WATERBORNE PAINT SALES GROW ACROSS ASIA, ALTHOUGH PROGRESS IS UNEVEN
January 2nd, 2015
ASIAN domestic coatings markets are sharply diverse, in terms of economic development, climate and cultural preferences, but if there is one trend that unites them at present, it is the growing demand for waterborne paints.In Japan, sales of waterborne paints have risen, while total shipments of paints from Japanese manufacturers has fallen: down from nearly 2.4 million tonnes in the early 1990s, Japanese paint producers shipped 1.53 million tonnes in 2013 - the most recent full year for which figures are available, according to the Japan Paint Manufacturers ...
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