tookplaceonAugust7atHotelSlavieroExecutive.
Withhigh-endtechnical lectures,theprogramforthe16thPaint
&Pintura Coatings Technology andManagement Forumwas
really special, providing lots of information and introducing
innovations frommajor suppliers of rawmaterials andequip-
ment,suchasCabot, Intertank,D’Altomare,Polystell,quantiQ,
MAST, andMomentive.
The lecturesonmanagement-related themeswerepresented
by Francisco Racz, of Racz Consultoria, Luis Manuel Ribeiro
Mota,technicalconsultantanddirectoratLMCoatingsAdviser,
andRobertoCaforio,managerofoperationsatRadTechSouth
America.
The forumwas kicked off by the opening plenary session
entitled, “BrazilianPaintMarket: ABriefOutlookon 2013 and
Prospects for 2020”, comprising data on the Brazilian paint
market for 2013by segment andhow it has evolvedover the
past fewyears.
Theplenarysessionwasfollowedbya lecturefromCabotonthe
theme“CarbonBlackandFumedSilicaFundamentalsFocusing
on Paint Application,” delivered by Léa Sgai, marketing and
technical servicemanager forLatinAmerica.
Also among the companies participating in the forumwas
Intertank, with its lecture “Stainless Steel IBCs – Safety, Eco-
nomy andRegulations,” provided by salesmanager Emiliano
RodriguesdeSousa.
Then came D’Altomarewith the lecture entitled “New Tech-
nologies for DecorativePaints,” deliveredby coatings expert
FernandoGuirau.
In the afternoon period, Polystell joined the ranks of forum
participantswith its lectureon“AdditiveSolutionsforPremium
Formulations,”presentedby salesmanagerAfonsoMonteiro
andJoséJordanoPernomian,ofTechnical Sales.
quantiQcamenextwith the lecture“OptimizationofFormula-
tionsbytheUseofHydroxyethylCellulose,”providedbySérgio
Rubio,ofTechnical Support,MarketingandNewBusiness.
Thereupon,MAST took to the stagewith the lecture“Quality
Control:WhyTest?”,presentedbyMarcoStorel,presidentand
CEOat theMASTGroup.
Momentive’s lecturewasonthetheme“ImprovingPerforman-
ce inEpoxy-PolysiloxaneCoatings,”deliveredbyAndréVictor
Danc,marketingmanager, Silanes, LatinAmerica.
Next came LM Coatings Adviser’s technical consultant and
director LuisManuel RibeiroMota, who covered the theme
“TitaniumDioxideExtenders”.
