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While the photo here is of an Indian man painting a staircase in India, it was taken by Argentine architect and photographer Jorge Royan. The multinational flavor of the shot hints at where the modern coatings industry is headed. According to a recent report on the world coatings market, global sales for paint and coatings will rise by "5.2 percent per year to 51.6 million metric tons in 2017," giving the market a total projected value of $186 billion.