Brazil Emerges as Regional R&D Center

摘要

Brazil is emerging as a Latin American center for research and development in the paint and coatings market,buoyed by the region’s largest economy and by the growing sophistication of formulations and quality.A host of international manufacturers in the market have opened or expanded R&D operations over the recent past,fostered by the drive toward a new national standard for quality under the guidance of the national manufacturers association,Associagao Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Tintas,or Abrafati.