SWITZERLAND PAINT AND COATING INDUSTRY’S QUALITY HELPS IT PUSH THROUGH COVID-19 EPIDEMIC
September 2nd, 2020
Switzerland may be a small country of 8.5 million people, with an area of 41,285 km², 60% of which is mountainous, but its paint and varnish industry is substantial and growing, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Of course, it helps that Switzerland is rich. It had a GDP in 2019 of around USD703 billion – USD85,500 gross national income per capita, according to the World Bank. The industry association Verband der Schweizerischen Lack- und Farbenindustrie (VSLF) represents about 80 companies producing coatings, paints and inks, as such speaking for 90% of the Swiss ...
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