containingagreaterpercentageofvinyl acetatepolymerunits,whichdeliversexcellent
solubility inesters likeethyl acetate. Inaddition to theeconomicadvantageof featuring
highsolubility in lower-costsolvents, suchasesterscompared toketones, theycanalso
beused insystemswithhighercontentsofsolidsthanthoseof traditionalvinyl resins.”
For Liarte’s chemical engineer and technical supervisor CarlosAugustoAlves, standard
vinylresinswillno longer beabletomeetfuturerequirements.“Theirnaturalsuccessors
arevinylacrylicresins,whichare lesscostlythanstyreneacrylicresins.Besides, it’sworth
pointingout thatwith theadventof silane-modifiedacrylic resins, the requirementsof
thestandardscurrently ineffectare fullymet.”
EVENTS - CRICIÚMAHOSTED21STPAINT&PINTURACOATINGSTECHNOLOGYAND
MANAGEMENTFORUM
The 21st Paint & Pintura Coatings Technology andManagement Forum for the South
Region, organizedbyAgneloEditora, tookplaceonAugust 13at theCriciúmaBusiness
Association (known for short inPortugueseasACIC) inCriciúma, SantaCatarina,which
hasbecomeoneof themaindevelopment locations forthecoatings industry inBrazil.
Held inthecityforthesecondtime, theforumreliedonexclusivesupportfromSinquisul
(short inPortuguese for SouthernSantaCatarinaChemical IndustryUnion), FIESC (the
initials inPortugueseforSantaCatarinaStateIndustriesFederation),theuniversityUNESC,
andthetradeschoolSENAI,andreceivedapublicestimatedat132professionalsbased in
Criciúmaandneighboringareas.Inaddition, ithadaspecialoftechnicallecturespresented
bycompanies likeCabot,Chemours,Eastman, Intertank,MAST,MCassab,andRentank.
Theforumalsocoveredother importantthemespertainingtothepaintandcoatingsma-
rket,suchastheopeningplenarysession“TheEvolutionofValues intheCoatingsMarket
andGrowthOpportunities,”conductedbyFranciscoRácz, co-ownerof consultingfirm
Rácz,Yamaga&ConsultoresAssociados,with40years’experience inallpaint, coatings
andrelatedsegments inLatinAmerica.
Another interesting lecturewas “What GHS Is AndHow It Impacts Brazilian Industrial
Businesses,”deliveredbyProf.FabricianoPinheiro,technicaldirectorat Intertox,biome-
dicalresearcheratIB-Unesp/Botucatu,masterofToxicologyandToxicologicalAnalysisat
FCF/USP, coordinatorof theStudyCommission (CE-10:101.05)of theBrazilianChemistry
Committee(CB-10/ABNT),coordinatoroftheToxicologicalSciencesgraduatecourse,and
professorofToxicologyatFaculdadesOswaldoCruz,SãoPaulo.
TechnicalLectures
“ApplicationsoftheCAB-O-SILFumedSilicasandCAB-O-SPERSEDispersions inCoatings”
wasthetitleofthelecturepresentedbyLéaSgai,marketingandtechnicalservicemanager
forCabot inLatinAmerica.
Marcos Basso, Eastman’s product developmentmanager for LatinAmerica, provided
the lecture“EastmanCoalescents toMeetNewVOCRegulations.”Hewas followedby
Intertank’s engineer Henri Golçalves, whose lecturewas entitled “Why Use Stainless
SteelContainers?”
The lecture “Dry Cover: Identifying Improvement Opportunities andHow toAddress
Them”was deliveredby Chemours’ technical service representativePriscila Lomas de
GodoySecomandi.
MarcoStorel,presidentandCEOoftheMASTGroup,discussedthe“FoundationsofAcce-
leratedWeathering,”coveringnewcombinedcorrosionandweatheringtests,Prohesion
+UV, corrosionwithcontrolled relativehumidity,andvalidation.
MCassabparticipatedwiththe lectureentitled“MCassabSolutionsfortheCoatingsMa-
rket,”deliveredbyWalterFazzio,managerattheMCassabBusinessUnit.
