In the city of Manaus, in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, a professor and four engineering students have created a brick made out of PET bottles. The product was tested and has shown itself resistant, as well as being an excellent insulator due to the air within the bottle. Now the product just needs to go on the market.
Author: Mark Ament
As in the rest of Brazil, the Arabs are present in the state that has strong German, Polish, Italian and Portuguese presence. One of the representatives of the community is businessman Nagib Daher, of Metalúrgica Duque, who is going to participate in a trade delegation that the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (Fiesc) and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce are going to promote to the Gulf.
As in the rest of Brazil, the Arabs are present in the state that has strong German, Polish, Italian and Portuguese presence. One of the representatives of the community is businessman Nagib Daher, of Metalúrgica Duque, who is going to participate in a trade delegation that the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (Fiesc) and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce are going to promote to the Gulf.
Omar Nasser, from Fiep* Curitiba – The cargo throughput in the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina (in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná), from January to the first fortnight of October grew 6.51% when compared to the same period last year. The total throughput was 26.14 million tonnes of products, against 24.54 million tonnes last
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – According to information disclosed today (20) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil may have a record cashew nut harvest this year. The crop, says the Ministry, may reach 300,000 tonnes, 100,000 tonnes more than in the previous crop. The reason is that this year more rain is forecasted in
Industry is the main economic activity of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, represents 49% of the economy and is very diversified. The state is also the main exporter of poultry and the main producer of a series of other agricultural products. The Arabs are going to learn a little more about this potential at the end of the month, when a trade delegate from the state will visit three countries in the Gulf.
Furniture shop Jacaré do Brasil arrived in Barcelona prepared to show the world the furniture and objects made in the interior of the South American country. The products are rustic, simple, found in country houses and farmhouses, and are already exported to Portugal, Spain and Italy. Now, the company wants to make the Spanish subsidiary into a window to the rest of the world, including the Arabs.
In one year, Madeireira Uliana, a company that makes doors in the city of Tietê, in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, increased exports to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates by 30%. One of the great differentials to win the Arabs was the technology employed in the drying.
Industry is the main economic activity of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, represents 49% of the economy and is very diversified. The state is also the main exporter of poultry and the main producer of a series of other agricultural products. The Arabs are going to learn a little more about this potential at the end of the month, when a trade delegate from the state will visit three countries in the Gulf.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian exports of chicken meat generated US$ 251.5 million in September, which represented a 24.15% reduction when compared to the same period last year. Shipment totalled 209,560 tonnes, a reduction of 17.83% in the same comparison. The figures were disclosed yesterday (18) by the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef).
Mahindra is one more multinational in the sector that is going to operate in the country. The Indian company is going to operate in partnership with the Brazilian factory Bramont, which is investing R$ 30 million (US$ 14 million at current exchange rates) in the business. The enterprise will produce pick-up trucks and utility vehicles. After consolidation on the domestic market, operations in the country may become an export platform.
Some of the highpoints of the 24th edition of the event are technology, concept cars, sports cars and off-road vehicles. The organization hopes to receive over 550,000 people, including visitors from the Middle East. The fair ends on October 29.
The country has research and development centres established by various multinationals in the sector, like Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford. They develop cars that are produced here and abroad, as well as prototypes that are going to influence the industry in future.
With 824 companies, the Nova Serrana hub wants to increase from 3% to 10% the percentage of produce exported. In this sense, the region is receiving a buyer project promoted by the Brazilian Association of Shoe Manufacturers (Abicalçados) and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex). Since Monday, importers from various countries are participating in business roundtables with the businessmen from the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
