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.
Automotive Refinishing: Is Brazil Recreating a Problem It Had Already Solved?
Francisco Racz & Washington Yamaga – RY & Associates – October 2026
In the 1990s, mixing machines helped the Brazilian market reduce inventories, working capital requirements and waste, while improving color mixing accuracy.
Today, hundreds of ready-mixed colors are regaining space in product portfolios, while major markets move forward with digitalization, spectrophotometry and on-demand mixing.
Are we witnessing a commercial evolution or an operational step backward?
And beyond that: does this expansion create value across the supply chain, or does the convenience simply come at the cost of larger inventories, lower productivity and more waste?
The Signals from the Grande ABC Forum: Is the Coatings Industry Facing a Step Change?
Francisco Racz & Washington Yamaga – RY & Associates September 2026
The discussions at the Paint & Pintura Grande ABC Forum revealed signals that deserve attention. The industry remains relevant, with expanding segments and significant opportunities. At the same time, there is a growing perception of a more selective business environment, where volume, revenue, and profitability do not necessarily move in the same direction.
We may be facing something more significant than a simple change in pace.
Scale, cost, and distribution remain fundamental, but efficiency, innovation, resilience, specialization, and the ability to capture value are becoming part of a new competitive equation.