São Paulo – Executives from companies in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are going to participate in business roundtables with Brazilian businessmen at the 18th edition of the International Trade Fair for the Building Industry (Feicon-Batimat), due April 6th to 10th, in the city of São Paulo.
The negotiation will be geared towards the purchase of bathroom metals, door locks and their accessories. The meetings are promoted by the Non-Ferrous Metal Artefact Union of the State of São Paulo (Siamfesp) and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex).
The business roundtables are part of a Buyer Project and target manufacturers who are enrolled in the Integrated Sectorial Program (PSI), developed by the Siamfesp and the Apex.
“This year, Brazilian companies will be able to appoint up to five possible buyers. The selected parties will come to the Feicon and attend the business roundtables with fully paid expenses,” explains, in a press release, Daniela Felipe, coordinator of the PSI-Siamfesp. “However, the list of appointed buyers should be submitted along with the enrolment form, and the names will then be evaluated by the Apex and organizing committee,” she finishes off.
Armínio Calonga Jr., organizer of the Buyer Project at Siamfesp, says that this is the first time that Arab buyers participate in the project at the Feicon-Batimat, and that their attendance is the result of contacts made during missions that took place in 2009. “The region has a strong demand and they seek several Brazilian products,” he claims.
He also says that negotiations involve not only the meetings at the fair, but also visits of the foreign buyers to the companies and their showrooms.
Buyers from Colombia, Angola, the United States and Peru will also attend the business roundtables. In 2009, Feicon-Batimat attracted 172,000 visitors and generated approximately 350 million Brazilian reals (US$ 191 million) in revenues.
Those interested in participating in the Buyer Project should contact Armínio Calonga Jr., by e-mail at arminio@siamfesp.org.br or telephone at (+55 11) 7631-6097 and 2291-5455.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
