ROSATOM America Latina and UMATEX Group participated in ALMACO’s activities with presentations to other local affiliates. After being officially presented in a meeting of the Executive Committee, UMATEX made its first presentation to Brazilian market. The UMATEX Group is a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Rosatom. “We are seeking to cooperate with ALMACO because the entity brings together not only the main local players, but also has presence in other countries in the region and in the near future intends to expand its range of action to Latin America markets that are in interest of UMATEX,” says Ekaterina Tebenkova, head of export sales at UMATEX. Ekaterina Tebenkova pointed out to the representatives of local leading companies the UMATEX Group’s manufacturing structure and the technical specifications of its composite materials. She also described the potential business model intend to be adopted for the local market. “The construction, wind, naval and sport segments, among others, are included in our list of potential clients,” she explained. “We are glad to be an official member of ALMACO. We consider ALMACO as strategically important partner who has proven experience on the organization of the events and technical seminars to promote composites across the whole continent», said the President of ROSATOM America Latina Ivan Dybov. For Erika Bernardino, manager of ALMACO, the arrival of the UMATEX Group is excellent news for the composites sector. “It is very positive to have another great company willing to invest in our market, what can be considered a great boost to overcoming the difficulties brought by the crisis that Brazil is going through,” she says.