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Distribution sales in theBrazilianmarket nearlyhitUS$ 7billion, a
rathersubstantialfigure,accordingtoIsabel.“Distributionaccounts
for 13percentofall chemicalsconsumed inBrazil. Therearemore
than 140distributors,whichmeans that it’sstill avery fragmented
market, inspiteof recentmergersandacquisitions. Inaddition,66
percentofallproductssoldby thosedistributorsaremade locally,
whichmeans that imports represent 34 percent of themarket.
Accordingly,thegreatopportunitiespresentedbyBrazil includean
opportunityfortheindustrytostartproducingmoreproductslocally
andthusdobusinessevenclosertogetherwith localdistributors,”
sheconcludes.
Day twoatEbdquimwaskickedoffbya lecturedeliveredbyJosé
RobertoMendonçadeBarros, economic consultant and founder
ofMBAssociados, who shared his overview of Brazil’s political
environment.“Thebeginningoftheyearprovedevenweakerthan
expected,affectingexpectationsforthewholeyear.Andthecurrent
administrationhascompletelymissed thechanceof recovery.The
year2016startedoffonthewrongfootand isnotgoingtogetany
better.”According toMendonça deBarros, as biased as hemay
be, thecurrentadministrationwon’tsee2018.“Onethingthatcan
improverapidly isexpectation,andwhenthathappens,consumers
willstartbuyingthingstheyarenowafraidto,butonlyunderanew
administrationwill thatactually takeplace. Inaddition, innovation
andcompetitivenessaregoingtobeincreasinglyimportant.Getting
all thesedifficultiesbehindus isgoing tobeahugechallenge, but
by2017wemaybepavingthewayforgrowth.There’sgoingtobe
some improvement,andnotthatfarahead,either.”
Mendonça de Barroswas followed by the panel on the theme
“GovernanceandRegulatoryLegislations”,whichwasmoderated
byJoséAugustodeCastro,presidentofBrazil’sForeignTradeAsso-
ciation(AEB),andfeaturedpanelistsPeterNewport,directoratCBA
(ChemicalBusinessAssociation), intheUK,AntonioJoséValleriote
Nascimento,oftheANP(Brazil’sNationalPetroleum,NaturalGasand
BiofuelAgency),andNevillePrior,presidentoftheFECC(European
AssociationofChemicalDistributors).
AMERICANCOATINGSSHOW
ACSBRINGSTOGETHERGLOBALCOATINGSMARKETPLAYERS
The5thAmericanCoatingsShowandConference(ACC/ACS)willtake
placeApril 11 through 13, 2016at the IndianaConventionCenter, in
Indianapolis, IN (USA).Organizedby theAmericanCoatingsAsso-
ciation(ACA) inpartnershipwithVincentzNetwork(VN),thisyear’s
show is set to continuebringing together thepaint and coatings
industry’smostimportantdecision-makersforahigh-levelexchange
of information inwhat isthe industry’s leadingnetworkingevent.
ACSwillbringtogether480exhibitorsandmorethan8,700visitors
from69countries inorder toboostbusinessandnetworking. It is
theleadingNorthAmericanindustryexhibitionandconference
forthecoatings,paints, sealants,constructionchemicalsand
adhesives industries. Attendeeswill have anopportunity to
leverage their results, prospect for new customers, develop
productsandlearnaboutnewdevelopmentsandtrendsinthe
industry.“TheAmericanCoatingsShow isagreatopportunity
foranyone inthecoatings industryseekingtostayabreastof
thelatesttechnologiesandproductofferings.Welookforward
toprovidinganotherqualityexperience,mixedwiththeoppor-
tunitiesattendeeshavecometoexpect,aswellassomenew
features,”saidACApresidentAndyDoyle.
SINTIRJHONORSBESTSUPPLIERSOFTHEYEAR
TheUnionofPaintManufacturers intheCityofRiodeJaneiro
(knownforshortinPortugueseasSintirj)heldonMarch17the
BestSuppliersoftheYearAwardsceremonyaspartofatradi-
tionaldinnereventatClubedaAeronáutica.Itwasattendedby
150professionalsofthe industry,aswellasrepresentativesof
itsentities,suchasEduardoEugênioGouvêaVieira,president
oftheRiodeJaneiroIndustriesFederation(knownforshortin
PortugueseasFirjan),andDilsonFerreira,executivepresident
ofABRAFATI(short inPortugueseforBrazilianAssociationof
PaintManufacturers),alongwithSitivesp’sexecutivepresident
anddirectorAntonioCarlosdeOliveiraandPauloCésarAguiar,
respectively.
During the function, Sintirj president Carlos AugustoAlves
pointedoutsomeoftheactionsthathavebeenheldrecently
bytheentityandalsogavegoodnewstothosepresent:“Our
newheadquartershasbeenfullyequippedandfurnishedwith
financial support fromFirjan, forwhichwe’d like to thank its
president EduardoEugênio,who’s present here.We’re also
startingtheprocessofmakingourunionstate-widewithaview
toexpandingbothourmembershipandourpenetrationinthe
region. Incidentally, I’d like tomakeanextremely important
announcement: theopeningof theRiode JaneiroCoatings
Laboratory,which represents amilestone toour industry, is
settotakeplace inJuly.”
Movingontotheawardpresentationceremony,thefollowing
companieswerehonored:Allnex(Resins),LiarteMetalquímica
(Emulsions),Transcor (Pigments), Incal IndústriaNacionalde
Calcário (Fillers & Extenders), WanaQuímica (Thickeners),
Disamtex (Additives),Miracema-Nuodex (Biocides),Módulo
Embalagens (Metal Packaging), Bomix (Non-Metal Packa-
ging), BrenntagQuímica Brasil (Chemical Distribution), and
IQSoluçõeseQuímica (SolventsandCompanyof theYear).
Transcor’s Júlio LuizDelboni accepted the award for Perso-
nalityoftheYear.
