Kasuwar Rufin Itace

Idan mutane suka yi tunanin fenti gidajensu, ba wai kawai wuraren ciki da waje ne za su iya amfani da fenti mai daɗi ba. Misali, bene na iya amfani da fenti. A ciki, ana iya sake shafa kabad da kayan daki, wanda hakan zai ba shi da kewaye sabon salo.

Sashen rufin katako kasuwa ce mai girma: Grand View Research ta kiyasta cewa zai kai dala biliyan 10.9 a shekarar 2022, yayin da Fortune Business Insights ta yi hasashen cewa zai kai dala biliyan 12.3 nan da shekarar 2027. Yawancinsa na da nasaba da ayyukan gyaran gidaje, yayin da iyalai ke daukar wadannan ayyukan gyaran gidaje.

Brad Henderson, darektan kula da kayayyaki a Benjamin Moore, ya lura cewa kasuwar rufewar katako ta ɗan fi kyau fiye da rufewar gine-gine gaba ɗaya.

"Mun yi imanin cewa kasuwar rufin katako tana da alaƙa da kasuwar gidaje da kuma fihirisa kan inganta gidaje da kulawa, kamar gyaran bene da faɗaɗa gyaran gidaje na waje," in ji Henderson.

Bilal Salahuddin, darektan kasuwanci na yankin AkzoNobel's Wood Finishes a Arewacin Amurka, ya ba da rahoton cewa shekarar 2023 ta kasance shekara mai wahala saboda yanayin tattalin arziki da na tattalin arziki a duniya baki daya wanda ya haifar da mummunan yanayi.

"Kayan katako suna da matuƙar amfani ga nau'ikan kashe kuɗi masu tsauri, don haka hauhawar farashi yana da tasiri mai yawa ga kasuwanninmu na ƙarshe," in ji Salahuddin. "Bugu da ƙari, kayayyakin ƙarshe suna da alaƙa da kasuwar gidaje, wanda hakan ya haifar da ƙalubale sosai saboda hauhawar farashin riba da hauhawar farashin gidaje.

Salahuddin ya kara da cewa, "Ana sa ran cewa, yayin da hasashen shekarar 2024 zai tabbata a rabin farko, muna da kyakkyawan fata game da abubuwan da za su faru a karshen shekarar da za su kai ga murmurewa mai karfi a tsakanin shekarar 2025 da 2026."

Alex Adley, manajan kula da katako da kuma sarrafa tabo, PPG Architectural Coatings, ya ba da rahoton cewa kasuwar tabo, gabaɗaya, ta nuna ƙarancin ci gaba na kashi ɗaya cikin ɗari a cikin 2023.

"An ga wuraren da ake amfani da su wajen yin rufin katako a Amurka da Kanada a ɓangaren ƙwararru idan ana maganar amfani na musamman, ciki har da ƙofofi da tagogi da ɗakunan katako," in ji Adley.

Kasuwannin Ci Gaba don Rufin Katako

Akwai damammaki da yawa na ci gaba a fannin rufe katako. Maddie Tucker, babban manajan kamfanin kula da katako, Minwax, ya ce babbar kasuwar ci gaba a masana'antar ita ce karuwar bukatar kayayyakin da ke da dorewa da inganci wadanda ke ba da kariya mai ɗorewa da kuma kyawun yanayi ga fannoni daban-daban.

"Da zarar masu sayayya sun kammala wani aiki, suna son ya daɗe, kuma abokan ciniki suna neman rufin katako na ciki wanda zai iya jure lalacewa da tsagewa na yau da kullun, tabo, datti, ƙura da tsatsa," in ji Tucker. "Kammala katakon polyurethane zai iya taimakawa wajen ayyukan cikin gida domin yana ɗaya daga cikin rufin da ya fi ɗorewa don kare itace - yana kare shi daga ƙaiƙayi, zubewa da ƙari - kuma fenti ne mai tsabta. Hakanan yana da amfani sosai saboda Minwax Sauri-Busar da Itacen Polyurethane ana iya amfani da shi akan ayyukan katako da aka gama da waɗanda ba a gama ba kuma yana samuwa a cikin launuka iri-iri."

"Kasuwar rufin katako tana fuskantar ci gaba wanda ke haifar da abubuwa kamar ci gaban gini da gidaje, karuwar bukatar kayan daki a duniya, yanayin zane a cikin gida, ayyukan gyara, da kuma saboda mayar da hankali kan zaɓuɓɓukan da suka dace da muhalli, karuwar rufin da ake amfani da su wajen amfani da ci gaban fasaha kamar rufin da za a iya magancewa ta UV da kuma hanyoyin da suka dogara da ruwa," in ji Rick Bautista, darektan tallan kayayyaki, Wood & Floor Coatings Group a BEHR Paint. "Waɗannan yanayin suna nuna kasuwa mai ƙarfi tare da damammaki ga masana'antun da masu samar da kayayyaki don biyan buƙatun mabukaci daban-daban da abubuwan da ake so yayin da suke magance la'akari da muhalli."

