Rácz, Yamaga & Associates is a business advisor service consultant company focused on strategic direction, management, new business development, merger and acquisitions. It serves companies in several countries of South America, recommending and implementing solutions for structured growth and investments.
Rácz, Yamaga & Associates operates the chemical industry in several segments, with significant participation in coatings, adhesives, resins, pigments and other specialty chemicals. We perform in the verticalization and processes from market development, technology transfer, services and distribution.
Our specialists deliver solutions for business opportunities, productivity gains and maeket positioning.
The New Geopolitics of Raw Materials Is Already Reshaping the Coatings Industry?
Francisco Racz & Washington Yamaga – RY & Associates August 2026
Competitiveness is no longer defined solely by cost—it increasingly depends on supply chain resilience. For years, competitiveness meant buying at the lowest possible cost. Today, the key question has changed: Will your supply chain withstand the next global disruption? In our latest article, we examine how geopolitics, nearshoring, friendshoring, and market intelligence are reshaping the coatings industry. By 2035, operational resilience may become just as important as cost efficiency and innovation. Could Brazil emerge as a strategic regional hub in this new industrial landscape? Read our analysis.
Is South America No Longer a Peripheral Market?
Francisco Racz & Washington Yamaga – RY Associates July 2026
A new wave of investment is reshaping the global paints and coatings industry. And South America could be one of its biggest beneficiaries. For decades, the region played a secondary role in global industry strategies. Today, driven by investments in infrastructure, renewable energy, mining, logistics, and more resilient supply chains, South America is emerging as a region of growing strategic importance.
What does this mean for paint and coatings manufacturers, suppliers, and emerging multilatina companies? In this article, we examine why the discussion is no longer about the size of the South American market, but about its strategic role in shaping the future growth of the paints and coatings industry.