BRITAIN’S COVID-19-HIT COATINGS SECTOR FEARS UNTIMELY HIT OF A JANUARY NO-DEAL BREXIT

AT a time when the UK paint and coating sector is reeling from Covid-19, the industry is bracing for another shock – a possible hard or no-deal Brexit. However, while paint and coating industry experts say the industry’s confidence levels are low because of these challenges, the pandemic has nonetheless encouraged the development and sale of innovative anti-viral coatings, opening potential new makers that may persist after the pandemic has ebbed. For now, however, getting a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) is the ...


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