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8
Maio 2012
PAINT & PINTURA
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Editorial
Let’s Celebrate and Party
Together!
The most awaited event of the year is coming up to honor the 2011 winners of the Paint & Pintura Awards. The awar-
ds are divided into 50 categories, 38 of which for suppliers, five for “Personality of the Year”, and seven for the “Best
Paint Companies”. With each passing year, the award presentation becomes an even more special occasion. The 16th
Paint & Pintura Survey of Suppliers to the Paint Industry had a record number of respondents, comprising 119 paint
manufacturers and approximately 1,500 employees of 200 suppliers at the two of its stages.
The awards, which are also known as the “Oscar” of the paint industry, are presented based on the fairest survey in
the paint and coatings market, and it is extremely rewarding for Agnelo Editora, the event organizer, to see and feel
the importance attached to the awards and how each winner is exhilarated by the award received. Complete informa-
tion on all categories and winners is provided on page 20.
But that’s not all, as this issue is filled with breaking news. Together in the interview section, the full version of
which is available in Portuguese only, Abrafati’s chief executive officer Dilson Ferreira and Sitivesp’s president Ricardo
Stiepcich tell us every detail of Feitintas 2012, which will take place from September 19 to 22 at Centro de Exposições
Imigrantes, in São Paulo.
Starting from this year’s edition, the trade show held by Sitivesp (short for Union of São Paulo State Paint and Coa-
tings Industries) will also be backed by Abrafati (short for Brazilian Association of Paint Manufacturers) in order to
bolster the event, making it even more focused, comprehensive, interesting and fruitful to all participants alike and
thereby helping the both entities achieve their common goal of stimulating sustainable development in the industry.
“Joint actions like this encourage cooperation, expanding the market for all of those involved in a harmonious, sustai-
nable way,” says Sitivesp’s president.
Another important piece of news, especially for Agnelo Editora, which is honored to announce it, is the return of the
executive Sérgio Ávila, who is now responsible for the company’s corporate relations. Welcomed back with open arms
by all of our publishing company’s staff, Ávila is one of the founders of Agnelo Editora and will certainly continue
contributing to its growth with his vast wisdom and in-depth knowledge of the paint industry.
Also among the great articles in this issue are one on silicas and one on carbon blacks, both of which providing rele-
vant news and an overview of the current scenario, including key suppliers.
Congratulations to all winners of the 16th Paint & Pintura Awards!
Lucélia Monfardini
Interview - Entities Unite to Promote
Feitintas 2012
With the goal of expanding the most important trade
show for the paint industry, Sitivesp strikes partnership
with Abrafati.
Feitintas 2012 will take place from September 19 to 22
at Centro de Exposições Imigrantes, in São Paulo. Held
by Sitivesp (short for Union of São Paulo State Paint and
Coatings Industries), this year’s edition of the trade show
will be supported by the Brazilian Association of Paint
Manufacturers (known for short as Abrafati).
“The combined efforts of the leading entities representing
the paint industry will ensure a farther-ranging, more
robust trade show that will make a significant contribu-
tion to our common goal of stimulating the industry’s
sustainable development,” says Sitivesp president Ricardo
Stiepcich. “We’re even considering rename the trade show
to reflect its breadth and stress its evolution to whole
new level,” adds Abrafati’s chief executive officer Dilson
Ferreira.