BELGIUM FEATURE
May 1st, 2005
BY ALAN OSBORNWHILE the consumption of paint, ink and colourings in Belgium is, like that in most other European countries, best described as "stable", the country's production industry is eying opportunities to relocate in cheaper regions, such as eastern Europe. On the sales front, there are growth inputs in the form of new housing starts, for instance, though this runs in cycles and in any case tends to be offset by the growing use of materials that do not need painting, such as PVC and aluminium. Total paint sales in Belgium in 2002 were just over 101,000 ...
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