JAPAN COATINGS SECTOR HAS BENEFITED FROM OLYMPICS WINDFALL – BUT WITH COVID-19 HITTING HARD, COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR NEW DEMAND
April 2nd, 2020
In the seven years since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Tokyo would be the host city of the summer Olympic Games and the Paralympics in the summer of 2020, companies in the paint and coatings sector have enjoyed a steady uptick in demand for products linked to the construction of venues and facilities for the Games, as well as for connected infrastructure, such as new hotels and transport facilities.
And with the final touches added to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in early March, the preparations for sporting venues were completed – ...
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