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Functional and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2018

Demand is fairly evenly spread across the three major sectors: the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The global market for functional and barrier coatings used in paper and board applications was worth an estimated $4.2 billion in 2012, and is expected to increase by almost 420,000 tons by 2018 according to a new market report by Smithers Pira. “The Future of Functional and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board to 2018” by Smithers Pira explores the drivers and trends behind this impressive growth. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the industry, including quantitative market sizes a...

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