June 2024 | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Optical Coating Market Growth & Trends

The global optical coating market size is expected to reach USD 37.58 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9.2% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is estimated to be driven by the growing smart consumer electronics industry across the globe. The rising focus on electricity generation through clean sources is also expected to drive product demand. Consumer electronic devices include smartphones, tablets, phablets, smartwatches, and smart televisions. Rapid urbanization resulting in changes in consumer lifestyles is expected to create lucrative opportunities for smart consumer electronic devices. This is projected to lead to an increase in the utilization of optical coatings as they have a superior optical display and impact resistance properties.

The Asia Pacific is a major market for consumer electronics owing to the presence of a large number of key players. The demand in the region has shifted toward Southeast Asian countries, a trend that is likely to continue over the forecast period. However, the outbreak of highly contagious COVID-19 across the globe is severely affecting manufacturing industries, which, in turn, is anticipated to negatively impact the growth of the global optical coatings in various applications such as consumer electronics, automotive, and aerospace and defense, solar, and architecture. As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, order cancellations and shipping complications are surging throughout the optical coatings industry.

The reflective coating segment is anticipated to progress at a substantial growth rate over the forecast period. A rise in the use of this product for roofing applications in the construction industry owing to factors such as prevention of direct exposure to sunlight on the roof and reduction in cooling cost is anticipated to propel the demand for reflective coating over the forecast period. There has been a rising demand for both commercial and passenger automobiles in emerging economies like South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, India, and China in light of improving standards of living and population growth. This is projected to benefit the automotive coatings industry, which in turn, is expected to propel the demand for optical coatings.

Furthermore, the increasing requirement for protection against dust, dirt, UV radiation, and harsh climate is anticipated to drive market growth in the coming years. Companies in the market experience fluctuating prices of raw materials, which are driven by factors such as changes in supplier feedstock costs, inventories, demand and supply factors, and government regulations. Therefore, manufacturers have been focusing on developing technologies for efficient coating at a low cost. In addition, key players are continuously engaged in the diversification of their existing product portfolio in order to cater to a large customer base, which ultimately enables a strong foothold in the global market.

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Optical Coating Market Report Highlights

• North America dominated the market and accounted for a revenue share of more than 37.0% in 2023

• The anti-reflective coatings segment is the largest product segment and accounted for a revenue share of more than 29.0% in 2023. The growing demand for anti-reflective coatings from the solar industry is likely to fuel the market over the forecast period

• In 2023, The consumer electronics application segment led the market and accounted for a revenue share of more than 31.0%

Optical Coating Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global optical coating market based on technology, product, application, and region:

Optical Coating Technology Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018–2030)

• Vacuum Deposition Technology

• E-Beam Evaporation Technology

• Sputtering Process

• Ion-Assisted Deposition (IAD) Technology

Optical Coating Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018–2030)

• Anti-Reflective Coating

• Reflective Coating

• Filter Coating

• Conductive Coating

• Electrochromic Coating

• Others

Optical Coating Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018–2030)

• Consumer Electronics

• Solar

• Medical

• Architecture

• Aerospace & Defense

• Automotive

• Telecommunication

• Others

Optical Coating Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Billion, 2018–2030)

• North America

• U.S.

• Canada

• Mexico

• Europe

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• U.K.

• Netherlands

• Poland

• Norway

• Asia Pacific

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

• India

• Singapore

• Malaysia

• Australia

• Thailand

• New Zealand

• Central & South America

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Columbia

• Middle East & Africa

• Saudi Arabia

• South Africa

• UAE

• Qatar

• Egypt

List of Key Players in Optical Coating Market

• Alluxa, Inc.

• Cascade Optical Corporation

• Chroma Technology Corp.

• Inrad Optics

• Optical Coatings Japan

• PPG Industries Inc.

• Viavi Solutions

• Schott AG

• Abrisa Technologies

• Berliner Glas