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THE COATINGS INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL

• Brazil is one of the world’s top five markets for coatings
• Coatings for all kinds of applications are manufactured in the Brazil with state-of-the-art technology and technical competence comparable to that of the world’s most advanced manufacturing centers.
• There are hundreds of large, medium and small manufacturers spread throughout the country. The top ten manufacturers account for 75% of total sales.
• The world’s leading suppliers of raw materials and inputs for coatings are present in the country, either directly or through their representatives, along with national companies, many of them owners of high technology

• Volume produced in 2017:
  1,535 billion liters
• Volume produced in 2016:
  1,506 billion liters
• Growth 2017/2016 (volume):
  1,9%
• Total revenues in 2016:
  US$ 3,392 billion
• 2017 exports:
  US$ 137 million (excluding graphic printing inks)
• 2017 imports:
  US$ 139 million (excluding graphic printing inks)

Coatings industry segments:

• Architectural coatings: account for 83.3% of the total volume
• Automotive coatings (OEM): 2.3% of the volume
• Vehicle refinishing coatings: 4% of the volume
• Coatings for general manufacturing industry (home appliances, furniture, auto-parts, ships, aircraft, maintenance coatings, etc.): 10.3% of the volume

 * In 2017 a thorough review was conducted of the figures for 2016 concerning decorative paints, based on improvements in the sample studied and additional information. The difference in volume between 2016 and previous years doesn’t mean any sales growth has taken place.
A similar review had previously been concluded in 2009, in relation to 2008.

For previous years revenues, click hereREVENUES (Million dollars)