Coatings show to promote paint technology, deepen local input sourcing

The Paint Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMA) has concluded plans to hold the fifth edition of its biennial Raw Materials, Equipment and Paints Exhibition tagged, ‘PMA Nigeria Coasting Show’.
According to PMA, the two-day event will take place at Sheba Centre in Lagos in October and is targeted at increasing local raw materials sourcing in the paint industry and developing paint technology in Nigeria.
The event is intended to showcase various raw materials and machinery including production and testing equipment as well as packaging materials used in the production of paints, inks and allied products.
The PMA says made-in-Nigeria paint products will be on display, stating that the event will provide a platform for manufacturers, suppliers of paint inputs/ equipment and packaging materials. It will equally provide an opportunity for manufacturers of paints, inks and allied products in the country to exchange ideas on current developments on raw materials, equipment and technology for the paint industry.
Themed ‘Raw Materials Sourcing for the Coatings Industry’, the show, which started in 2006, will have prominent people in attendance, including Ibrahim Hussaini Doko, director-general (DG) of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), and Osita Aboloma, DG of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), among others.
Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Rotimi Aluko chairman of PMA and managing director of Voda Paints Limited, said the growth of the paint industry is predicated upon a sound maintenance culture.
“Our maintenance culture still needs a lot of improvement. People paint when they build houses, and for the next ten fifteen years they won’t touch them. People only paint, maybe, when there is a wedding ceremony or occasion, so in terms of maintenance we still have a lot to do,” Aluko said.
He said it is important to improve the state of the economy as it is only when people are properly fed that they can pay attention to others needs, including painting their houses.
“It is part of the objectives of this event. We want to open people’s eyes to manufacturers and let them know that with N3, 000 to N5, 000, they can change the conversation by beautifying their houses. If you have been depressed because of recession, one of the ways of getting out of that is to beautify your home, environment, and that lifts your spirit in terms of inspirations,” Aluko said.
He said this year exhibition will be bigger than that of two years ago going by the number of exhibitors that has so far subscribed.

ODINAKA ANUDU, ANGEL JAMES & PEACE ELEMUO