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wecanexert the legitimatepressure thatsocietyhas toexert
forustoachieveourgoals.”
The trophies for the 28theditionof theSupplier of theYear
AwardswerepresentedbypresidentNarcisoMoreiraPreto,
alongwithexecutivechairmanAntonioCarlosOliveira,executive
directorPauloCesarAguiar,andonemoreboardmemberonan
alternatingbasis.ThetrophywascreatedbyplasticartistGlenn
Hamiltonand reflectsSitivesp’svisual identity, combining the
mainsectorsrepresentedbytheentity.
SitivespCelebrates75Years
Theeventwasclosedbythe launchofacommemorativebook
for Sitivesp’s 75thanniversary. PresidentNarcisoPretomade
apoint of stressing the importanceof theworkdoneby the
union’spioneersandthethrillofbeingabletogatherallrelated
facts togetherandput them in thebook. “It tells thestoryof
thefoundation,thepioneersofSãoPaulo’spaintandcoatings
industrywhounited to strengthen themselves, andall of the
entity’s initiativesandachievements intermsoftraining,salary
negotiations and all that theunion commits todoing for its
members.”
Thewinnersorthe28thSupplieroftheYearAwardswere:BYK,
foradditives;ImerysItatex,formineral/syntheticfillers;Brasilia-
ta, forpackagingmaterials;Transcor, forpigments;Allnex, for
solvent-basedresins;OswaldoCruz,forwater-basedresins;BR
Distribuidora, for solvents; BandeiranteBrazmo, for chemical
distribution;andPetrom,forresinrawmaterials.
SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT - 14TH SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTFORUMHELD INSÃOPAULO
TheSafety&EnvironmentDepartment of Sitivesp (short for
UnionofSãoPauloStatePaintandCoatingManufacturers)held
the14theditionofitsSafetyandEnvironmentForumonOctober
21st, inSãoPaulo.TheopeningspeechwasgivenbySitivesp’s
executivepresidentAntonioCarlos deOliveira,who thanked
everybody for their attendanceand support, andpraised the
workdonebythedepartmenttowardsprovidingguidancefor
companies inthe industry.
Thefirstthemecoveredwas“HandlingFlammableSubstances:
How to SolveNR10 andNR20Problems in aRevolutionary
Way”. Lecturer Flávia Santos, technical sales coordinator at
Project-Explo,explainedthatthechiefconcern iswithkeeping
manufacturingplantssafe,whichrequiresprovidinginformation
tothosewhose jobs involvesafety,environment,electricsand
instrumentation.
“WasteManagementChallengesandOpportunitiesTowardsa
CircularEconomy”wasthelecturedeliveredbyGabrielaOtero,
technical coordinator at Abrelpe (short inPortuguese for Brazilian
AssociationofPublicCleaningandSpecialWasteBusinesses).
EduardoLeal, technical adviser for theABTLP (BrazilianHazardous
GoodsTransportationandLogisticsAssociation),andSilvioPatente,
executive secretary for theABTLPanddirectorofNTC&Logística,
talked about products controlledby Brazil’s Federal Police in the
contextoftransportationofhazardousproducts.
Theclosing lecturewasprovidedbyLieutenantColonelEduardoNo-
cettiHolmsof theSãoPauloStateMilitaryPoliceForce,who talked
abouttheresponseoftheFireDepartmenttoafireinapetrochemical
terminal, referringexclusivelytothemostseriouseventofthatkind
whichwasrecorded in2015atAlemoa, inSantos,SãoPaulo.
AccordingtoValdemarAparecidoConti,coordinatorofSitivesp’sSa-
fety&EnvironmentDepartment,theforumisaveryimportantevent
because itseekstoprovidememberswith information, lecturesand
traininginthingsthatarepartoftheirday-to-dayactivityaccordingto
therequirementsoftheirrespectivebusinesses.
INDUSTRIAL COATINGS –HOME APPLIANCES - WEG TINTAS
INTRODUCESPOLITHERMLINE
Home appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves,microwaveovens,
freezers,etc., representamajormarketformanufacturersofpaints
and coatings inboth liquidandpowder form. “Manyof thosema-
nufacturers havemigrated topowder coatings now, by virtueof
theproductivity improvement that results from the shorter drying
timesachievedwithpowdercoatings,”explainsWEGTintas’headof
marketingSandroOliveira.
Nevertheless, there arematerials andparts of complexgeometry
thatare incompatiblewithpowdercoatingsand thus require liquid
productsfortheirfinish,accordingtoOliveira.“They’dbeplasticparts,
likeknobsandfins,metalpartswithcomplexgeometriesthatcannot
becoveredbyapowercoating,andspecialfinishesavailableonly in
liquidformulations,amongstothers.”
The powder coatingsmost used in home appliances are either
polyesterorhybrid(epoxy/polyester)formulations.“Forapplications
requiring resistance to theyellowingcausedbyhigh temperatures,
suchasstoves,orbyexposuretothesun’srays,suchaswashingand
dryingmachines, thePolitherm26polyesterpowercoatingsarean
idealfit.Withtheirsuperiorweatheringresistance,theyextendcolor
andglossdurabilityunderexposuretohightemperatureorthesun’s
rays,”Oliveiraremarks.
Whengreater chemical strengthand corrosion resistanceare re-
quired,as inrefrigerators,microwaveovens,freezers,etc.,Oliveira
recommendsthePolitherm20hybridpowdercoatings.“Developed
withamixtureofpolyesterandepoxyresins,hybridpowdercoatin-
gsprovidenotonlygreatappearance,butalsoimprovedresistance
tothecorrosioncausedbyhumidityorcontactwithchemicals.”
