Refinish Paint Market Report 2025

This Refinish Paint market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The refinish paint market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $8.38 billion in 2024 to $8.87 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rapid urbanization and industrialization, growing vehicle fleet, environmental regulations, sustainability concerns, increased demand for customization, and increased focus on aesthetics.

The refinish paint market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $10.97 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to a shift to waterborne and high solids coatings, integration of digital technologies, focus on cost-effective solutions, expansion of automotive aftermarket services, and expansion of distribution channels. Major trends in the forecast period include innovations in polyurethane resins, advanced color-matching solutions, UV-cured coatings, mobile apps and software solutions, and smart coatings.

The growing number of road accidents is expected to drive the expansion of the refinish paint market in the future. Road accidents, also known as traffic collisions or motor vehicle accidents, involve one or more vehicles on public roads, causing harm to people, property, or both. The increasing frequency of accidents can be attributed to factors such as traffic congestion, distracted driving, and impaired driving. Refinish paint is used to restore a vehicle's exterior to its pre-accident condition, ensuring the color and finish match the original. This is crucial for maintaining aesthetic consistency and the vehicle's value. For example, in March 2024, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, reported that in 2022, 20,653 people were killed in road accidents in Europe, marking a 3.7% increase from 19,917 in 2021. As a result, the rising number of accidents is fueling the growth of the refinish paint market.

Key players in the refinish paint market are concentrating on developing solutions leveraging basecoat technology to gain a competitive advantage. Basecoat technology refers to the layer of paint applied after the primer and before the clearcoat in the automotive refinishing process. For example, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., a US-based paint and coating manufacturing company, introduced CromaxGen in August 2022, a new next-generation basecoat technology for the automotive refinish industry. This innovative product offers precise color formulas, productivity enhancements, and cost optimization to increase productivity and streamline costs for body shops in Latin America.

In November 2023, NP Auto Refinishes Co Ltd., a Singapore-based commercial vehicle (CV) coatings company, acquired D-Act Co. Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. This strategic move aimed to strengthen NP Auto Refinishes' market share and leadership in the Thai automotive refinish and commercial vehicle coatings market. D-Act Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based manufacturer specializing in auto refinishing and industrial paints.

Major companies operating in the refinish paint market are BASF SE, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Sherwin-Williams Company, Evonik Industries AG, Covestro AG, PPG Industries Inc., Arkema S.A., AkzoNobel NV, Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG, KCC Corporation, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., Valspar Corporation, Kansai Paint Co Ltd, Jotun Group, Cytec Industries Inc., Berger Paints India Limited, Rust-Oleum Corporation, Hexion Inc., Allnex Group, TOA Group Company Limited, Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Diamond Vogel Paints, Dunn-Edwards Corporation, Hempel A/S.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the refinish paint market in 2024. North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the refinish paint market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the refinish paint market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Refinish paint, also referred to as refinishing paint, is a specialized type of paint formulated explicitly for restoring or refreshing the appearance of surfaces previously painted or coated. This type of paint finds extensive use in the automotive industry for repairing and refinishing vehicles following damage or wear, ensuring that the restored areas seamlessly match the original paint color and finish.

The primary product categories of refinish paint include solvent-borne, waterborne, and powder formulations. Solvent-borne refinish paint utilizes organic solvents as carriers for the paint pigment. These paints are available in various coating types such as polyurethane, epoxy, acrylic, among others, with applications including clearcoat, basecoat, primer, and sealer. Refinish paints are employed across various types of vehicles, including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, and trucks.

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The refinish paint market consists of sales of acrylic ename, basecoat, fillers and putties, and activators and hardeners. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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