Big picture long version

1. Welcome to the BCF

3. Source – UK Office of National Statistics, Oct 19
Treatment and coating
of metals; machining
Building of ships
and boats
Construction of
other civil engineering
projects
Building completion
and finishing
Printing and service
activities related to printing
£5bn
£62bn Manufacture of
motor vehicles
Manufacture of air and
spacecraft related
machinery
£37bn
£10bn
£11bn
£32bn
£93bn
Construction of
residential and non-
residential buildings
£31bn
UK coatings industry supply chain

4. 300,000 employed in the supply chain
Coatings & ink
manufacturing
6%
Paint & coatings
distribution
9%
Painters & decorators
43%
Vehicle refinish paint
sprayers
5%
Industrial coatings
applicators
9%
Wallcoverings
3%
Printers
25%

5. UK paint industry sales volume 2019 – 721m litres
Source: World Coatings Council & ChemQuest Global Market Analysis, April 2020
Decorative
67.1%
Auto OEM
3.8%
Industrial Wood
2%
Powder
4.6% Coil
1.8%
Packaging
4.0%
General
Industrial…
Auto Refinish
2.2%
Industrial protective
2.1%
Marine
0.4%
Other
0.7%

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Sales volume by major BCF sector
Index: 2017 =100.0
Printing Inks
Industrial Coatings
Wallcoverings
Please note: Wallcoverings and printing inks data is quarterly.
Decorative Paint
% change in Q3 2020
on a year ago
Decorative paint +25%
Industrial coatings -15%
Wallcoverings +16%
Printing inks -19%

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Sales volume by major BCF sector
Index of annual sales volume: 2017 =100.0
Printing Inks
Industrial Coatings
Wallcoverings
Please note: Printing inks and wallcoverings data is quarterly.
Decorative Paint
% change for latest available 3
months compared with a year ago
Decorative paint +21%
Industrial coatings -12%
Wallcoverings +16%
Printing inks -19%

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Sales volume by major BCF sector
Index of annual sales volume: 2017 =100.0
Printing Inks
Industrial Coatings
Wallcoverings
Please note: Printing inks and wallcoverings data is quarterly.
GDP
Decorative Paint
% change for latest available 3
months compared with a year ago
Decorative paint +21%
Industrial coatings -12%
Wallcoverings +16%
Printing inks -19%
GDP growth -10%

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-10.0
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8.0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
UK GDP Growth 2007 to 2025
Forecast
Source: IMF, October 2020

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
GDP Growth 2007 to 2025
UK World G7 Euro Area EU Forecast
Source: IMF, October 2020

11. We are the trade association for the
coatings, paints, printing inks and
wallcoverings industry.
We have a proud 100 year heritage
and are forward facing in
championing the technologies and
people who will grow our sector and
improve its sustainability.

12. About the British Coatings Federation

13. Tom Bowtell
CEO
David Park
Public Affairs Manager
Ali Brown
Head of Membership
Nadine Saxon
Office Manager
Loraine Beard
Finance and Training
Administrator
Belle Robertson
Membership & Technical
Maternity until Oct 2021
Amy White
Marketing & Design
Executive
Jo O’Neill
Operations and Admin
Support
Emily Bradley
Regulatory Affairs
Manager
The BCF team
Ciara Dempsey
Regulatory Affairs
Manager
Evie Luxton
Senior Marketing
Executive
Starting January 2021
Regulatory Affairs
Executive
CEO Technical, Regulatory and Public Affairs Administration and Finance
Membership and Marketing
John Dixon
Statistics
Steve Snaith
PaintCare
Wayne Smith
Regulatory Affairs
Consultants
Clara Malara
Membership & Technical
Maternity Cover from Jan

14. BCF Benefits in summary

15. 10 Key membership benefits
1. Regulatory support and advice
2. Influence regulatory issues
3. Information on UK/EU regulations such as REACH
4. Take part in Coatings Care sustainability programme
5. Access in depth statistics - sales, raw materials, profits, business
confidence
6. Raise your profile in the industry
7. Network – be part of the UK coatings industry
8. Manage reputational risk
9. Discounts on training / buying group / partnerships
10. BCF badge adds credibility

