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| Paint&pintura | Novembro 2013
Events - Professional Attendance at Paint &
Pintura Forum in Curitiba
Attendees included representatives of several paint
companies based in southern states
Hotel Pestana Curitiba’s auditorium was crowded with
than a hundred registered attendees for the opening of
the 12th Paint & Pintura Coatings Technology and Man-
agement Forum for the South Region, which took place
on October 17 in the city of Curitiba, where the event was
held for the first time.
United the Industry Stands
Agnelo Editora held its last Paint & Pintura Forum for 2013
on October 17, and it was hosted for the first time by the
city of Curitiba, where it exceededexpectationswithmore
than a hundred registered attendees representing several
paint companies based in Brazil’s South region. And the
November issue of Paint & Pintura Magazine brings you
full coverage of such grand event, includingmajor compa-
nies that backed it and participated, such as Lonza, Wana
Química, ImerysItatex, Netzsch, M.Cassab, Intertank,
BirlaCarbon-Columbian, Makeni, Allnex, Wacker, Evonik,
and Alcolina, by presenting the Curitiba market with their
latest innovations in rawmaterials and equipment for the
paint industry. But that was only the last edition of the
2013 forums.
One other featured piece of news brought to you readers
is theopeningof theProlataRecyclingCenter inSãoPaulo,
which takes up an area of 500 square meters and is the
result of R$ 1 million in investments made by 15 Abeaço
(short in Portuguese for Brazilian Steel PackagingAssocia-
tion) member companies. An excellent initiative that will
certainly benefit the entire supply chain, it has capacity to
recycle as much as 2,000 tons of packaging materials per
month, so that they can be turned into new sheet metal.
In order for that to happen, however, Prolata Recycling
relies on the cooperation of all parties concerned, as the
main idea behind the project is to raise people’s aware-
ness of the importance of recycling packaging materials
upon consumption, while encouraging curbside recycling
as well, which will result in reduced consumption of fresh raw
material and savings in energy andother process costs, thereby
contributing to sustainability and the environment. Congratula-
tions to all of those involved in this project!
The three special reports for this issue - Special and Effect Pig-
ments, Biocides, and Steel Containers and IBCs - also feature
the most innovative and, of course, the most sustainable and
environmentally compliant products available to the industry.
In addition, they showhowmanufacturers of rawmaterials are
committed toenhancing theperformanceof their products and
ensuring better value for money. Check out their newdevelop-
ments on the following pages.
Other featured pieces in theNovember issue cover the anniver-
sary celebrations of the following companies: Solvay, with 150
years; Oxiteno, with 40 years; and CPS Color, for its 20 years in
Brazil; as well as the expansion of Alcolina and Iquine.
Enjoy!
Lucélia Monfardini
A special lecture programwas prepared for the two-day forum.
The opening speech, on the theme “Industry Overview: Deco-
rative Paint Market in Brazil – South Region,” was delivered
by Agnelo Editora’s editor-in-chief Marcos Mila. His presenta-
tion comprised statistics on the Brazilianmarket in decorative
paints, such as evolution in volume and value, market by region
and profile, new distribution channels and market shares, as
well as qualitative data, market by segment, product mix by
region, trends, industry structure, consumer profiles, retailer
purchasing criteria, and business profile.