CHINESE PAINT MARKET IS ROBUST, BUT APPROACHING MATURITY – INCREASING RISKS FOR COMPANIES BURDENED WITH INVESTMENT DEBT
January 1st, 2020
As paint company conferences go, the Sankeshu Paint Co’s annual Chinese New Year gathering was special. A room of sales executives wearing matching blue suits and red ties were serenaded with ‘Zui Mei de Shen Hu’ – ‘The Most Beautiful Shenzhou My Home’),” sung by a soprano before chairman Hong Jie strode on stage to rally his assembled ranks to shout in unison company slogans, such as “Full product range! Full distribution chain! Full service!”
Indeed, there is much to celebrate: architectural paints specialist Sankeshu has flagged a rise in ...
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