PAINTING LIBYA’S DECORATIVE PAINT AND COATINGS INDUSTRY WITH A BLIND STROKE

BY IRINA PRENTICE WHILE finding accurate statistics about the Libya industry is as easy as finding your way around the country's vast deserts without a map, it is undeniable that this is a growing paint and coating market: the country is in full economic development which includes construction, boosting demand for coatings of all kinds. Since 2003, Libya has experienced a substantial rapprochement with the West, which culminated in August 2008 in the "comprehensive claims settlement" with the USA. This, said the US Department of State involves "a ...


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