"Kasuwar rufin katako tana da alaƙa da kasuwar gidaje; kuma muna sa ran kasuwar gidaje za ta kasance mai faɗi sosai a yankin da kuma na gida a shekarar 2024," in ji Henderson. "Baya ga yin fenti a kan bene ko rufin gida, wani yanayi da ke nuna sake farfaɗowa shine yin fenti a ayyukan kayan daki na waje."

Salahuddin ya nuna cewa rufin katako yana da matuƙar muhimmanci kamar kayayyakin gini, kabad, bene da kayan daki.
"Waɗannan ɓangarorin suna ci gaba da samun ci gaba mai ƙarfi a cikin dogon lokaci wanda zai ci gaba da haɓaka kasuwa," in ji Salahuddin. "Misali, muna aiki a kasuwanni da yawa waɗanda ke da ƙaruwar yawan jama'a da ƙarancin gidaje. Bugu da ƙari, a ƙasashe da yawa, gidajen da ke akwai suna tsufa kuma suna buƙatar gyara da gyara.

"Fasaha kuma tana canzawa, wanda ke ba da damar ci gaba da haɓaka itace a matsayin kayan da aka zaɓa," in ji Salahuddin. "Bukatun abokan ciniki da buƙatunsu sun kasance suna canzawa tare da mai da hankali kan muhimman fannoni da aka bayyana a cikin fasalulluka na baya. A cikin 2022, batutuwa kamar ingancin iska a cikin gida, samfuran da ba su da formaldehyde, abubuwan hana gobara, tsarin warkar da UV, da maganin rigakafi/maganin ƙwayoyin cuta sun kasance masu mahimmanci. Kasuwar ta nuna ƙaruwar wayar da kan jama'a game da lafiya da dorewa.

"A shekarar 2023, waɗannan batutuwa sun ci gaba da kasancewa masu mahimmanci tare da ƙaruwa sosai a cikin rungumar fasahar ruwa," in ji Salahuddin. "Bugu da ƙari, mafita mai ɗorewa, gami da samfuran da aka yi amfani da su ta hanyar halitta/sabuntawa, hanyoyin magance ƙarancin makamashi, da samfuran da ke da dorewa mai ɗorewa, sun zama mafi mahimmanci. Mayar da hankali kan waɗannan fasahohin yana nuna alƙawarin samar da mafita masu aminci a nan gaba, kuma ana ci gaba da saka hannun jari mai yawa a cikin waɗannan fannoni. AkzoNobel yana da niyyar zama abokin tarayya na gaske ga abokan ciniki, yana tallafa musu a cikin tafiyarsu ta dorewa da kuma samar da mafita masu ƙirƙira waɗanda suka dace da buƙatun masana'antu masu tasowa."

Abubuwan da ke faruwa a cikin Rufin Kula da Itace

Akwai wasu halaye masu ban sha'awa da za a lura da su. Misali, Bautista ya ce a fannin shafa fenti na katako, sabbin abubuwan da suka faru sun jaddada hadewar launuka masu haske, ingantaccen aiki, da hanyoyin amfani da su yadda ya kamata.

"Masu amfani da kayan kwalliya suna ƙara sha'awar zaɓuɓɓukan launuka masu ƙarfi da na musamman don keɓance wurarensu, tare da shafa fenti wanda ke ba da kariya mafi kyau daga lalacewa, ƙaiƙayi," in ji Bautista. "A lokaci guda, akwai buƙatar shafa fenti mai sauƙin shafawa, ko ta hanyar feshi, goga, ko hanyoyin gogewa, wanda ke biyan buƙatun ƙwararru da masu sha'awar gyaran gashi."

"Sabbin yanayin da ake ciki a fannin ƙirƙirar rufin rufi yana nuna la'akari sosai kan sabbin abubuwan da ake son ƙira," in ji Salahuddin. "Sabis na fasaha na AkzoNobel da ƙungiyoyin launi da ƙira na duniya suna aiki tare don tabbatar da cewa ƙarewar ba wai kawai ta yi ƙarfi ba, har ma ta dace da aikace-aikacen masana'antu a duk duniya.

