New Delhi, April 24 -- Dev Chandwani is business development director at Deceuninck India, subsidiary of Belgium-based uPVC door and window systems specialist. He talks to Sourcing Hardware about how his company is dealing with the corona crisis, and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic fenestration industry and the Indian economy.

How has COVID-19 affected your industry? What may be the mid-term impact of this assault? The PVC (polyvinyl chloride) window industry has two markets: new buildings in the residential and commercial space encompassing hotels, hospitals, and institutions; the other one is replacements or renovations by individual homeowners. The new building construction slowed down drastically in the last two years, ...