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Opening The AFEAL trajectory is the highlight in the opening speech In his opening speech, the president Lucínio Abrantes dos Santos emphasizes the entity importance for the industrial window frames and facades The president also exalted the achievements of AFEAL, that since the 90s visits annually the main internationally frames trade fair, absorbing and looking to implement technologies and products on the national market. ‘On these trips, indus- tries were able to learn and acquire the best equipment avail- able in the international market. From 2001 onwards, we built our Sectorial Program Quality of Aluminum Frames. Today it is consolidated and gathering 115 large companies. The techni- cal standards governing the quality of our products are con- stantly updated, as occurs now. I remember that early on 2014 we will have a new standard advance, with the classification of acoustic and thermal insulation of frames, label proofed’, he celebrated. Other data presented were more than 220 companies that Lucínio Abrantes dos Santos, AFEAL president today comprise the membership base of AFEAL, the qualified professionals through programs which the association pro- The official opening of the Internacional Congress of Ar- motes in partnership with long-standing formation centers, chitectonical and Constructives Solutions on Frames of Alu- the hiring of sectorial research will allow better understanding minum – AFEAL ’30 was marked by the AFEAL president of the active frames sector in the country and the election in speech, Lucínio Abrantes dos Santos. Remembering that the AFEAL to preside the newly created Ibero-American Forum of event was representing the highlight of the celebrations of 30 Windows, Doors and Facades. ‘I take this opportunity to say years foundation of the association. The businessman said the that from the moment that Brazil has attracted worldwide at- guest speakers would collaborate in the knowledge enrich- tention, AFEAL adopted the policy of supporting the coming of ment of all the presents. ‘Which is really welcome at this mo- industrial technology, raw material, even frame manufacturers ment of great challenges that the facades architecture poses for production in Brazil. Despite this, there is no space to im- to the manufacturers. The urgency to produce buildings with port unfinished product, like frames or curtain wall’, finished high energy efficiency us directly to the envelope, thought and Lucínio Abrantes dos Santos, declaring open the International built with frames and glasses of high performance. Come into Conference on Architectural and Constructive Solutions on play the double ventilated facades, the solar control glass Aluminum Frames. and selective glass, and also the photovoltaic panels among other solutions”. Lucínio Abrantes dos Santos recalled that some years ago, Brazil has lived a constant growth economy. ’This year the country should be again the 6th world’s largest economy. The construction industry has acquired pace and strength, and us, manufacturers of frames and aluminum facades follow it, delivering products with the desired quality and quantity. But we had to go beyond, with the sophistication of the facades projects that the current architecture develops. For this, the Brazilian industry prepared over the last decades, in a process promoted by AFEAL of continuous updating of knowledge, ex- pansion and modernization of industries’, he affirmed. Public present in AFEAL’30 Congress accompanying the speech of the president I 3