16. BCF roles & activities
• Regulatory affairs support
• Provide business support e.g. Statistics service
• Training for the industry
• Forum for legitimate industry discussions
• Promote the industry’s interests
• Provide an interface with the public and press

17. 140 Full members
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Turnover
Companies
£0-1m
£0-1m
£1-5m
£1-5m
£5-10m
£5-10m
£10
-20m
£10
-20m
£20
-40m
£20
-40m
£40-
100m
£40-
100m
£100m+
£100m+

20. Raw Material Suppliers Equipment
Raw Material & Other Distributors
Waste/Recycling/Recovery
BCF Associate members

21. Packaging Other Products & Services
Testing Services
WallcoveringsSoftware
BCF Associate members

22. Net BCF membership growth (new members minus resignations)
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Full Associate

23. 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Full Associate
BCF membership doubled since 2010

24. Strategic Alliances in the Supply Chain
The BCF is continuing to build stronger relationships with many other associations and stakeholders in the supply chain

25. Public affairs priorities2020/21
Titanium Dioxide
Biocides
Poison Centres
Brexit

26. BCF Brexit Update

27. How big is the UK’s trade with the EU and the
ROW, in paints, printing inks and wallcoverings?
In short :
• The UK exports over £1 billion
• EU dominates trade with the UK
59% of exports, 86% of imports
Therefore proximity matters

28. Turnover of BCF member companies
by region of ownership
EU
9%
Japan
58%
UK
11%
USA
22%
Printing Ink companies
Australia
0.1%
EU
53%
Japan
1%
UK
10%
USA
36%
Paint companies

29. £0.0
£100.0
£200.0
£300.0
£400.0
£500.0
£600.0
£700.0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
UK paint trade (£ millions)
Exports Imports Balance

30. The UK’s top 20 paint trading partners in 2019 (£m)
* Ranked by UK
exports
Rank Country Export Import Balance
1 Germany 73.1£ 159.4£ 86.3-£
2 Netherlands 80.5£ 53.2£ 27.2£
3 Italy 35.8£ 56.3£ 20.5-£
4 France 49.3£ 42.7£ 6.6£
5 Ireland 62.0£ 17.3£ 44.8£
6 Belgium 30.5£ 26.4£ 4.1£
7 USA 25.3£ 27.8£ 2.5-£
8 Spain 31.2£ 21.3£ 9.9£
9 Poland 30.6£ 20.0£ 10.7£
10 Norway 26.7£ 10.0£ 16.7£
11 Sweden 16.5£ 19.1£ 2.6-£
12 China 21.0£ 3.2£ 17.8£
13 Turkey 16.8£ 3.5£ 13.3£
14 Russian Federation 19.9£ -£ 19.9£
15 Chad 16.4£ -£ 16.4£
16 Saudi Arabia 16.0£ 0.0£ 16.0£
17 United Arab Emirates 12.6£ 0.3£ 12.3£
18 Denmark 8.0£ 4.1£ 3.9£
19 Angola 9.7£ -£ 9.7£
20 Finland 5.8£ 3.5£ 2.2£

31. £0.0
£100.0
£200.0
£300.0
£400.0
£500.0
£600.0
£700.0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
UK printing inks trade (£ millions)
Exports Imports Balance

32. * Ranked by total trade
Rank Country Export Import Balance
1 Netherlands 37.1£ 67.0£ 29.9-£
2 Germany 16.7£ 81.5£ 64.8-£
3 USA 32.5£ 18.7£ 13.8£
4 France 8.0£ 32.6£ 24.6-£
5 Austria 26.9£ 0.2£ 26.7£
6 Ireland 17.8£ 3.4£ 14.4£
7 Italy 9.5£ 5.1£ 4.4£
8 Spain 5.8£ 6.9£ 1.1-£
9 China 11.3£ 1.2£ 10.1£
10 Poland 12.0£ 0.2£ 11.9£
11 Belgium 3.8£ 7.4£ 3.6-£
12 China, Hong Kong SAR 9.4£ 0.0£ 9.3£
13 India 6.7£ 2.2£ 4.6£
14 Japan 6.3£ 1.8£ 4.6£
15 Russian Federation 7.5£ -£ 7.5£
16 Sweden 3.7£ 2.2£ 1.5£
17 Luxembourg 0.1£ 5.4£ 5.3-£
18 Turkey 4.8£ 0.0£ 4.7£
19 Rep. of Korea 3.1£ 1.6£ 1.5£
20 Australia 4.2£ 0.3£ 3.9£
The UK’s top 20 printing ink trading partners in 2019 (£m)

