PPG is on the acquisition hunt

摘要

The trend toward consolidation in the paint and coatings industry has been occurring steadily over the past several decades as the number of mergers and acquisitions has increased.Thirty years ago there were approximately 2,000 paint and coatings companies in the U.S.Twenty years ago there were 1,600,ten years ago 1,200 and five years ago 970.Today there are approximately 850 paint companies in the U.S.