North Africa’s paint and coatings industries have varied latent strengths as they face COVID-19 crisis

Paul Cochrane, Kaci Racelma, Poorna Rodrigo and Keith Nuthall report on the current state of the paint and coating industries in countries including Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

Paint and coating manufacturers and retailers in North Africa have been struggling with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, just as their counterparts have in other regions, however some markets and industries in the region seem better placed to cope with the pandemic’s economic impact than others. The good news for the industry is that North Africa’s largest paint and coatings industry and market – Egypt – looks particularly robust.

Read the full report here: North Africa 2020