Two Colors, made up of eight small clothes companies in the state of São Paulo, wants to export between US$ 600,000 and 700,000 in 2004. The consortium, which counts on Apex support, will be participating in a trade mission to five European countries (Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, and Italy) this week.
Author: Geovana Pagel
Producers from the states of São Paulo and Paraná already export 1.5 million eggs/month to the Saudis. This year, perspectives are for an increase in sales to the region and new deals in the United Arab Emirates.
The Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association (ABCCA) invests in modernization of departments increasing the speed of services to breeders and making it possible to access documents on the Internet.
Avian flu in Asia may help, but the Brazilian Aviculture Union believes that the situation is not yet very clear. Last year, Brazil exported US$ 1.8 billion to 122 countries.
Technofoam, located in the southern state of Paraná, produces sophisticated pillows, with foam that does not deform, like that of common pillows. This year, the company wants to invest in foreign trade with the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Cuba, and the United States. The first container will be shipped to Cuba in February.
Technical visits are being organized by Promóvel, which estimates immediate deals at around US$ 500,000. The fair will take place in Arapongas, in the north of the southern state of Paraná, a furniture pole among the largest in the world, with 550 companies.
Braziliana produces art and helps announce Brazilian biodiversity. In three days of Couromoda, the company has made sales to England, Costa Rica, the United States, Argentina, and Chile.
Coming from Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, and Kuwait, Arab buyers visiting the Couromoda are owners and representatives of companies like RNA Resources Group – Landmark Group, Abdul Ghafoor Amin & Co and Anwar Al-Qatami & Company.
Geovana Pagel São Paulo – The opening ceremony of Couromoda 2004, the largest shoe fair in Latin America, which began on Monday in the southeastern city of São Paulo, was marked by the discussion of a complex theme: the Foreign Trade Board (Camex) decision to reduce export tax on max blue leather from 9% to
Klin Produtos Infantis, which exports to 60 countries, among them seven in the Middle East, is presenting 32 product lines and 180 models in their 2004 autumn/winter collection at the fair.
The largest shoe sector fashion and business fair in Latin America should receive over 55,000 visits by Brazilian shop owners and importers from over 60 countries. Couromoda is responsible for approximately 25% of annual revenue in the shoe sector, which makes around US$ 7.1 billion a year.
Movelsul is the largest furniture trade fair in Latin America. In the 2004 edition, the fair will receive, for the first time, buyers from Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North, and South Africa. Arab businessmen coming to Brazil are taking the opportunity to visit furniture factories in Brasília.
Between January and November 2003, ABIHPEC registered an 18.2% increase in the tonnage exported and a 17.2% revenue growth when compared to the same period in 2002. Participation in the Brazilian Week & Trade Exhibition in Dubai motivated the entity to return to the United Arab Emirates in April, to participate in an important sector trade fair.
Up to December 2003 Brazilian export to Africa had to go through Europe and delivery of products took between 45 and 80 days. Now the cargo arrives at its destiny in six days, permitting the sale of perishable products such as fruit, vegetables, eggs, and milk in cartons.
