COLOMBIA PAINT SECTOR GROWS, BUT BLACK MARKET POSES SERIOUS THREAT
December 12th, 2014
Colombia’s paint and coatings sector is continuing on a path of steady growth fuelled by the country’s construction boom even as it struggles to ward off the threat posed by a thriving informal sector.Between 2011 and 2012, the country’s paints, varnishes, inks and mastics sector saw gross production rise from USD566 million to USD715 million according to figures collated by Acoplasticos, a trade body covering the plastics, chemicals, petrochemicals, rubber, paints, inks, coatings and fibres sectors, based on information from the Colombian national ...
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