United States. The company Lux Research has released a report titled "Battling Corrosion, Friction and Scale: The Power of Protective Coatings," which notes that this market is still controlled by factors such as environmental regulations and sensitive prices, despite the ability of these products to fight these ills in industrial equipment.
The research house applied tools to find the position in the market of the companies of protective coatings and to assess the developers of the material. He also carried out the positioning of companies specialized in deposition processes, manufacturing methods and materials of new coatings.
Lux Research analyzed the maturity of each company, concluded that modumetal is a new dominant on the list, due to its nanolaminate approach, its recent agreement with Steel Dynamics, the addition of Siemens as a new customer and the improvement of its production line.
Metal ceramic nanocompuete coatings and MesoCoat metal coatings, thermally sprayed, are possibly, according to Lux Research, the best alternative to chromium, toxic by nature. Its deal with Petrobras and the incorporation of dominant companies position MesoCoat in the market.
Nanogate was rated among polymer developers, thanks to partnerships with Bosch, Dow and Corning, the company becomes a company with expectations for the future.
