Breaking News! Top 100 Paint Sales Ranking Released! Foreign Brands Account for Over 60% of Market Share!

Meanwhile, 12 companies—including PPG Industries, Lehua Paint, and Musashi Paint—recorded flat annual sales. Most of these firms are established leaders in mature, niche segments where market penetration has already reached a high level; their operational focus has thus shifted from volume expansion to profit optimization and product portfolio upgrading, maintaining stable operations. In 2025, companies experiencing sales declines exhibited clear tiered characteristics—the extent of decline closely correlated with their sector positioning and market strategy. Slight declines were mainly observed among traditional industrial paint enterprises such as Kansai Paint, impacted by sluggish downstream demand from sectors like general construction machinery and conventional fuel-powered automobiles, resulting in modest order contractions. Moderate declines concentrated among real estate–linked paint brands: Nippon Paint, Oriental Yuhong, Zijinghua, and Meitushishen posted sales drops within the 11%–20% range. On one hand, persistently weak new residential construction starts significantly reduced B2B engineering orders for architectural and waterproofing paints; on the other, domestic leaders such as Skshu and Bader Group leveraged cost-effective offerings and comprehensive offline distribution networks to continuously erode the consumer-market share held by foreign and legacy domestic players. Companies including Shinko Chemical Research Institute, Donglai Coatings, and Asia Creation suffered declines exceeding 30%, with Asia Creation’s sales plunging by as much as 82%. These firms heavily relied on real estate–project channels, lacked retail businesses to hedge risk, and faced structural weaknesses—including overly narrow product portfolios and insufficient competitiveness of low-end production capacity. During the industry adjustment phase, they proactively scaled back low-margin capacity to concentrate on premium business lines—ultimately triggering sharp sales contractions. Overall, small- and medium-sized paint enterprises continue struggling with growth stagnation and shrinking market shares, while industry leaders leverage advantages in production capacity, distribution channels, supply-chain efficiency, and technological capabilities to steadily consolidate market share—further concentrating industry resources at the top. The traditional growth model—reliant on real estate–driven booms and scale expansion—is gradually losing efficacy. Instead, competitiveness in specialized niches, localized service capabilities, and R&D strength have become core drivers of sales growth, marking the industry’s formal entry into a new stage of structural competition. Accelerated Domestic Substitution and Erosion of Foreign Brands’ Market Share According to incomplete statistics from Coating Purchasing Network, among the Top 100 Paint Sellers in 2025, the combined sales volume of the 13 foreign enterprises totaled 15.037 million tons—a 12% year-on-year decline—and accounted for 60.2% of the Top 100’s aggregate sales volume, down 2 percentage points from 2024. Although domestic substitution is accelerating and some homegrown paint enterprises are rising steadily, reliance on foreign paint enterprises remains severe in high-end markets. Among foreign enterprises reporting stable or positive growth, Sherwin-Williams achieved a 2% sales increase, demonstrating strong resilience in its industrial and transportation coatings businesses; BASF Coatings rose 6%, sustaining its high-end market share in automotive OEM and premium industrial coatings thanks to formidable technical barriers; PPG Industries and Musashi Paint maintained flat sales, supported by high-barrier, stable-competition segments such as aerospace and specialty industrial coatings. Foreign enterprises suffering sales declines were predominantly focused on residential architectural and real estate–supporting segments. Nippon Paint’s sales plunged 16%; Shinko Chemical Research Institute plummeted 32%—traditional home decoration paint markets continue being squeezed by domestic brands. KCC (Korea Kumho Petrochemical) and Sika declined 20% and 19%, respectively, hit by dual pressures from the property downturn and shrinking demand for waterproofing and architectural decorative coatings. AkzoNobel and Kansai Paint registered modest declines, as weakness in decorative coatings could not be fully offset by their industrial coatings businesses.

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On profitability, the company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34 and adjusted EPS of $1.51—slightly below the market consensus expectation of $1.58. However, net income surged dramatically, rising from $2 million ($0.01 per share) in the prior-year period to $302 million. During this quarter, PPG continued returning value to shareholders, completing approximately $100 million in share repurchases. In Q4, PPG’s three core business segments delivered differentiated growth—with standout performance in key areas. The Global Architectural Coatings segment posted net sales growth of 8% to $951 million, with higher selling prices and favorable currency effects offsetting the impact of divesting its Russian architectural coatings business. EBITDA rose 14% to $164 million, lifting the segment’s margin to 17.2%. Regionally, organic sales in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region grew at solid single-digit rates; retail sales in Mexico remained robust, and project-related sales continued recovering—though European volume declines partially offset overall growth momentum. The Performance Coatings segment recorded net sales growth of 5% to $1.32 billion, with organic sales up 3%. Highlights across subsegments included record-high aerospace coatings sales, delivering double-digit organic growth; protective and marine coatings achieved an eleventh consecutive quarter of volume growth, with marine sales in the Asia-Pacific region outpacing broader market growth. However, demand for automotive refinish coatings declined at a high-single-digit rate, partially offsetting these gains. Segment EBITDA declined 4% year-on-year, with margins falling to 21.1%, primarily due to lower volumes and increased investment spending tied to growth initiatives. The Industrial Coatings segment posted net sales growth of 3% to $1.64 billion, with volumes up 5%, driven largely by market share gains. Subsegment performance outpaced industry averages: automotive OEM coatings net sales rose 6%, and packaging coatings achieved double-digit organic sales growth. Segment EBITDA rose 6% year-on-year, with margins slightly improved over last year—driven primarily by higher volumes and productivity enhancements. Tim Knavish, PPG Chairman and CEO, stated: “Our fourth quarter delivered our strongest organic growth of the full year—3%—driven by contributions from both volume and pricing, with volume growth achieved across all regions. For the full year, double-digit growth in aerospace, protective, and marine coatings—as well as high-single-digit growth in packaging coatings—propelled the company’s steady development. Notably, the Performance Coatings segment achieved new highs in both sales and earnings.”

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