Road Marking Materials Market

Road Marking Materials Market Sizes by Type (Performance-based Markings and Paint-based Markings), By Application (Airport Marking, Road Marking, Factory Marking, Car Park Marking and Others), Regions, Global Industry Analysis, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2024 to 2033

Base Year: 2023 Historical Data: 2020-22
  • Report ID: TBI-14374
  • Published Date: Jun, 2024
  • Pages: 238
  • Category: Chemicals & Materials
  • Format: PDF
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The global road marking materials market was valued at USD 6.60 Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2024 to 2033. Constructing highways, airport runways, and other vital assets with paved roads can accelerate travel time while increasing trade. Road marking enables better visibility and traffic flow, enhancing safety and transportation proficiency. Various materials are employed to create these markers, such as paints, thermoplastics, two-component resins, and prefabricated tapes to guide drivers and pedestrians on a roadway's asphalt surface. Strict surveillance is necessary to avoid confusion among motorists, improving overall traffic protection. Paint material for doing this job remains most commonly used worldwide. However, there has been an increase in expenditure towards improving the highway system, specifically focusing on emerging economies' new infrastructure projects as well as their transport programs driven mainly by governmental support due to heightened global accidents caused by lacklustre methods of road marking implementation strategies being put forward today.

Market Introduction:

Road marking materials, the substances and compounds used for road markings, are not just materials but the result of continuous technological advancements. They play a vital role in outlining the boundaries of roads, regulating traffic flow, and, most importantly, ensuring safety. These materials, ranging from traditional paints to advanced thermoplastic compounds, reflect these advancements, aiming to improve durability, visibility, and sustainability. The fundamental objective of road marking materials is to offer unambiguous and uniform visual directions for drivers and pedestrians, ensuring safe travel while minimizing accidents. Paint is one of the most basic forms of such materials, consisting mostly of pigments, binders, solvents, and additives. Application through spraying or brushing directly onto roads depends on climate conditions or traffic volume variations besides surface characteristics when adjusting formulations accordingly. Thermoplastic materials have become increasingly popular as road markings due to their exceptional durability and visibility. These materials comprise synthetic resins, plasticizers, pigments, and glass beads that liquefy when heated at high temperatures before being applied onto the roads. There, they harden into robust bonds with remarkable resistance against wear and weathering. As a result of these properties, thermoplastics offer longer service lives than conventional paints used for marking roads.

Road Marking Materials Market Sizes

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Recent Development
  • In February 2023: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) released a new standard for road marking materials, ASTM D7038-23. This standard provides guidelines for the use of road marking materials in various applications.    

Market Dynamics:

Drivers

Ongoing Expansion and Modernization of Transportation Infrastructure – The continuous growth and advancement of transportation infrastructure worldwide are the primary factors for developing the global road-marking materials market. The rapid urbanization, increase in population, and economic upliftment within developing countries have led to higher investments being made towards building roads and proper maintenance systems, which consequently stoke demand for road marking materials. With governments and transport authorities placing great importance on infrastructure development that facilitates connectivity among people, boosting economic activities, this has intensely boosted its momentum across regions, leaving no stone unturned when it comes down to meeting demands with supply - thus fueling further expansion prospects ahead. This is the primary factor for the market growth and development.

Restraints:

Volatility Associated with the Raw Material Prices: The global road marking materials market faces significant challenges due to the unpredictable nature of raw material prices and supply chain disruptions. These materials rely on multiple ingredients, including resins, pigments, plasticizers, and additives sensitive to fluctuations in commodity prices, currency exchange rates and geopolitical tensions. Such variations can directly impact manufacturers' production costs and pricing strategies, leading to uncertainty within the marketplace. Furthermore, natural disasters or transportation bottlenecks such as trade restrictions may disrupt the flow of these materials, leading to delayed production processes and delayed delivery timelines for end-users. This factor is hindering the market growth and development.

Opportunities:

Increasing Emphasis on road Safety - The global road marking materials market is significantly influenced by the increasing focus on enhancing road safety and traffic management. Road markings are essential in directing traffic, improving visibility, and reducing road accidents. Governments and regulatory authorities have imposed strict safety standards while investing vigorously in advanced technologies for marking roads due to growing concerns about fatalities caused by vehicular mishaps. As a result of this trend, there has been an escalating demand for superior quality durable materials that exhibit excellent reflectivity, durability, and enhanced visibility - factors which contribute positively towards market growth/expansion. This factor is anticipated to provide lucrative growth opportunities in the upcoming years.

