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lecturetoaround50attendees.“Toexplaintherolesurfactantsplay in
theemulsionpolymerizationprocess,theexpert’spresentationcovered
thephysical andchemicalpropertiesof thevariousexistingsurfactant
categories, emphasizing the surfactant/polymer adsorption energy,
the impactof surfactantsonpolymerization speed,molecularweight
andcolloidstability,aswellasmethodsofselectingsurfactantsforthe
emulsionpolymerizationprocess,amongothertopics,”saysBarrios.
Followingthelecture,customerswereinvitedforatouroftheResearch
andDevelopmentCenter locatedat thesite,where theygot toknow
Oxiteno’s laboratorydedicatedtopaintsandcoatings.
ABRAFATI 2017 ALREADY GUARANTEED LARGE NUMBER OF
EXHIBITORS
Rightatthelaunchceremonyforcongresssponsors,24majorsuppliers
tothepaintandcoatings industrypickedoutthespacestheyaregoing
tooccupyat the International Exhibitionof Suppliers to theCoatings
Industry,which istakingplacenextyearbetweenOctober03and05.
As the trade showwas officially launched, the climatehadbecome
muchmorefavorableintermsofpoliticalandeconomicstability.Onthe
occasion,sponsorstothecongresswereabletochoose inadvancethe
areastheyaregoingtooccupyattheSãoPauloExpohall,whereAbrafati
2017 isgoingtotakeplace.Thenewvenuefortheeventhassparkedup
addedinterestamongparticipants,particularlyfortheexhibitspaceplan
configurationandthegreatconditionsthatthespaceoffers.
“Salesweregreat, exceedingproceeds for the launchof theprevious
edition,whichdemonstratesthe levelofconfidence inAbrafati2017as
atradeshowthatwillboostinnovation,technologicaldevelopmentand
businessgrowth, addingvalue to the industryand itsproducts,” says
TelmaFlorêncio,directorofCorporateEventsatAbrafati.
Uponcompletionofthatfirstround,boothsalescontinuedonOctober
07atHotelGrandeMercureIbirapuera,inSãoPaulo,whenanotherevent
broughttogetheracoupleofhundredpeoplerepresentingbusinesses
thatwilltakepart intheexhibition.
2016 INDIA-BRAZILSUMMITHELD INSÃOPAULO
The2016editionoftheIndia-BrazilSummit,whichtookplaceonOctober
17 atHotelMeliã-Paulista, inSãoPaulo,was attendedby45Brazilian
businessesengaged in thevarioussegmentsof thechemical industry,
whohadtheopportunitytomeet27Indian-basedsuppliersofavariety
ofchemicalmaterialsand ingredients, resulting in283meetingsbeing
heldinoneday.Productsrangedfromreagents,finechemicalsandingre-
dientsforthepharmachemicalandveterinary industrytochemicalsfor
theagribusiness,cosmeticsandessentialoils,tocolorantsandpigments
fortanneriesandthetextileandfood industries,andto ingredientsfor
thepetrochemical industry,amongothers.
HeldbyChemexcil (which stands for BasicChemicals, Cosmetics and
Dyes Export PromotionCouncil), an agencywhich reports to India’s
TradeandIndustryMinistry,thesummitispartofacoordinatedbusiness
strategyaimedatexpandingbusinessbetweentheIndiansubcontinent
andLatinAmerica.
LedbyChemexcil chairmanB.R. Gaikwadandexecutivedirector S.G.
Bharadi,alongwiththeIndianConsulJitendraRawat,thesummit
featured to specially-invited industry associations, Abiquim and
Abrafati,whichwere representedby the their chief executives
FernandoFigueiredoandDilsonFerreira,respectively.
SITIVESP COUNTS VOTES FOR SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
AWARDS
In their28thedition, theSupplierof theYearAwardsaregoing
tobepresentedby theRawMaterialsDepartment of Sitivesp
(short forUnionofSãoPauloStatePaintandCoatingManufac-
turers) tobest suppliers to the industry for the year 2015. The
votecountingeventtookplaceonOctober21attheFIESP(São
PauloState IndustriesFederation)headquarters, inSãoPaulo.A
totalofnineproductcategoriesweresurveyed:additives,mine-
ral fillers, packagingmaterials, pigments, solvent-based resins,
water-basedresins,solvents,chemicaldistribution,andresinraw
materials.Thevotecountforthe28theditionoftheSuppliersof
theYearAwardswasattendedbyapproximately40guests,who
watchedtheopeningofpollsandmeasurementofresultsforthe
surveyedcategories.ThevotecountwasledbyAirtonAparecido
Sicolin, advisor to theSitivespboardofdirectors,who thanked
all attendees for theirpresenceandstressed the importanceof
presentingthoseawards.
Withvotescast secretlyandvoluntarily, Sitivespmemberpaint
andcoatingscompaniessendsealed, confidential envelopes to
theunioncontainingtheirevaluationoftheirsuppliersbasedon
the following criteria: company-supplier relationship; qualityof
salesandafter-salesservices; timelydelivery;commercialpolicy;
productandprocessquality;technological innovation;andsocial
andenvironmentalresponsibility.Theawardsaretobepresented
onNovember 24th, duringSitivesp’s annual year-endmeeting
with leadingbusinessmen andentrepreneurs of thepaint and
coatings industry.
Thewinnerswere: BYK / Colormix (Additives); Imerys (Mineral
andSynthetic Fillers); Brasilata (PackagingMaterials); Transcor
(Pigments);Allnex(Solvent-BasedResins);OswaldoCruzQuímica
(Water-BasedResins); BRDistribuidora / Petrobras (Solvents);
BandeiranteBrazmo(ChemicalDistribution);andPetrom(Resin
RawMaterials).
ABIQUIM’S16THRESPONSIBLECARECONGRESSDISCUSSES
SOLUTIONSTOCURRENTDEMANDS
The16thResponsibleCareCongress,heldbytheBrazilianChemical
IndustryAssociation(knownforshortinPortugueseasAbiquim)
onOctober18and19atNovotelCenterNorte, inSãoPaulo,São
Paulo,wasthemed“Chemistry:CreatingSolutionsforaRespon-
sible Society” and attendedby around 500professionals and
experts inthemostvariedofsegments,whodiscussedtherole
oftheResponsibleCareProgram indevelopingsolutionsforthe
currentdemandsofchemicalcompaniesinvolvedinthechemical
industry’ssupplychainandwithsocietyitself.Theprogramisavo-
