The forumwas closedbyRadTechSouthAmerica’s lectureon “UVCuringPaints –
TrendsandApplications,”deliveredbymanagerofoperationsRobertoCaforio.
Abrafati 2015AlreadyWithFirstExhibitors
August05sawAbrafatiholdaneventto launchAbrafati2015–14th InternationalPaint
Congressand14thInternationalExhibitionofSupplierstothePaintIndustry,whichwill
takeplacebetweenOctober 13and 15ofnextyear.
During theevent,boothsweresoldexclusively tocongresssponsors.Coordinatedby
TelmaFlorêncio,directorofCorporateEventsatAbrafati,agroupof22of the leading
supplierstothepaintandcoatings industryweregivenanopportunitytobuy inadvance
thespaces theywilloccupyat the InternationalExhibitionofSuppliers to thePaint In-
dustry.“Theresultwasverypositive intermsofsales,exceedingtheareathathadbeen
soldatthe launchof thepreviousedition,whichshowsthe levelofconfidenceplaced
inAbrafati2015and itsroleofboostingtechnologicaldevelopment,sustainability,and
growth inbusiness,”saysDilsonFerreira,executivepresidentofAbrafati.
ItwasaveryimportanteventforFerreirabecauseitisthefirststeptowardsAbrafati2015.
“This istheopportunitywehavetobringtogetheragroupconsistingof22companies
whowillbethe largestexhibitorsattheshow.Thefactthattheyaresponsorsaswellas
the largestcompaniesdemonstratesagroupofcompanieswhoarecommittedtothe
eventandknowAbrafativerywell,whilehavingtheexperiencefrompreviouseditions
andthusknowingexactlywhattoexpect.Withtheirexperience, theseexhibitorsadd
greatvaluetowhatwearedoing.Therefore, this isthefirst indicatorofwhatAbrafati
2015will be like, with continuous improvement not only innumbers, but also in the
qualityof participants and the representationof several segments of rawmaterials,
ensuringAbrafati 2015willbemuchappreciated.”
Technologychangesveryfastnowadays,andsociety’sdemandforproductsalsochan-
gesconstantly.“Andthosechangesrequireproductsandprocessestobecontinuously
updated.ForAbrafati2015,weexpectemphasistobeplacedonsustainability,andthis
is themessageweareconveying to theseexhibitors.Wewant to take to theexhibit
themost important paintmanufacturers inBrazil,whileexpanding theparticipation
of foreign companies, especially those based in LatinAmerica. In a nutshell, we are
going toput onanexcellent showwithadvanced technical contents relating to sus-
tainability, andwearehavingamassivepresenceofpaintmanufacturers fromBrazil
andabroad.We’regoingtohaveaqualityevent,especiallyqualitysponsors,exhibitors
andbooths, notmention thequalityofwhat is going tobeondisplay at thebooth,
includingtechnicalpresentationsandnewdevelopments.Inaddition,asever,wewant
tohave thespecializedpress there, suchasPaint&PinturaMagazine,whichhelpsus
communicateeverythingwearedoing foreverybody,which issomethingpricelessto
Abrafati,”Ferreiraconcludes.
TheselectionofboothswillcontinueonSeptember16,whenanothereventwillbringto-
getheraroundacoupleofhundredcompaniesthatwillalsoparticipate intheexhibition.
Feitintas2014-TradeShowtoBringGreatNewStuffforthe Industry
Expected to receive35,000visitors, Feitintas2014promises toboostand furtherpro-
