Huge potential for growth in Indian paint consumption

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Weight: 41 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-6210
• DOI: 10.1016/s0969-6210(03)00205-4

✦ Synopsis

producer of organic pigments was Changzhou Beimei Chemical Group Corp (8050 tonnes), followed by Hebei Jiehong Pigment Chemical Industrial Co Ltd (6406 tonnes). The leading producer of organic dyes was Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co Ltd (35,745 tonnes), followed by Zhejiang Runtu Chemical Industrial Group Corp (28,550 tonnes).

Exports of organic pigments increased by 8% in volume terms to 40,736 tonnes and by 24.5% in value terms to $139.05 M. Imports of organic pigments increased by 12.5% in volume terms to 15,187 tonnes and by 33.4% in value terms to $59.73 M.