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S. America paint/coating promise

06 July 2009

by Simon Moores

Brazil & Argentina to lead continent’s paint & coatings sector out of economic gloom

Keywords: Paints, coatings, South America, Akzo Nobel, BASF, Cristal Global

The South American paint and coating markets are set to rebound from the economic downturn in 2010 when infrastructure construction projects and oil exploration activity is expected to pick up.

Both markets are major consumers of industrial minerals such as titanium dioxide (TiO2), rutile, iron oxide, kaolin, talc, ground calcium carbonate (GCC), and silica.

The combined value...