n-tech Research sees the global smart coatings market surpassing $22 billion in revenues in 2026 Anti-icing Self-healing Anti-corrosion Anti-fouling Self-cleaning Anti-drag SHM and smart skins Electrochromic SPD PCM coatings Other self-dimming Color-shifting coatings Smart anti-microbials Solar paint Camouflage From the n-tech Research database, Global Smart Coatings
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BASF already has several antimicrobial polymer products in its HyGentic line which use integrated silver ions. In addition, it has a presence in self-cleaning and self-healing coatings, and also has invested in SLIPS Technologies which is developing an “omniphobic” coating as a surface lubricant. The SLIPS investment suggests to us that BASF has a strong