Regional segmentation analysis:

The regions analyzed for the market include North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Asia Pacific region emerged as the most prominent global road marking materials market, with a 41.0% market revenue share in 2023. Rapid urbanization, population growth, and infrastructure investments drive the robust demand for road marking materials in various countries and sectors across the Asia Pacific. As the region with the largest population worldwide and several rapidly growing economies, transportation infrastructure like roads, highways, bridges, and urban streets is seeing extensive development to accommodate increasing populations while supporting economic development and connectivity. Governments in this area prioritize such projects according to wider efforts promoting trade facilitation and regional integration, driving demands further up for moisture levels of these materials. The Asia Pacific road marking materials market is experiencing growth driven by China, India and Southeast Asian countries. These significant drivers’ thirst for large-scale infrastructure initiatives, urbanization trends, and rising motorization rates. Amongst them all, China remains the standout player as it invests heavily in highway construction projects, enhancing transportation infrastructure upgrades through its urbanization plans, which remarkably contribute to this sector's success. More so, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and other regional connectivity schemes further solidify demands for road marking materials, giving rise to multiple opportunities across manufacturers' supply chains within the region. The regional market players also engage in various market strategies such as product innovation, product differentiation, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic alliances to maintain their competitive edge.

Asia Pacific Region Road Marking Materials Market Share in 2023 - 41.0%

 

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  • In January 2023: The Chinese government released a new standard for road marking materials, GB/T 5289-2022. This standard outlines the regulations for the manufacture, testing, and application of road marking materials in China.
Type Segment Analysis

The type segment includes performance-based markings and paint-based markings. The paint-based markings segment dominated, with a market share of around 54% in 2023. Paint-based markings, such as solvent-based and water-based paints and epoxy coatings, remain dominant in the worldwide road marking materials market. This aspect is especially true for areas with lower traffic levels or budget restrictions that don't demand high-performance standards. Paints offer numerous benefits like easy application procedures, cost savings and flexibility, making them ideal for various road-marking requirements ranging from rural paths to temporary signage. These paint solutions can be rapidly administered using spray guns or brushes, yielding efficient outcomes for projects requiring shorter lifespans or those experiencing limited daily usage levels.

Application Segment Analysis

The application segment includes airport marking, road marking, factory marking, car park marking and others. The road marking dominated, with a market share of around 39% in 2023. Road markings, such as lane markers, centerlines, crosswalks and signs, are essential for regulating traffic movement and ensuring the safety of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The current trend in transportation development is leading to increased global investment, resulting in a growing demand for road marking materials. This surge in spending on infrastructure projects by government agencies worldwide, including transport authorities, leads to growth opportunities within the road-marking market sector aimed at improving traffic flow efficiency while reducing accidents. Manufacturers within this industry segment have continuously innovated their product offerings, enabling them to effectively address customers' evolving needs, e.g., advancements that offer improved durability ratings or retro-reflectivity attributes to the sustainability agendas.

Some of the Key Market Players:
  • Sherwin Williams Company
  • Geveko Marking
  • Evonik Industries
  • Automack Technologies
  • Ozark Materials LL
  • Ennis Flint
  • Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia
  • Swarco Limburger Lackfabric GmbH
  • Aximum SA
  • Kelly Bros Erinline

Report Description:

Attribute Description
Market Size Revenue (USD Billion)
Market size value in 2023 USD 6.60 Billion
Market size value in 2033 USD 10.44 Billion
CAGR (2024 to 2033) 4.7%
Historical data 2020-2022
Base Year 2023
Forecast 2024-2033
Region The regions analyzed for the market are Asia Pacific, Europe, South America, North America, and Middle East & Africa. Furthermore, the regions are further analyzed at the country level.
Segments Type, Application

Frequesntly Asked Questions

As per The Brainy Insights, the size of the global road marking materials market was valued at USD 6.60 billion in 2023 to USD 10.44 billion by 2033.

The global road marking materials market is growing at a CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period 2024-2033.

Asia Pacific region became the largest market for road marking materials.

The growing emphasis on road safety and traffic management across the globe is driving the market's growth.

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This study forecasts revenue at global, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2033. The Brainy Insights has segmented the global road marking materials market based on below-mentioned segments:

Global Road Marking Materials Market by Application:

  • Airport Marking
  • Road Marking
  • Factory Marking
  • Car Park Marking
  • Others

Global Road Marking Materials Market by Type:

  • Performance-based Markings
  • Paint-based Markings

Global Road Marking Materials Market by Region:

  • North America
    • U.S.
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • France
    • U.K.
    • Italy
    • Spain
  • Asia-Pacific
    • Japan
    • China
    • India
  • South America
    • Brazil
  • Middle East and Africa  
    • UAE
    • South Africa

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