raw materials

Demand for decorative paints is tepid (and for automotive paints’ scenario is still worse) but paint manufacturers are relaxed and are in no hurry to increase the price ...

Just concluded financial year was a sort of nightmarish for the laminate manufacturers in the country as the industry was battling against multiple challenges. Considering the challenges that ...

MDF, (Medium Density Fibreboard) once the ultimate segment to be in for the plywood manufacturers, is passing through a rough patch as the prices had fallen drastically during ...

Current size of Indian paint industry is around Rs 56,000 crore of which decorative paints account for around 75% of the overall paint market in India and the ...

There was a positive surprise for home improvement sector in last week’s GST Council meeting when it revised downwards GST for Paints, Wall Putty and varnishes from 28% ...

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched its, in-house developed, single-umbrella e-marketing system named Khadi Institution Management and Information System (KIMIS) in New Delhi. The system ...

Rising crude prices are a matter of grave concern for paint manufacturers along with others who are dependent on petroleum based products as raw materials. In recent times, ...

According to a report by JLL and PwC, Impact of GST on residential markets, GST has simplified the tax treatment for the realty sector and has resolved some ...

Myanmar may soon allow timber imports into the country to save its forests and allow the local wood based industry to survive. This also indicates that Myanmar may ...