33. UK/EU Paint /ink integrated supply chains
• 97% of UK paint/ink companies buy raw materials from the EU
• Over 50% of all raw materials used in the UK come from the EU,
even if they start their journey in Asia (eg for pigments)
• Over 200 different chemical substances are used in a typical
paint formulation, and a typical BCF member will use up to
5,000 substances – so chemical regulations post Brexit are a
major concern
• BCF members typically want to continue to manufacture to EU
REACH standards, as 3 out of 5 members are exporters

34. News headlines

35. Latest overview
Last gasp.Status of talks?
• Talks continue. Same old sticking points of level playing field and fishing.
• After positive noises a couple of weeks ago, recent reports are highlighting lack of willingness to compromise.
• Really now down to the wire.
Still possible but looking sticky.Timeline?
• Basic deal remains a possibility, as long as outstanding issues can be fudged.
• Talk of tomorrow as a new deadline – take with a pinch of salt. May drag on into next week.
• Decision needed asap, although reports could be Commission-only sign off as deal so thin.
Political decision.Likelihood of deal?
• A deal is still possible. Ultimately a political decision. Both sides need political cover.
• Cummings leaving No. 10 may have removed some of that cover for Johnson.
• However, if for no other reason than the ticking clock, no deal looking more likely than any other point.

36. Scope of FTA – What’s in if for us?
• Only ‘basic’ FTA really left on table
• Tariff free trade & extent of Rules of Origin
• Regulatory data sharing – especially chemicals annexe for REACH – looks
unlikely
• But other issues like:
o Movement – e.g. ease of short-term business trips
o Mutual recognition of professional qualifications
o Reciprocal road transport agreements
o Recognition of conformity assessments (eg CE mark v new UKCA mark)
o Heat treated pallets
• Goodwill
• January is not necessarily the end-point – there will be an FTA eventually

37. Need more detail but know a lot already
Must be done anyway
• New customs and border
checks with EU.
• UK REACH, BPR etc.
• Compliance with EU regs
– REACH, CLP etc - for
export.
Still waiting for…but can still
start to plan.
• Tariffs and Rules of Origin
• Chemicals Annexe and
data sharing
• Final guidance on NI

38. Key dates
15th Oct.
EU
Council
End of
Nov. New
FTA
deadline?
31st Dec.
Transition
period
ends.
Deal or no
deal?
Late Dec.
Finalisation of FTA,
ratification in
parliaments?
1st Jan. New
EU border
checks. Phase
1 of UK
customs &
border
system.
1st April.
phase 2 of
UK customs
system.
1st July.
Final phase
of UK
customs
system. Full
border
checks.

39. • Website Brexit hub
• Checklist for members
• Ongoing webinars
• Weekly e-bulletin
• Fortnightly forum
• Helpdesk
BCF member resources

40. Titanium Dioxide –
Update on classification
process

41. Indicative timetable of TiO2 legal appeal
Procedural Steps Procedural Time Limit Indicative Timeframe
Publication of contested measure 18 Feb 2020
Submission of TDMA’s annulment
application
2 months + 14 days + 10 days 11 May 2020
Publication of notice in OJ June/July 2020
Application to intervene 6 weeks from publication of notice + 10
days
Aug/Sept 2020
Court order on admissibility of
intervention
Nov/Dec 2020
Statement in intervention Jan/Feb 2021
Close of written procedure End 2021
Oral hearing 2022
Judgment End 2022/2023
Estimates, Source: Ashurst

42. Our key messages:
The science behind the EU
commission’s opinion is questionable
as to whether titanium dioxide is a
carcinogen.
This is not about the substance, but
about dust - and thus about
occupational health and safety. Dust
limits at the workplace ensure health
protection.
1.
2.

