Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 240

CLIPPING PAINT&PINTURA | Jan/Fev 2019 | 7 Daniela Manique holds a degree in chemical engineering from the industrial engineering college FEI (Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial), a graduate degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), and an MBA from the University of São Paulo (USP) School of Economics and Business. Daniela has been with the Group since 2004, having held several leadership positions both in Brazil and abroad. PAINT & PINTURA AWARDS FOR THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST Survey Results Unveil Finalists for the 2nd Paint &Pintura Regional Awards, North & Northeast Agnelo Editora is announcing the finalists for the 2nd Paint & Pin- tura Regional Awards, North & Northeast, which is going to take place on March 15, following the 40th Paint & Pintura Coatings Technology and Management Forum and Exhibition for the Nor- theast Region, to be held in Recife, Pernambuco. The venue for the award presentation ceremony has already been determined as well: Arcádia Recepções, in the district of Boa Viagem. THE AWARD Given the huge relevance that the paint and coatings industry has earned over the past few decades in Brazil’s North and Northe- ast regions, as well as the number of manufacturing companies doing business and standing out regionally in the industry, Ag- nelo Editora recognized that dynamism and introduced last year the Paint & Pintura Regional Awards, North & Northeast, which honors the companies and professionals who contributed most to the local market. The event is a regional version of the Paint & Pintura Awards, acknowledged as the “Oscar” of the paint and coatings industry, which was created by Agnelo Editora to honor the companies supplying the industry with raw materials, as well as the profes- sionals who stood out from the pack during the year for their efforts in furtherance of sustainable development in the sector, not to mention the best paint companies. PhaseoneofthesurveycommencedinNovember12,2018andended on December 20, 2018. To determine the winners in the Personality of the Year categories, phase two of the survey was conducted, allowing respondents to vote until January 18, earlier this year. MARKET CONSOLIDATION The Northeast is one of Brazil’s most promising regions in terms of economic growth, and it also has one of the country’s largest concentrations of paint companies, including both large multi- national players and sizable regional business groups, as well as mid-sized and small businesses. In the state capital of Recife, for example, major manufacturers are concentrated, including both multinational and regional groups. Major players have operations in other Northeastern sta- tes, too, such as Ceará, Bahia, Rio Grande doNorte, Paraíba, Pará, andMaranhão. As the coatings industry grew in the region, some key suppliers expanded their local operations, while others have even set up factories and logistics infrastructure to supply the current demand. Check out the list of finalists on the pages ahead. NEW FORMAT FOR PAINT & PINTURA FORUM RECIFE RadissonHotel Recife is going to host the event, whichwill include an exhibit space for participants to receive visitors. Agnelo Editora, the publishing house behind the Show do Pintor and Paint & Pintura magazines, is going to hold the 40th Paint & Pintura Coatings Technology and Management Forum and Exhi- bition in the Northeast Region. The forum is going to be held at RadissonHotel Recife, in its namesake city of Recife, Pernambuco, on March 14 and 15. For this edition, in particular, there is going to be a technical panel conducted by development leaders representing both domestic andmultinational companies, who will be discussing the techno- logies and products that are going to dictate market trends over the next several years. One other novel feature is the fact that not only will participating companies introduce and discuss their newdevelopments through lectures, theywill also be in an exhibit showcasing themand receiving the audiences visiting the forum. Among participants and attendees at the forumwill be CEOs and other officers, directors, administrative and technical staffers, as well as industry chemists who formulate paints, coatings and related products at domestic and multinational companies. The featured lectures and plenary sessions are intended to spread knowledge and information on the latest technologies and innovations for decorative, automotive and industrial coatings. For this year’s edition of the event, the forum will be followed by thepresentationof the 2ndPaint&PinturaRegional Awards, North & Northeast. The award presentation ceremony is a regional ver- sion of the Paint & Pintura Awards, acknowledged as the “Oscar” of the paint and coatings industry, which was created by Agnelo Editora to honor the companies supplying the industry with raw materials, aswell as theprofessionalswho stoodout fromthepack during the year for their efforts in furtherance of sustainable deve- lopment in the sector, not to mention the best paint companies. You can find in this issue the full schedule of lectures. INORGANIC CHEMICALS - TECHNOLOGIES FEATURING NEW COLORS AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE The global market for pigments is clearly going through a restruc- turing and consolidation process, as has the paint and coatings industry around the globe. The challenge facing all paint compa- nies and their pigment suppliers is essentially the same: todevelop products that add value to both their business and customers, but also and especially to produce them with a strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility. “The accelerated roll-out of environmental policies has generally caused many manufacturers to either operate at reduced capacities or even close down, and we expect that to bring about positive changes in the pigment industryworldwide. At Lanxess, wherever we have operations, we hold ourselves to global sustainability standards in our chromium and iron oxide pigment production processes,