Q3 Performance Coatings Report
Performance Coatings Demand Environment
Refinish
The global refinish market showed modest sequential improvement in Q3
traffic indicators
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U.S. miles driven have returned to near normal levels as of September;
body shop activity down -12% versus 2019 levels
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Europe miles driven continued to improve markedly in Q3 with traffic
surpassing 2019 levels; body shop activity has recovered to around 7%
below 2019 levels at the end of Q3
Latin America Q3 miles driven showed sequential improvement with Brazil
well above pre-COVID levels and Mexico recovering to ~4% below pre-
COVID levels
For Asia, all countries served have substantially recovered from pandemic
impacts to miles driven though Thailand and India lag somewhat and
Australia slowed mid-summer
Industrial
Broad-based global industrial demand recovery; continued growth from all end
businesses, including Energy Solutions, Building Products, and General
Industrial
▪ U.S. housing and remodeling market remains strong
Raw material supply constraints hindered further sales upside in Q3 in Building
Products and General Industrial
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