Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 220

CLIPPING 8 | PAINT&PINTURA |Abril 2017 HEADING FORGROWTH Whileprojections for theBrazilianeconomy remainunstable, it is stillexpectedtogrowthisyear,yetataslowerpacethanpreviously expected. The government has announced a reduction in their economic growth forecast for this year, whichhas gone from 1 percentdownto0.5percent. Brazil’sMinistry of Financehas reported that the country’sGDP (GrossDomesticProduct)couldgrowatarateof0.49percentfor thefirstquarterof2017, thengoup0.68percent for thesecond, up0.73percent for the third, andup0.79percent for the fourth quarter. Each such rate is as compared to theprevious quarter. Accordingly, theGDPgrowth rate for the fourthquarter of 2017 wouldbe2.7percentoverthesameperiodof2016. Inviewofsuchforecast,thegovernmentreallybelievestheBrazilian economynowhastherecessionbehind it,andthatwecanexpect abrighter future. For 2018, it is believed that theGDPwill grow 2.5percent.However,MinisterofFinanceHenriqueMeirellessaid thatasBrazil’seconomystartspickingup, itmaygrow inexcessof 3percent in2018. Another pieceof goodnewshasbeenpublishedbyBloomberg, the international newoutletspecializing ineconomics,whichhas assessed thecountry’ssituationandconcluded that theBrazilian economicupturn for thisyear isgoing tobea“true rolemodel” among global economies, after the country suffered theworst recession in itshistory. Bloombergalso says thatBrazil isamong thecountriesthatwillseemorerapidgrowththisyear. Inthis issueofPaint&PinturaMagazine,webringyouanarticleon oneoftheyear’smostimportantthemes-“ChemicalDistribution,” featuringaninterviewwithRubensMedrano,presidentoftheBra- zilianAssociationofChemicalandPetrochemicalDistributorsand UnionofSãoPauloStateChemicalandPetrochemicalWholesalers (knownforshortinPortugueseasAssociquim-Sincoquim),whosha- redwithushisforecastsforthisyear.“Consideringthatwestarted fromanegativebasisfor2015, thisperformancesendsuspositive signals,thatwe’reovercomingthecrisisandgraduallygettingback ontrackforsomemoderatebutsustainablegrowth.The industry isexpectedtokeepscoringpositivefiguresfor2017.Ifwesucceed in sustaining agrowth curve, even if only amoderateone, then that in itselfwillbegreat for thedistribution industry.Should this optimistic scenariobeconfirmed in thecourseof theyear, thatwill be quiteauspiciousforthechemicaldistribution industry.” Leading chemical distributorswere also consulted for the article, and theyallsaidtheyhavegoodexpectationsforthisandthenextfewyears. Checkoutthefollowingpagesforthefullpiece. TheApril issueof ourmagazinealsobrings you themajor innovations from theworldover thatwasondisplayduring theEuropeanCoatings Show,oneofthe largesttradeshowsforthepaintandcoatings,sealant, constructionchemicalandadhesiveindustries,whichwastakenplaceon April 4 through6 inNuremberg, Germany. Keyhighlightsat thisyear’s event includesustainability, nano-technology, greenbuildings, debates onpricehikes for rawmaterials,newapplications forTiO2, andvarious trendscurrentlydriving innovation inpaintsandcoatings. One other outstanding event was the 29th Paint & Pintura Coatings Technology andManagement Forum in theNortheast Region, which took place onMarch 23 at HotelWyndhamGardenRecife, located in the townof JaboatãodosGararapes, in theRecifemetropolitanarea, Pernambuco (Brazil). Thisyear’sfirst editionof the forumwasamajor successandhadamassive turnout, featuring lectureson technical and management-related themesand the latestnewdevelopments for the paintandcoatings industry. Checkout all of these articles and themost important news from the marketplace inthis issue. LucéliaMonfardini INTERVIEW -EXPANSION INBRAZILANDWORLDWIDE March14,2017sawWackerChemieAG,aGerman-basedcompanyspe- cializinginperformancechemicals,holdtheirannualpressconferencein Munichtoannouncedits2016results.EarlyinhisopeningspeechRudolf Staudigl,grouppresidentandCEO,statedthatthegroupexceededtheir profitexpectationsfor2016.Staudiglalsosaidthatglobalsalesgrew2 percent,that ittheydidsomostlyonthebackofhighersalesvolumes, toreach€5.4billionforthefullyear2016. Thegroupservescustomersinthebuildingandconstruction,paintand coatings, textile,andadhesiveandsealant industries,amongmanyothers. Currently,Wackerhasan integratedglobalproductionsystemconsistingof 26productionsites,employsapproximately17,000people,andprovidesover 3,200productssuppliedtomorethan3,500customers. InBrazil,thecompanywillbecelebratingits40thanniversaryinAugustofthis year,and itdoes indeedhavemanyreasonstocelebrate,sincethecountry is ahighly importantmarketforthegroup,accordingtoConstructionPolymers marketingmanager for SouthAmericaGustavoSoares. “Wacker hasakey market inBrazil.Approximately18percentofallofthegroup’ssaleswereto

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