Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 240

CLIPPING PAINT&PINTURA | Jan/Fev 2019 | 9 product manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers, as well as municipal administrations, which are responsible for urban cleaning and solid waste management services—have their share of responsibility andmust contribute to ensuring that, after products are used up, their empty packaging materials are properly disposed of. EVENTS - SÃO PAULO HOSTS PRESENTATION OF ABRAFATI COATINGS SCIENCE AWARDS December 4, 2018 saw the Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association, known for short as ABRAFATI, hold its traditional year-end dinner party, which includes presenting the trophies to the winners of the 19th edition of the ABRAFATI Coatings Sci- ence Awards, at Clube Atlético Monte Líbano, in the São Paulo state capital. For his opening speech, ABRAFATI executive president Antonio Carlos de Oliveira talked about the importance of strengthening ties across the coatings supply chain, which he views as essential for making the paint and coatings industry consistently stronger, more innovative and more sustainable. “As I mention this, I’m deliberately highlighting one of the aspects that we think is instrumental to achieving what we want, which is good relation- ships, interaction and cooperation among the various players across our supply chain. This is the meaning of the socialization we seek to foster with this dinner party and all other events that we hold,” Oliveira points out. In the same evening, Freddy Carrillo, chairman of ABRAFATI’s board of directors, discussed situation of the paint and coatings industry in 2018 and the challenges facing it, as well as positive expectations, for the year 2019. He also thanked representatives of the industry and their suppliers who play key roles in the in- dustry for being there. “To us, 2018 was a challenging year. We entered the year expecting a GDP growth rate around 3 percent, and our industry to growth by as much as one percentage point more than the GDP. As Brazil saw reality set it, its GDP growth wasmuch slower than our expectation, or just about 1.32 percent, and our business should display a growth rate about the level as that of the GDP,” Carrillo explains. As dinner played out, the new trophy for the ABRAFATI awards was introduced. Designed by visual artist Francisca Junqueira, one trophy was presented to each of the three winners of the 19th ABRAFATI Coatings Science Awards. A NIGHT OF TRIBUTES AT ASSOCIQUIM-SINCOQUIM YEAR- END DINNER PARTY A NIGHT OF TRIBUTES The Brazilian Association of Chemical and Petrochemical Distribu- tors and Union of São Paulo State Chemical and Petrochemical Wholesalers (known for short in Portuguese as Associquim- Sincoquim) held on December 6 their traditional year-end dinner party at Buffet França, in São Paulo. Kicking off the event was the announcement of companies who received honors. The first of them was BASF, a company estab- lished in April of 1865 which became an Associquim-Sincoquim in 2018, when it was honored as the most senior member by date of founding. Another member honored for seniority by date of founding was Microquímica, a company established in 1985 that became a member of the industry trade association in July 2008 and on March 31, 2009 joined the ranks of Prodir-certified chemi- cal companies. Metachem, established in May 18, 1988, joined Associquim-Sincoquim as a member in March of 200, and then became a Prodir-certified company inDecember 2007, whichwar- ranted the honors it received during the event as one of themost senior members by date of founding as well. Established in July of 1969, Oxiteno became a member of the association in March of 1997, and was honored at the event as the most senior member by date of affiliation. Base Química, established in March of 1991, which became amember of Associquim-Sincoquim in September of 1997 and became a Prodir-certified company in 2004, was also honored as one of themost senior members by date of affiliation. For the traditional “People of Value” award, the personality pre- sentedwith a trophy for 2018was Fernando Vieira de Figueiredo, executive president of the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (known for short in Portuguese as Abiquim). To close the event, Associquim-Sincoquimpresident Rubens Me- drano thanked all for attending and paid an emotional tribute to Euclides Carli, who passed away in August of 2018. SINDQUIMICA PRESENTS 4 ELEMENTS AWARDS TO 2018 BEST SUPPLIERS Created last year to reward chemical companies that stood out during the period, the 4 Elements Awards were presented to those elected suppliers of the year by a survey conducted with Sindquimica members, as a token of recognition for their best practices. The awards cover the following business categories: Plastic Converters, Paint Manufacturers, Cosmetic Manufactur- ers, and Sanitizer Manufacturers. The ceremony took place as part of the year-end dinner party held by Sindquimica (short in Portuguese for Union of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Oil Distilla- tion and Refining Industries in the State of Ceará) on December 13 at Royal Buffet, in Fortaleza, Ceará, where the local chemical industry had a successful turnout of 250 people, among them industrialists, government officials, family members and guests, in the spirit of bringing together everybody who contributed to the industry’s success over the course of the year. Altogether, three companies in each categorywere honored, plus one individual and one corporate business partner. Sindquimica’s Coatings Industry Officer José Josafá Rebouças de Lima said, “We created an app for our members to vote, and that’s howwewere able to come up with these results. They cast their votes by cat- egory, the results were tabulated, and, in the paint and coatings industry, specifically, we’re honoring five companies, as well as an individual business partner who has contributed to develop- ment in the industry.” Award winners included AVCO, Bomix, Chaves S.A., Transcor, andWana Química. As Corporate Business Partner, the vote was carried by Agnelo Editora, the publishing house responsible for Paint & Pintura Magazine.