Starting in 2019, ABRAFATI (the Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association) and NürnbergMesse are partnering to put together the events that ABRAFATI has created and held every two years, the International Coatings Congress and International Exhibition of Coatings Industry Suppliers, which this year are rolled into ABRAFATI 2019, set to take place on Oct. 1-3 at the São Paulo Expo in São Paulo, Brazil.

Renner Coatings and VersaFlex Inc. have signed a co-labeling agreement to provide VersaFlex's line of pure polyurea systems to the Brazilian and Chilean markets.

Jotun announced the opening of a new marine and protective coatings factory outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ANGUS Chemical Co. announced the grand opening of new Customer Application Centers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Shanghai, China.

Founded exactly 22 years ago, Brazilian provider of industrial painting machines Cetec started its activities exclusively focused on the maintenance of electrostatic painting machines.

BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil.

Microban^® International has expanded its global management team.