Brazilian shoe manufacturer posted a net profit of 79.4 million Brazilian reais (US$ 39.4 million) in the first quarter this year, an increase of 735% over the same period in 2006. Gross revenues from sales also increased by 13.3%, standing at 253 million reais (US$ 125.6 million). Azaléia is one of the Brazilian companies that exports to the Arab countries.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
Brazilian shoe manufacturer posted a net profit of 79.4 million Brazilian reais (US$ 39.4 million) in the first quarter this year, an increase of 735% over the same period in 2006. Gross revenues from sales also increased by 13.3%, standing at 253 million reais (US$ 125.6 million). Azaléia is one of the Brazilian companies that exports to the Arab countries.
From Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance recorded, in the second week of May (from the 07th to the 13th) a surplus of US$ 858 million. Exports totalled US$ 3.329 billion, and imports amounted to US$ 2.471 billion. Average exports per business day stood at US$ 665.8 million, and average imports per business
Foreign sales rose from US$ 403 million in the first quarter of last year to US$ 552 million in the same period this year. The leather production chain in Brazil has an annual turnover of more than US$ 21 billion, and is comprised of 10,000 industries.
A group of 73 companies in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul underwent a technological diagnosis. It pointed to hindrances to production, as well as pathways for reducing costs and increasing productivity. The program is carried out by the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq) in partnership with government organisations and other enterprises.
The manufacturing of the product on an industrial scale is unheard of in Brazil. The vinegar, a direct product of the natural fermentation of persimmon, took three years to develop. Launched recently, the vinegar is already sold in many cities in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo by Cooperativa Agrícola Nossa Senhora das Vitórias, a cooperative headquartered in Jundiaí, in the interior of the state. The product also attracted the attention of an importer from Europe.
The information was supplied by Beto Richa, mayor of the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, who, on Thursday, received 11 Arab diplomats who are visiting the city. The ambassadors also met the presidents of the Legislative Assembly and of the Court of Justice. On Friday, they meet businessmen at the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná.
Usmatic, a manufacturer of irrigation equipment, wants to establish joint ventures to manufacture its products in the region. The company president will participate in the mission to Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt that the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency will promote late this month.
The minister of Health of the United Arab Emirates, Humait Mohammed Obaid Al Kutami, said that the region must know more about the services that Brazil provides. He met representatives of the Brazil Health Consortium at a medical care conference and exhibition in Dubai. The goal of the consortium is to promote Brazilian services in the health field in foreign countries.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports yielded US$ 278.6 million in April, an increase of 24.4% compared with the same month in 2006. The data were disclosed today (08) by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (CeCafé). From January to April this year, 8,908,921 bags of coffee were shipped, an increase of 16.8%
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The presidents of the Lower House, Arlindo Chinaglia, and of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, will participate today (07), at 3:00 pm, in the establishment of the Mercosur Parliament, at the National Assembly in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay. The Parliament will have representatives from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, as full members, and
The Brazilian shoe components industry wants to intensify its operations in the region. The consultant at the Brazilian Association of Shoe and Leather Components Industries (Assintecal), Daniel Schnorr, is going to represent eight companies in the sector on a mission that the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce will promote to Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt late this month.
Tunisian and foreign candidates to the construction of a water desalination plant in the sea of Djerba, in the southeast of the Arab country, may submit their bids until June 18th. The selected company will have the right to explore the site for 20 years. The plant must produce 50,000 cubic metres of water per day, to supply the Djerba Island.
