CHEMICALS
Paint & Coating
World’s Most Productive Companies
Paint & Coating
Paint and Coating makes architectural and industrial coatings. Productivity tracks construction and industrial demand, raw-material efficiency, and operational discipline.
The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 11% below its 2019 baseline. No company in the group reached the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year. Gains were broad across the group.
Productivity Snapshot
- Paint & Coating ranks eighth of eight Chemicals peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.89, about 11% below its 2019 baseline.
- 5 of 7 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- No company in the group earned a place on the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year.
- Most of the group improved in 2025, but it remains the weakest corner of Chemicals, well below its 2019 baseline.
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