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Anti-fingerprint coatings are specialized surface treatments applied to materials like glass, metal, or plastic to reduce the visibility of fingerprints, smudges, and oily residues. They effectively repel oils and water, facilitating easier cleaning and enhancing surface appearance. Widely utilized to improve user experience and uphold aesthetics, these coatings play a crucial role in maintaining the cleanliness and visual appeal of surfaces.
The primary types of anti-fingerprint coatings include hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings. Hydrophobic coatings specifically repel water. Various technologies, such as vacuum deposition and sol-gel processes, are employed to provide anti-fingerprint properties, utilizing materials like silicon, titanium, fluorine, among others. Anti-fingerprint coatings find application across diverse sectors including consumer goods, building and construction, automotive, stainless steel, and others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
Tariffs have impacted the anti fingerprint coating market by increasing costs for imported coating chemicals, deposition equipment, and advanced material inputs. These effects are most evident in consumer electronics, automotive, and construction applications across asia pacific and north america. Higher tariffs have led to increased production costs and slower adoption in cost sensitive segments. However, tariffs have encouraged local coating production, innovation in alternative materials, and regional manufacturing expansion. These shifts are strengthening supply chains and supporting long term market expansion.
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The anti-fingerprint coating market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $0.98 billion in 2025 to $1.05 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth of consumer electronics, expansion of smartphone production, increasing use of touch surfaces, availability of coating technologies, rising demand for premium finishes.
The anti-fingerprint coating market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.31 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth in smart devices, increasing electric vehicle interiors, advancements in coating materials, rising demand for durable surfaces, expansion of smart buildings. Major trends in the forecast period include rising adoption in consumer electronics, growing use in automotive interiors, increasing demand for touch resistant surfaces, expansion of coatings in stainless steel, rising focus on enhanced user experience.
The increasing demand for electronic devices is expected to propel the growth of the anti-fingerprint coating market going forward. Electronic devices are gadgets that regulate electric current to perform specific functions such as computing, communication, or entertainment, including smartphones, computers, and televisions. This rising demand is driven by expanding connectivity and the need for greater convenience and efficiency in everyday life. Anti-fingerprint coatings on these devices help minimize smudges and streaks on screens, improving user experience by maintaining a clean and clear display. For example, in May 2023, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association reported that total electronic equipment production in Japan reached $4,987.94 million (¥771,457 million). Additionally, consumer electronics production rose to $207.61 million (¥32,099 million) in May 2023, up from $163.43 million (¥25,268 million) in May 2022. Therefore, the surge in demand for electronic devices is driving the growth of the anti-fingerprint coating market.
Major companies in the anti-fingerprint coating market are focusing on developing innovative solutions such as oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings to enhance surface durability, reduce smudging, and improve overall user experience. Oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings are specialized surface treatments that repel oils and water, respectively, helping surfaces remain clean and resistant to smudges or stains. For example, in October 2024, Tredegar Corporation, a US-based industrial manufacturer, introduced a new line of Obsidian Automotive Protective Films designed for automotive applications. The Obsidian line includes high-performance protective films for both interior and exterior uses, such as automotive displays, augmented reality films for head-up display (HUD) devices, automotive glass and plastic covers, and protective films for automotive cameras and body components.
In February 2025, Nanofilm Technologies International Limited, a Singapore-based technology company, acquired EuropCoating Group for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition enables NTI Nanofilm to expand its presence in Europe by leveraging EuropCoating's established market position and customer network to enhance access to decorative and functional coatings across luxury, consumer, and medical-grade segments. EuropCoating Group, based in Germany, specializes in advanced thin-film surface coatings, offering both decorative and functional solutions for luxury and consumer products as well as medical-grade coatings for instruments and devices.
Major companies operating in the anti-fingerprint coating market are Dow Inc., Daikin Industries Ltd, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Sherwin-Williams Company, PPG Industries Inc., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Solvay SA, AGC Inc, Carl Zeiss Limited, Nagase & Co Ltd, I-Photonics, Lienchy Laminated Metal Co. Ltd., Buhler AG, Natoco Co. Ltd., LandGlass Technology Co. Ltd, Plasmatreat GmbH, Nanokote Pty Ltd, SDC Technologies Inc., Aculon Inc, SILIBASE SILICONE, NanoSlic Smart Coatings, WeeTect. Inc., Cytonix LLC
North America was the largest region in the anti-fingerprint coating market in 2025. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the anti-fingerprint coating market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa
The countries covered in the anti-fingerprint coating market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The anti-fingerprint coating market consists of sales of coating kits, nano coatings, and screen protectors. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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