"Domin mayar da martani ga tasirin zamani da kuma fifikon ƙira mai kyau, akwai amincewa da buƙatar kasancewa tare da amincewa a gaban duniyar da ba ta da tabbas. Mutane suna neman yanayi wanda ke nuna kwanciyar hankali yayin da suke ba da lokutan farin ciki a cikin abubuwan da suka faru na yau da kullun," in ji Salahuddin. "Launin AkzoNobel na Shekara ta 2024, Sweet Runguma, ya ƙunshi waɗannan ra'ayoyin. Wannan launin ruwan hoda mai maraba, wanda aka yi wahayi zuwa gare shi daga gashin fuka-fukai masu laushi da gajimare na yamma, yana da nufin tayar da jin daɗin zaman lafiya, kwanciyar hankali, kwanciyar hankali da sauƙi."

Adley ya ruwaito cewa, "Launuka suna canzawa daga launin ruwan hoda mai haske, zuwa launin ruwan kasa mai duhu." "A gaskiya ma, samfuran kula da itace na PPG sun fara aiki mafi wahala a shekara don tabo na waje a ranar 19 ga Maris, ta hanyar sanar da PPG ta 2024 Tabo na Shekara a matsayin Baƙar Gyada, launi wanda ya ƙunshi yanayin launuka a yanzu."

"Akwai wani yanayi a yanzu da ake samun launuka masu dumi da kuma duhu," in ji Ashley McCollum, manajan tallan PPG kuma ƙwararre kan launi na duniya, mai kula da gine-gine, yayin da yake sanar da launin tabo na shekara. "Black Walnut yana daidaita gibin da ke tsakanin waɗannan launukan, yana fitar da ɗumi ba tare da shiga launuka ja ba. Launi ne mai amfani wanda ke nuna kyau da maraba da baƙi da runguma mai ɗumi."

Adley ya ƙara da cewa sauƙin tsaftacewa yana da sha'awa ga masu amfani.

"Abokan ciniki suna ƙara himma wajen rage yawan kayayyakin VOC, waɗanda ke samar da sauƙin tsaftacewa bayan an yi musu fenti ta hanyar amfani da sabulu da ruwa kawai," in ji Adley.

Adley ya ce, "Masana'antar rufe katako na ci gaba da yin amfani da fasahar zamani wajen sauƙaƙa da kuma aminci ga tabo." "Kamfanonin kula da katako na PPG, ciki har da PPG Proluxe, Olympic da Pittsburgh Paints & Stains, suna da niyyar tabbatar da cewa abokan ciniki masu ƙwarewa da kuma masu gyaran gashi suna da bayanai da kayan aikin da suke buƙata don yin sayayya mai kyau da kuma jin daɗin amfani da kayayyakinmu."

"Dangane da launuka masu tasowa, muna ganin karuwar shaharar launuka masu launin ƙasa tare da launukan toka," in ji Sue Kim, darektan tallan launuka, Minwax. "Wannan yanayin yana tura launukan bene na katako don haskakawa da kuma tabbatar da cewa yanayin itacen ya bayyana. Sakamakon haka, masu amfani suna komawa ga kayayyaki kamar Minwax Wood Finish Natural, wanda ke da ɗan ɗumi tare da bayyananne wanda ke fitar da itacen halitta.

Kim ya ƙara da cewa, "Girman toka mai haske a kan benaye na katako shi ma ya fi dacewa da launin ƙasa na wuraren zama. Haɗa launin toka da launuka da yawa a kan kayan daki ko kabad don kawo kyan gani tare da Minwax Water Base Stain a cikin Solid Navy, Solid Simply White, da kuma 2024 Color of the Year Bay Blue." "Bugu da ƙari, buƙatar tabon itace da aka yi da ruwa, kamar Minwax's Wood Finish Water-Based Semi Transparent da Solid Color Wood Stain, yana ƙaruwa saboda lokacin bushewa mai kyau, sauƙin amfani, da ƙarancin wari."

"Muna ci gaba da ganin yadda rayuwa 'buɗaɗɗiya' ke faɗaɗa zuwa waje, ciki har da talabijin, nishaɗi, girki - gasasshen nama, tanda pizza, da sauransu," in ji Henderson. "Da wannan, muna kuma ganin yadda masu gidaje ke son launukan cikin gida da wuraren zama su dace da wuraren da suke waje. Daga mahangar aikin samfura, masu sayayya suna fifita sauƙin amfani da kulawa don kiyaye ɗakunan su da kyau.

Henderson ya ƙara da cewa, "Ƙaruwar shaharar launuka masu ɗumi wani sabon salo ne da muka gani a cikin shafan katako." "Wannan shi ne ɗaya daga cikin dalilan da ya sa muka ƙara Chestnut Brown a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin zaɓuɓɓukan launuka da aka riga aka yi a cikin hasken Woodluxe Translucent."