COATINGS INDUSTRY CONFIDENT IT CAN WEATHER THE BREXIT STORM

British paint and coatings manufacturers are hopeful that the UK decision to leave the European Union (EU) in the June 23 referendum will not damage the paint and coatings market, industry organisation the British Coatings Federation (BCF) told Polymers Paint Colour Journal (PPCJ) yesterday (June 27). “The number one thing business is looking for is certainty, but it is also used to operating in changing and challenging conditions,” BCF chief executive Tom Bowtell said. Noting the UK is a net exporter of paints and inks and that three out of four cans of ...


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