CLIPPING
hydrocarbonsolvents,we introducedanewaromaticsolvent this
year,theHS-100C9(9carbon)solvent.Besidesitsapplicationsinthe
petrochemicalindustry,thisproductshowsaninterestingpotential
fortheagribusiness,aswellascertainapplications inthepaintand
coatings industry.We’vealsobeensuccessfullyworkingon impro-
vingourexistingportfolioand renewingprocesses.Oneexample
is turpentine,wherewehave improvedcolorandodorstandards,
havingfinallyhad it approvedby leadingproducers of paint and
coatings inBrazil. Inaddition,weare implementinganadditionof
antistaticchemicals toour solvents foradded industrial safety for
ourcustomers,”saysPerez.
EVENTS - PAINT & PINTURA PUTS ON PRESENTATION AT
CHINACOAT2015
ItwasaLatinAmericanpublishinghouse’sunprecedentedpresenta-
tionattheinternationaltradeshowChinacoat2015,whichtookplace
onNovember18through20 inShanghai,China.
OnNovember 18, AgneloEditorapresented an important lecture
atChinacoat 2015: “TheStrategicVisionof theCoatingsMarket in
SouthAmerica–PresentandFuture”. ItwasdeliveredbyFrancisco
Rácz,aconsultanttoPaint&PinturaMagazine,withtheparticipation
ofAgneloEditora’schiefexecutiveofficerAgnelodeBarrosNeto.
The lectureprovidedanoverviewofthepaintandcoatingsmarket
in the largest SouthAmericancountries in termsof volumes
andvaluesforthedecorative, industrial,automotiveOEMand
refinishcoatings. Also includedwere theevolutionof prices,
ananalysisof thesupplychain, thedistributionnetwork, and
technologiesinuse,aswellasabriefprofileofleadingsuppliers
inthemostrelevantcountriesandtheirrespectivepositions.In
addition,projectedmarketvolumeswerepresented for2020
and2030inthevarioussegmentsandcountries,asweretechno-
logicaltrends,innovations,andtheirimpactinthesupplychain.
“Webelievethisisanexcellentopportunitytoadvertiseasolid
market that hasdisplayed continuoushistorical growth. The
maturityofthemarketandtheevolutionofthemiddleclasson
thecontinentallowus toprojectsolidgrowth inall countries
for thenext fewdecades. SouthAmericawas shown as an
excellentmarket for suppliers of rawmaterials, equipment,
etc.,”saidRácz.
AgneloEditora’sCEOAgnelodeBarrosNetoalso tookpart
in thepresentationand saidhehadgreatexpectationscon-
cerningChinacoat2015:“Asianmarketplayersareexpanding
rapidlyandalsolookingtoextendtonewmarkets,especiallyby
increasingtheirpresence intheso-calledemergingcountries.
Inthiscontext,thanksto itspotentialforgrowthforthenext
decade,SouthAmericaemergesasamajorfocusofinterest.”
