Chairman: Gerard de Vries – AkzoNobel

Session 2Industrial Coatings Session

Welcome!

Current companies represented in the EU Sector Group

COMPANY COUNTRYAkzoNobel UKGeholit & Wiemer DEHempel ESJ Colors ITJotun UKNullifire UKPPG Protective & Marine Coatings NLSherwin Williams UKSika DETeknos FITikkurila FI

Protective coatings sector main activities & deliverables

Protective coatings domestic sales 2011-2013Total W-Europe – in KTons

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

201120122013

+1% - 2%

Volume change (%) for Protective Coatings

AT Baltic BG CZ DE ES FI FR NL PL PT RO UK

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

Δ 2012/2011 Δ 2013/2012

Paint IT Smart !

Talents and processes – the ingredients to face the future

Programme and speakers

• Sustainable steel bridge maintenance: the role of paint in an LCAIrmgard Winkels, R&D Manager, Sika (DE)

• Are industrial coatings manufacturers more successful in the niche?Hans-Georg Geisel, CEO, ILAG (CH)