Africa Report
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Automotive Industry Boom to Fuel Africa’s Paints and Coatings Market
Africa’s paints and coatings market is held by the fast-expanding construction industry but experts believe the automotive sector could hold the key to the long-term growth of the region’s decorative and industrial product volumes. &ld…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 08.09.17
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International Companies Seek New Partnerships at the East Africa Coatings Congress 2017
The second East African Coatings Congress (EACC) 2017 concluded in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on June 14 with participating companies expressing optimism the event would enable them to penetrate the region’s paints and coatings market …Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 07.05.17
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Pharmaceutical Coatings to Increase as Kenya’s Health Sector Grows
Kenya’s health industry is expected to expand faster than the country’s overall economic growth in coming years, triggering a healthy increase in the pharmaceutical industry and the associated manufacturing plant coating processes and equ…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 05.01.17
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Boost of East African Market as Kansai, Sika Expand Footprint
The Eastern Africa coatings and paints market has kicked off 2017 on a high note as two global names in the industry made good their plans to entrench their operations in Ethiopia and Kenya, two of the countries that are enjoying an urbanization and…Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 03.21.17
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Egypt’s Coatings Market on Recovery Path
The growth prospects for Egypt’s paints and coatings market look promising in the short and medium term after the country steered itself out of the 2011 chaotic political revolution and managed to woo private sector investments in the real esta…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 02.13.17
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South Africa Resin Flooring Demand on the Increase
With both government and private sector support, South Africa’s resin flooring market has reported positive performance.Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 01.06.17
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Housing Segment to Drive Morocco’s Coatings Market
The ongoing construction of additional housing units by Morocco’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Policy to meet the annual demand of 150,000 units remains the major growth driver of the North African country’s paints and coatings market ac…Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 12.09.16
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North African Coatings Congress Opens Region’s Market Wider
Delegates and exhibitors at the 9th North African Coatings Congress held October 12-13 in Casablanca, Morocco, described the event as a great opportunity for coatings manufacturers, industry decision makers and product consumers to network and get a…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 11.09.16
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South Africa Paint Manufacturers Seeks Protection from Imports
South Africa has been one of the three most promising industrial paints and coatings markets in sub-Saharan Africa.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 10.10.16
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East Africa Coatings Congress Part II: Threat of Lead in Paints Featured at EACC
Threat of lead in paints featured at EACC.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 08.10.16
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Additives
East Africa Coatings Congress Report; Part I
Companies take advantage of East Africa Coatings Congress to sample market. The East African Coatings Congress held in Nairobi between June 8 & 9 may not have been anything near what the event organizers have experienced in similar events in…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 07.14.16
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Automotive Coatings | Automotive Refinish
Kansai Hints at Morocco Automotive Coatings Plant
The conducive investment climate has attracted leading global coatings companies into Africa.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 05.09.16
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East Africa Integration a Boon for Paint Makers
East Africa’s common market protocol has opened new investment opportunities for coatings and paints manufacturers.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 03.21.16
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Transport Sector Investments to Drive Anti-graffiti Coatings in East Africa
Countries in East Africa are expected to grow their respective gross domestic product at between 3.5 percent for Uganda and 7.5 percent for Rwanda, a development that is expected to support the expansion of the road and rail transport sector which is…Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 01.15.16
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Nigeria, Angola Oil and Gas Coatings Market on Growth Path
Nigeria and Angola are poised to dominate Africa’s offshore oil and gas paints and coatings market.Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 11.13.15
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Investment in Africa’s Agriculture to Drive Seed Coatings Market
Analysts predict healthy growth in the seed coatings market driven mainly be the increasing demand for agricultural products.Shem Oirere , Africa Correspondent 09.21.15
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Wood Coatings
Residential Property Market to Drive Africa’s Wood Coatings Growth
Two new reports have painted a glossy picture of the future of Africa’s wood coatings market as the continent races towards achieving a combined coatings market of 1.7 million tons by 2018 on the back of an anticipated GPD growth of more than 4…Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 07.22.15
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Prospects Good for Africa Medical Device Coatings Market
Demand for medical device coatings is likely to rise in the near future due to the rise in epidemic and chronic diseases.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 05.15.15
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H.B. Fuller Acquires Continental Products
H.B. Fuller recently acquired Kenya-based industrial adhesives firm, Continental Products.Shem Oirere, Africa Correspondent 03.25.15
