Ink production can fall 9% in 2015

The paint industry has also remade his predictions. Now, the Brazilian Association of manufacturers of paints (Abrafati) expects production to fall back between 8% and 9% this year before 2014. The previous projection was for a pullback of up to 3% annual.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the entity, Antônio Carlos Lacerda, said the paintings for vehicles segment will retreat about of 24%. Automotive refinish segment already have stagnation. He estimated that the production of decorative paints, which represents more than 60% of the market, you may have a pullback of up to 6%.
"The current macroeconomic perspective hinders the development of our industry and the political landscape does not help at all," said Lacerda, in industry event yesterday (13).