Industry Overview


The global industrial coatings market size was valued at USD 89.70 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% from 2024 to 2030. The Asia Pacific dominated the Industrial Coating market and accounted for the largest share of over 42.9% of the global revenue. Rapid industrialization and growing product demand from the automotive and vehicle refinish sectors in countries, such as India, Japan, and South Korea, are expected to drive the market during the forecast period.

The India Paints And Coatings Market size is estimated at USD 9.56 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 15.00 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 9.38% during the forecast period (2024-2029). The decorative paint category constitutes almost 75% of the overall market and the industrial paint category constitutes the balance of 25% of the paint market.

South India has established itself as a gateway of the Country with large manufacturing hub for Automobile, Auto-components, Petroleum, Chemical, Steel, Sugar, Cement, Power, Electronics, Heavy Engineering and Engineering products at various industrial clusters. Surface Coating plays an important role in any product manufacturing in terms of improvement in aesthetics, life of products and in some case performance. Also, a better surface coating reduces the corrosion which otherwise results in huge losses on terms of material and manpower.

Understanding the importance and need for surface preparation, treatment and coating in some or the other forms, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has conceptualized a new initiative “Surface & Coating Expo” in 2014, to benefit various industrial sectors. With Four successful editions, the Surface & Coating Expo had received an overwhelming response from the stakeholders of the industry across the globe. Over the years, the event has evolved as India's Largest and Exclusive Event Focused on Surface Engineering, Preparation, Coatings, Finishing, Corrosion Protection, Environmental Engineering and Technologies, under the guidance of a strong industry-led Steering Committee.

The event had attracted International participation from China, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey UAE, UK USA & Vietnam.





Given this background, CII is organising the 5th edition of “Surface & Coating Expo” (SCE2025) is scheduled from 17 - 19 July 2025, at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India.

This 3-Day Exhibition and Conference would set a platform for all the stakeholders of the Surface Coating Industry - manufacturers, distributors, solution providers, traders, end users and policy makers across the globe to meet, network, interact and establish new opportunities. International Conferences and Certified Training Course will be organised along with the Exhibition.

The 5th edition of the “Technology Conference and Exhibition on Electroplating” (TCEE2025) will be organized concurrently with SCE2025. This event will showcase the state of art technology, trends, and latest developments in the Electroplating Industry.

The 3rd edition of “AutoMatFab Expo” will focus on the materials, fabrication & manufacturing technologies and solutions for the procedures involved in Automobile Fabrication and Sheet Metal Work. This will complement with the SCE2025.

CII is organising its 3rd edition of “Adhesives and Sealants - Summit & Expo” concurrently with SCE2025. This initiative will provide a platform to showcase on the latest trends, innovations, sustainability and technological advances and will also connect the bonding technology providers like Adhesive, Sealants, raw material, processing equipment, software, dispensing systems, consulting services, manufacturer / formulator and testing equipment with the end stakeholders across the country and globe.


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The 2nd edition of “AutoMatFab Expo” will focus on the materials, fabrication & manufacturing technologies and solutions for the procedures involved in Automobile Fabrication and Sheet Metal Work. This will complement with the SCE2025.

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CII is organising its 2nd edition of “Adhesives and Sealants - Summit & Expo” concurrently with SCE2025. This initiative will provide a platform to showcase on the latest trends, innovations, sustainability and technological advances and will also connect the bonding technology providers like Adhesive, Sealants, raw material, processing equipment, software, dispensing systems, consulting services, manufacturer / formulator and testing equipment with the end stakeholders across the country and globe.