Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 219

CLIPPING PAINT&PINTURA | Março2017 | 7 21ST PAINT & PINTURA AWARDS - SURVEY UNVEILS BIG FINALISTS The survey for the 21st Paint&PinturaAwards, the“Oscars”of thepaintandcoatings industry, isonceagainunveiling thefinal- ists in53differentcategoriescomprising the rawmaterials,paint companies andpersonalities that stoodout last year. Theevent is takingplacenextMay 12atEspaçoVilados Ipês, inSãoPaulo, alloverdinner,bringing togetherpeople representing theentire coatingssupplychain. Forthis21stedition, thePaint&PinturaAwardswillbepresented to thewinners in39categories for rawmaterials, eight forpaint companies, and six for Personality of theYear. Suppliers to the industryhavegainedanadditional category for thisedition: Iso- cyanates. Inaddition, theAutomotiveCoatings(OEM&Refinish) category isgoingtobesplit intotwo:AutomotiveOEMCoatings, andAutomotiveRefinishCoatings. The survey of best suppliers and paintmanufacturers for the Paint&PinturaAwardshasbeencompleted.However, thevote hasyettobeheldforthePersonalityoftheYearcategories,with meansthatasecondstageofthesurvey isyettobeconductedto determinethosewinners. Theoutthis issueforthe listoffinalistsforthe21stPaint&Pintura Awards. TITANIUMDIOXIDE -UNIQUE IN ITSPROPERTIES Asthemostefficientwhitepigmentonthemarketplace,titanium dioxide continues tooffer thebest solutions for paintmanufac- turers thanks to itsmain strengths, such as opacity, brightness, hidingpower, tintingstrength,andweatheringresistance. A reference point in paint formulations, titanium dioxide (TiO2) isa leadingpigmentbecause itprovidesunmatched brightnessandopacityproperties,whilebeinganextremely versatile, easy-to-use pigment. “This inorganic pigment, combinedwith its different production process, delivers greatcolorproperties,easydispersion,chemicalstrengthand goodresistancevalues.Accordingly,weprovidedifferenttita- niumdioxide linesthatvary inundertones,dispersibilityand weatherability.Themost importantpropertiesthispigment impartstopaintsandcoatingsarebrightness,tintingpower, andopacity.Inaddition,itisusedinvariouspaintandcoatings segments.Wecanhighlightthedecorativepaintsegmentas the leadingtitaniumdioxideconsumer.Each individualpaint applicationposes its respective requirements, so thereare different types of titanium dioxide specifications tomeet varyingspecification requirements. Someproducts feature very easydispersion, good tintingpower andbrightness,” saysAromattechnicalmanagerFernandoRosa. Chemoursbelievesthatqualitypaintsthatnotonlybeautify, but alsoprotect the substrate,will always require titanium dioxide in their formulationdue to this pigment’s intrinsic properties, according toClaudiadeAlmeidaAntunes, busi- nessmanager, Titanium Technologies, at Chemours Brazil. “However, inorder toget thebestoutof thekeybenefits thesepigmentsprovidetopaints,suchasopacity,brightness andweathering resistance,oneneedstounderstandthata qualitytitaniumdioxideproduct isoneoftheelementsthat