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alongwithFabioRosa,ofOxiteno’sresearchanddevelopmentdepart-
ment, introducedthatproduct line.
Univarbrought the lecture“AWorldofPossibilities forYourFormula-
tion,”deliveredbyAnselmoFrançaSilva,Coatings&Adhesivesbusiness
unitmanager.Thecompanysharedapplication informationonsomeof
their chief specialtychemicals for themost variedofdecorativepaint
formulations.
For Eastman’s lecture entitled “CoalescingAgents toMeet Current
VOCRequirements inBrazil andOther LatinAmericanCountries”, its
productdevelopmentmanagerforLatinAmerica,MarcosAurelioBas-
so,explainedthatthepastfewyearshaveseenasignificant increase in
qualityprogramsandenvironmentalregulationsalloverLatinAmerica.
Eastmanprovidedanoverviewofthattechnologyandrecommendedits
coalescingagentsthatareuptonewstandardsandregulations.
Atthecloseofthemorningperiod, theMASTGroupdrew fortwovis-
cosimetersandoneextender fromBYK. ThewinnerswereAlexandre
Bastos,ofNenaQuímica,RicardoAlmeidadeMatos,ofBrenntag,and
LeonardoLyradeAlvarenga,ofArgalit.
After lunch, the lecture“High-Performance, Low-VOCSystems”was
presentedbyAnaPaulaAlonsoCardoso,Covestro’sheadof technical
support forpaintsandcoatings forLatinAmerica,whodemonstrated
howyoucanprovide themarketwithacoatingproduct featuringno
odorcontaminationduringapplication,andalso launchedanewrange
of high-performance, oneor two-componentwater-basedmaterials
andahigh-solidssystemthattakes lessthantwohourstodry.Forthe
lecture“IMCDinBrazilandAroundtheWorld,”IMCDBrazilsalesdirector
AlexandreTarantinoputonaninstitutionalintroductiontothecompany
focusingoncoatingsmanagement.
Abrafati’smanageroftechnicalandenvironmentalaffairsGiselBonfim
tookpart intheforumaddressingthethemeof“WhatAretheBenefits
fromDecorativeCoatingsCertifiedbytheMinistryofCities’PBQP-HQua-
lityProgram?”GiselediscussedtheDecorativeCoatingsQualificationpro-
cessconductedbythe Industry-SpecificQualityProgram, includingthe
clearandconcretescientificparametersthatiffollows,recentadvances
intechnicalstandards(keepingpacewithtechnologicaldevelopmentand
sustainabilityrequirements),othertechnicalaspects involved,benefits
provided, recognitionbyfinancing institutionsandbiddingorganizers,
andthenextstepstobetakenbytheentiresupplychain,includingsales
andapplication(involvingeverypartyfromsuppliersofrawmaterialsto
endusers).Specialemphasiswasputonstatusofthedecorativepaint
qualificationprocess inthestateofEspíritoSanto.
Closingtheforum,Intertoxcoveredthetheme“Scope,Legislationand
ImpactofGHS,MSDSandLabelingRequirements”,inapresentationby
CamillaColasso,apharmacistandbiochemistwithamaster’sdegree in
toxicologicalanalysesfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo(USP).Herlecture
discussedthescopeoftheUN’s(UnitedNations)GloballyHarmonized
SystemofClassificationandLabelingofChemicals(GHS).
INNOVATIONSREACHMUNICIPALITYOFCRICIÚMA
Thankstothemajorsuccessoftheforum’s2013and2015editionsand
torequestsfromentitiesandprofessionalsbased inthearea,Criciúma,
SantaCatarina isgoing tobe thehostagain for the28thPaint&
Pintura Coatings Technology andManagement Forum for the
SouthRegion.
The forum is takingplaceonNovember08at theheadquarters
of thebusiness associationAssociaçãoEmpresarial deCriciúma
(ACIC), backedupby Farben and Sinquisul, and sponsoredby
ABRAFATI,Additiva,Brenntag,Carbono,Croda,Eastman,Elemen-
tis,theMASTGroup,IMCD,Intertank,Lanxess,MCassab,Química
Anastácio,Quimisa,Rentank,andRudnik.
Among the relevant lecturesmakingup theprogram for the fo-
rum,thehighlightsaretheopeningplenarysessiononthetheme
“BrazilianCoatingsMarket: GrowthwithQualityandValue”, to
be conductedby FranciscoRácz, co-owner of consultingfirm
ConsultoriaRácz,Yamaga&ConsultoresAssociados,withmore
than40years’experience inallcoatingsandrelatedsegments in
LatinAmerica, and the lecture from theBrazilianAssociationof
PaintManufacturers(knownforshort inPortugueseasABRAFA-
TI)coveringthetheme“WhatAretheAdvantagesofDecorative
PaintsCertifiedbytheMinistryofCities’PBQP-H?,”tobedelivered
byGiseleBonfim,manageroftechnicalandenvironmentalaffairs
atABRAFATI.
Checkouttheforumprogram inthis issue!
QUIMINUTRIHOLDSTHIRDEDITIONOFQUIMIEXCHANGE
FORUM
October04sawQuiminutriholdthethirdeditionof itsQuimiE-
xchangeForumatQualityHotel Jundiaí, in Jundiaí, SãoPaulo,
whoseprogram included two lectures: thefirston the theme
“Leveling Solutions for theCoatings Industry”, presentedby
ShiXiaojingandChenHui,ofXoanons,andthesecondentitled
“Environment-FriendlyAdditives (Miscela)”, deliveredbyQui-
minutri product stewardSergioBrito. “This is the thirdedition
ofourforumwherenotonlycustomersobtain information,but
they’realsogivenanopportunitytoshare informationwithour
suppliersandrepresentedbusinesses.It’satechnicaleventthat
seekstopromoteandshareinformationonnewdevelopments,
whichgoes farbeyond justbringingoverasupplier. It’sabout
discussing the specific issueswith the systems fromeach cus-
tomer and furtherdeveloping them. Andnow, inaglobalized
world, thathasbecome reallyeasy,”saysQuiminutri’sgeneral
managerMauricioLocatelli.
Asforthelectures,Locatellitellsusthatthefirstone,byXoanons,
focusedon silicone-basedadditives. “That companyhasbeen
ourpartnerforquiteawhile,andthelecturecoversthedifferent
applicationsand roleofeachadditive.Thesecond lecture ison
Argentine-basedadditiveproducerMiscela.Thereareonlyafew
additiveproducers inSouthAmerica. That provides economic
benefits,onaccountoftaxexemption,andtheaddedadvantage
ofstreamlineddeliveries.This linewe’re introducingconsistsof
environmentally friendlyproducts thatuse rawmaterials from
renewablesources.”
