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Carlos Eduardo Nicolopulos Arcay: Imports do not affect the market

By Natalia Ospina Vélez

"Paint companies need to understand that a gallon of paint is actually sold, right at the moment it is applied by the end user." In this way, Carlos Eduardo Nicolópulos Arcay, general manager of the Corimon Pinturas C.A. group, a Venezuelan corporation specialized in the production of paints, defines the success of the industry.

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