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| PAINT&PINTURA | Julho2017
ONE STEP FORWARD
Aftera longperiodwithoutanypositiveresultstoshow,the
Brazilianeconomyhascomeoutofthewoods,andthe light
hasturnedgreen.That’sright—thatforwhichwehavebeen
hoping forso long isstarting tohappen.The results for the
firstquarterofthisyearputthecountry intheblack.
According todata from the IBGE (Brazilian InstituteofGeo-
graphyandStatistics),Brazilsaw itsgrossdomesticproduct
(GDP)rise1percent inthefirstquarterof2017relativetothe
fourthquarteroflastyear.Asgoodasthatresultmaybe,the
countryremainsanxiousasthe jury isstilloutonwhether its
recessionhas indeedended.
However,theGDPprojectionsfromthefinancialmarkethave
beendowngradednonetheless,sotheestimatedeconomic
growth for 2017, previouslyat0.40percent, isnowat0.39
percent. For the next year, the economists crunching the
numbers at financial institutions have also lowered their
economicgrowthestimatefrom2.20percentto2.10percent.
Themanufacturingsector,takenasawhole,isexpectingasig-
nificantpickupingrowth.Inourreportingonthemainthemes
forthisissue—“CoalescingAgents”,“MineralAdditives”,and
“Metal Packaging”—youcansee that themarkets remain
stable, and that actual growth isexpected tocomeonly in
2018.Theimportantthingis,inspiteofthestagnanteconomy,
businesseskeeponinvestinginnewdevelopmentsandinno-
vation,whileshowingconcernwithsomethingindispensable
given thecurrentsituation—cost-benefit ratios.And that’s
what leadstosuchapositiveattitude inthe industry.
This issue alsobrings you a rather important pieceon the
constructionof theGuaiúbaChemical Park, amajor under-
takingthat isgoingtobean industrialcomplexco-ownedby
27chemical companiesbased in thecityofGuaiúba, Ceará,
four ofwhich in the coatings segment. The 27 companies
setting up facilities at the site are going to invest R$ 70
million toR$80million in theproject. Upon completion, it
isestimated that approximately2,000 jobswill becreated.
“The Ceará state government has investedmore thanR$
10million in theGuaiúbaChemical Park,withR$6.9million
coming from theDepartmentof Infrastructure, andR$3.9
millionfromtheCearáStateDevelopmentAgency,”Marcos
Soares,presidentoftheChemical,Pharmaceutical,OilDistillation
andRefining Industries in theStateofCeará (known for short in
PortugueseasSindquímica).
Anotherfeaturedpiece isourcoverageofthe31stPaint&Pintura
CoatingsTechnologyandManagementForum,this intheSouthe-
ast region,which tookplaceon June8atHotelNovoMundoat
FlamengoBeach, inthecityofRiodeJaneiro.Onemoretimehas
the“Marvelous City”hostedour eventwith amassive turnout.
Professionalsonceagainseizedtheopportunitytolearnaboutthe
latestinnovationsintheindustryandattendedtheforumindroves.
Technical andmanagement-related lectureswerepresentedby
majorcompaniesandevenotherorganizationsrelatedtothepaint
andcoatings industry,suchasABRAFATI(short inPortuguesefor
BrazilianAssociationofPaintManufacturers),Brenntag,Covestro,
Intertox,Lanxess, theMASTGroup,MCassab,quantiQ,Rentank,
andSerraBranca,andbackedbyRácz,Yamaga&Associatesand
Sintirj (short forUnionof PaintManufacturers in theCityof Rio
deJaneiro).
Wearestillgoingtoholdtwomoreoftheseforums,whichareset
totakeplace inthesecondhalfof2017.ThePaint&PinturaForum
isgoing toSalvador,Bahia inSeptember, and toCriciúma, Santa
Catarina inthemonthofNovember.Themissionof theseevents
is to bring knowledge, information and innovation to various
areas inBrazil. Inpursuingthismission,AgneloEditoracontinues
tocontributetogrowth insuchan important industryas isours.
LucéliaMonfardini
INTERVIEW-CHEMICALCOMPLEXUNDERDEVELOPMENT
INCEARÁ
TheBrazilian economy is showing signs of a potential up-
swing.Onesuchsign isthestartofconstructionontheGuai-
úbaChemicalPark.Theundertaking isgoingtobeacomplex
co-ownedby27companiesbasedinthecityofGuaiúba,Ceará,
representingdifferent segments of the chemical industry,
includingfour inthecoatingssegment.Uponcompletionof
theproject,approximately2,000 jobswillbecreated.
ThechemicalparkisgoingtobebuiltinaPublic-PrivatePartnership
(PPP)model.“TheCearástategovernmenthasinvestedmorethan
R$10million intheproduct,R$6.9millionofwhichcamefromthe
Departmentof Infrastructure, andR$3.9million from theCeará
StateDevelopmentAgency,”saysMarcosSoares,presidentofthe
Chemical,Pharmaceutical,OilDistillationandRefiningIndustriesin
theStateofCeará(knownforshortinPortugueseasSindquímica).