EVENTS

HUNGAROCOAT 2022

The Hungarocoat 2022 was held in a hall at the Technical University of Budapest on November 29 and 30, 2022.

This was the 12th edition of this exhibition, consisting of an international exhibition of products for the paint industry and a technical conference, where different aspects of new eco-sustainable solutions in areas such as the direct application of water-based paints on metals, the realization of Reflective Paints, and the optimization of the use of barrier fillers such as talc were presented.

Vinavil participated in collaboration with its paint distributor:

Kovács és Társa Kereskedelmi Kft,

a family-owned company with which Vinavil has been cooperating for several years, which is very active in importing chemicals and machinery for paint production. Kovacs' booth, as can be seen from the photograph below, was very well positioned and was very well attended by both existing and new customers interested in our products.

Among Vinavil's traditional customers we can mention Szolvegy, Vodickza, Plastdurker, among new ones Sakret, Kemikal and among possible future Poli-Farbe and Budaval.

Hungary has a good tradition of university-industry collaboration, and this led the country in the past to major technical successes and technological superiority in Europe, which then faded during the Soviet influence. As an example we can take the company Tungsram, which some may remember as a manufacturer of light bulbs.

Way back in 1904 Tungsram was the first to produce a light bulb with a metal filament , which produced more light and had a longer life span than Edison's bulb with a carbon filament, before World War II Tungsram was the world's second largest manufacturer (after the American RCA) of thermionic tubes for radio transmissions, and in 1939 the first LED lamp based on a silicon carbide crystal was born in Tungsram laboratories in Budapest. Now the company, after a stay of a few years in General Electric, is back under complete Hungarian ownership and is an important European player in the lighting and electronics industry. 

Collaborating with Hungarian industrial and scientific realities is definitely a valuable opportunity for Vinavil as well.

TEAM

MAURIZIO CANESE AND RICCARDO PEDRON

Canese Maurizio, Company Quality Assurance Manager, at the end of last year left Vinavil to begin his well-deserved retirement after 11 and a half years of hard work at Vinavil. Riccardo Pedron took over all of Maurizio’s Quality related activities.

We would like to thank Maurizio for his relentless drive to continuously improve our management systems. He left a great legacy in a newly integrated business management system (BMS). We wish Riccardo great success in his new role and carrying further Maurizio’s legacy.

TEAM

COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

As of January 7, 2023, Antonietta Schirò started her new position as Product Manager for the Coating line within the Sales & Marketing Department with the objective of coordinating strategic marketing and overseeing the entire life cycle of the Coating Line.

At the same time, Francesca Chiarinotti assumed the role of Technical Service Manager for Coating and Building at the Villadossola plant. We wish Antonietta and Francesca great success in their new roles.

To continue on this positive note, Lucie Boerie has assumed the position of Sales Area Manager for France and will henceforth oversee the French market.

EVENTS

EUROPEAN COATING SHOW 2023

VINAVIL will attend European Coatings Show (ECS) on 28 – 30 March 2023.

 After 4 years, ECS will be the best occasion to meet international leaders in high-quality coatings, paints, sealants, construction chemicals, trends and technologies covering all aspects of the production of paints, coatings, sealants, construction chemicals and adhesives, as well as laboratory and production equipment, testing and measuring equipment, application and environmental protection and safety work.

Vinavil will attend also the conference and we are looking forward to seeing you in Hall 5, stand 5-331!