sealants and ink consumption, amount of paint industry marketing costs accounted for 70%, ranking first, followed by the adhesive, 19%. The Asia Pacific region consumption accounted for 46% of global CASI products, China accounted for 28% of the global coatings, adhesives, sealants and ink consumption amount.

2014. Construction applications occupy the global coatings, adhesives, sealants and ink products 60% of sales, and 44% of sales. Paint accounts for 75% of the consumption of building construction, which is mainly architectural coatings. From the sales point of view, the automotive industry is the second largest CASI terminal application market, accounting for 15% of sales, consumption accounted for third, 8%.

Automotive coatings consumption and sales accounted for 80%, the application of packaging terminal consumption and sales accounted for 9% and 10%. The ink consumption and the sales accounted for 50% and 30%, adhesive accounted for 44% of consumption, 28% of sales.