Manufacturers projected another year of growth pulled by retail

The building materials industry predicts that 2019 will be more a year pulled by retail and small reforms. Companies are still waiting for greater political stability for the resumption of investment in major projects and the real estate market. "We believe that this will be the year of reform more than construction. We hope that by passing this period of turbulence in the federal Government, programs for the construction to be placed into practice, "says the sales manager of the Stam, Marcio Tavares. The manufacturer of locks and padlocks predicts a year of growth, but more difficult and disputed than 2018. "That in the light of everything that happens in the economic and political environment. The pension reform will be important to bring tranquility to the Manager. " Tavares points out that the drive in the first quarter was below that expected by the market. "At the end of last year, after a complicated period for the economy, was propagated the idea of high growth at the beginning of 2019. But we're not feeling this movement. " The account Executive that the company has invested to expand your expertise in new segments. "We brought some new brands to enter the markets of design and architecture and also in the line of electronic locks. We want to reach an audience of high standard. " In 2018, the company had 5.5% growth, registering $364 million and 20 million R billing of parts produced and marketed. "It was a positive year after 2016 and 2017 very locked", says Tavares. To 2019, the company hopes to expand your volume to 23 million billed parts. "We invest in modernisation of machinery, seeking greater automation. We currently have between 70% to 80% of the production capacity ", says the Executive. The commercial and marketing manager of Sil, Peter Morelli, notes that the demand is being pulled by the domestic market. "There is a recovery of confidence who needed to do a little reform and smaller projects. The resumption of civil construction and infrastructure works haven't happened. " Wire and cable maker's goal is 10% growth in production volumes. "A number is ambitious, but not impossible. We work in the last three years to establish regional managements and reformulate our network of representatives. We look forward to back investments in the works, "he explains. Morelli doesn't believe the political setbacks in the economic field will generate. "Our current Government seems a little more mature, with more clarity in relation to the objectives of the Country, starting with the pension reform. It is important to re-establish confidence. " He hopes that, with the approval of the reforms, the more stable. "The US dollar affects the price of copper. We believe that the currency will be at a level of R $3.75 R $3.80 ", estimates. The commercial Director of Mexichem Brazil, Adriano Andrade, points out that the construction sector remained practically stable results in the first quarter of the year. "We still felt the effects of the lack of large infrastructure works and concrete actions of action of targeted agents in this sector." The company designs raise your revenues by at least 15% in 2019. "We believe that maintaining the demand for materials for renovations, the resumption of the housing market and the beginning of the heavy infrastructure works promote the results of the sector", says the Executive. Quarterly balance sheet of cement sales by manufacturers reached 12.7 million tons in the first quarter of 2019, 1.3% as compared to the same period last year, reported on Tuesday (09) the National Union of the cement industry ( ICNS). "The March performance was better than expected," said in a statement the President of the entity, Paulo Camillo. However, data from the Brazilian Association of the industry of building materials (Abramat) show that the sector grew just 0.1 percent on the same basis. "We had negative results in the months of January and February and the growth was driven by the retail," says the President of the entity, Rodrigo Navarro. The survey also shows that the number of jobs in the industry recorded an increase of 0.6% in the first three months of the year. Navarro's expectation that, through 2019, a resumption of construction and infrastructure works. "We are optimistic that, with the Government listening to our demands, we will start to unlock the sector".