CLIPPING
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