43. Why we don’t accept the reclassification
• There is a major impact on powder coatings, which will be classified
• There is a knock on effect on waste and toys regulations
• It will set a precedent for up to 300 other substances that are PSLTs
(poorly soluble, low toxic)
• Exposure levels to TiO2 in paint and ink factories may be set so low
that it is almost impossible to use without closed production
processes, affecting the SME community especially
• Concerns how brand owners will react in the printing ink sector

44. TiO2 labelling requirements (from October 2021) based on
Category 2 Classification of TiO2 in powder form
• TiO2 as a raw material
• Powder coatings
• All liquid ink and coatings
Warning
H351: Suspected
of causing cancer
(inhalation)
EUH211: 'Warning! Hazardous respirable
droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do
not breathe spray or mist.'
EUH212: ‘Warning! Hazardous respirable
dust may be formed when used. Do not
breathe dust’

46. Image courtesy of VdL, the German paint and ink association

47. Image courtesy of VdL, the German paint and ink association
Image courtesy of VdL, the German paint and ink association

49. Other major issues tackled by BCF
• Vehicle Refinish – major efforts to stop sale of solvent based
basecoats
• Continued use of coatings above 18m on residential buildings
(Grenfell legislated ban on combustible materials = no organic
coatings – but powder can sometimes pass)
• Challenging Zero VOC claims in Deco
• Defending chromates for aerospace, and search for alternatives
• Marine Lobbying
• Ensuring anti-foulings pass HSE approval processes under BPR (Maritime)
• DIY- Defending continued use of AF paints by DIY boatowners

50. Other major issues tackled by BCF
• Major campaign on Marine – Protect, collect and dispose
• Helped increase VOC limits for industrial wood coatings (BREF)
• Updated and developed new standards for high performance and
intumescent coatings
• Industry guidance - fire testing quality assurance and control
testing
• Facilitate meetings with Network Rail and Highways England on
standards, approvals, training etc
• Close collaboration with Association for Specialist Fire Protection
• Can coatings - defend BPA as much as possible

51. Future outlook on regulation
• Lack of clarity on regulatory landscape post Brexit
• We are fighting to keep the UK in the European chemical
regulations – and pushing back to Govt. who are preparing a “UK
REACH” post Brexit
• Nanotechnology / Poison Centres – may ease post Brexit for the
UK, but huge potential costs

52. Belle.Robertson@BCF.co.uk 02476 935398

53. PaintCare - A Circular Economy Solution for
Leftover Decorative Paint in the UK
Dr Steve Snaith , Non Executive Director , British Coatings Federation
PaintCare is proudly led by the British Coatings Federation

54. Paint Re-use and Re-manufacturing

55. Careers in Coatings
We help connect members with schools, apprenticeships,
universities and masters courses

56. www.coatingscareershub.com

59. VOC Globe system
BCF acquired copyright and licence rights from B&Q in 2017

60. Resources
Visit us online :
www.coatings.org.uk for a full list of members, and
information and links about the industry
Visit our YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/user/BritishCoatingsFed/
videos
www.coatingscareershub.com to see our resources
for people looking for a role in the industry
www.thecoatingsinstitute.com for our coatings
distance learning training programme

61. Coatings Ambassadors Training
• Aim: to create a network of industry professionals who engage, inspire &
enthuse young people into careers within the coatings, printing inks and
wallcoverings industries
• Joint programme with Cogent Skills, RSC and PRA
• 2 training courses in 2019
Industry Schools

62. For more information please contact: apprenticeship@bcf.co.uk
BCF Apprenticeship Management Service

63. Sustainability & Life Cycle Thinking

64. Life cycle and scope
Project – Powder Coatings / Aluminium Windows

65. BCF Benefits in summary

66. BCF Partnerships
R&D tax credits – up to 25% tax relief on
R&D costs
Offering improved currency exchange rates
Offers significantly reduced prices and
improved service deals Provides tailored regulatory compliance
services
Providing insurance and risk
management solutions
Global regulatory support partner

67. 95% of the paint, coatings, printing inks and
wallcoverings sold in the UK comes from BCF
members…
Find out more from Ali Brown, Head of
Membership
Alison.Brown@bcf.co.uk
www.coatings.org.uk