Manufacturing Magazine April 2015 | Page 171

BRAZIL provide a variety of opportunities to make business more dynamic at the same time . Basically , it will bring what it takes for the coatings supply chain to grow and stay on the path of sustainable industry development ,” says Mr . Ferreira .
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A Portrait of the Coatings Industry in Brazil Brazil is currently the world ’ s fifth largest coatings producer , behind the United States , China , India , and Germany . The country produces a volume in excess of 1.4 billion liters a year and shows great potential for growth over the next several years due to the inclusion of millions of new consumers in the consumer market and the demands arising from such economic and social development , which include the need for substantial investment in housing , urban mobility , energy , logistics and several other areas .
Coatings are manufactured in Brazil for the most varied of applications , with cuttingedge technology and a degree of technical skill comparable to those of the world ’ s most advanced production centers .
Major global suppliers of raw materials and inputs to the coatings industry are present in Brazil , either directly or through their representatives , together with domestic companies , many of whom own advanced technology and have an exporting profile .

Company Information

INDUSTRY
Paint
HEADQUARTERS
São Paulo , SP - Brazil
ESTABLISHED
1985
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
55 which 32 are paint manufacturers and 23 industry suppliers
MANAGEMENT
Executive President : Dilson Ferreira President of the Board : Antonio Carlos Lacerda Corporative Events Director : Telma Florêncio
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