The producer of sanitary metals, based in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, already exports to over 20 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, and has even done business with Algeria. The company started investing more intensely in foreign trade four years ago, and currently 18% of company revenues come from international sales.
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Representatives of 15 companies and members of the Algerian government should be arriving in São Paulo, capital of the Brazilian southeastern state by the same name, on August 26. According to the Algerian ambassador in Brazil, Lahcène Moussaoui, this is the largest trade initiative ever made by Algeria in Brazil. "I see the possibility of business in all sectors," he stated. He believes that Brazilian export to his country can rise to around US$ 500 million in future.
Representatives of various companies visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce stand to learn more about the Arab market and about the mission of Arab businessmen to visit São Paulo, the most industrial city in Brazil, next week. The Economic Development secretary of the São Paulo state government, João Carlos Meirelles, stated that expectations for greater trade between Brazil and the Arabs are "extraordinary."
Audaces, a company from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, which produces software and equipment for the garment industry, is going to ship its first products to Egyptian companies Hedtex Company and Mesk Makka, both in the garment area, in September. The sale was executed through a local distributor.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Around 100 Argentine, Brazilian, Uruguayan, and Paraguayan companies are going to meet on September 09 and 10, in the city of Bento Gonçalves, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, for a wood and furniture sector business roundtable. The meeting, organized by the Rio Grande do
Businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Yemen, and Egypt participated in the seventh edition of Sweet Brazil. The fair that ends today, in the capital of the southern state of Paraná, shows news in the sector that has a turnover of more than US$ 2 billion a year in the country. The Arab nations represent between 15% and 20% of export.
Business between Comil, a bus maker from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the Arabs has generated 200 new jobs. While producing the 273 buses recently purchased by Saudi company Taseco, the company awaits the result of tenders in Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, Comil was visited by Taseco general manager Kareem Al-Saihati, who came to Brazil to visit the factory and evaluate the prototypes of buses adapted for the Middle East.
The Brazilian producer of natural products, based on native plants, on the market for 64 years, intends to increase foreign trade by 10% up to the end of this year, and to close deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
Around 30 Algerian businessmen and government representatives will spend five days in the country. They are interested in buying from meats to construction material. Brazilian companies interested in participating in the business roundtables should get in contact with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce or the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – The Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (Apex) and the State of São Paulo Trade Union of Hollow and Plate Glass Companies (SindiVidro) signed an agreement yesterday (09) with the objective of providing incentives for foreign trade in the glass sector. With the agreement there will be investment of R$ 2.7
In the state of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil, there will be two fairs, Aljóias and Bijóias. The organizers of the former event forecast business of an estimated US$ 10 million and expect visits by Arab importers. Producers of cosmetic jewellery bet on the quality and price of Brazilian products so as to increase foreign trade.
During Transnational fair, to present services and products to over one hundred exhibitors, there will also be a forum for foreign trade discussion. Executives from companies that sell their products outside the country will explain how they started exporting. The show and the forum started on August 18, at Expo Transamérica, in São Paulo.
Tropical Spice, which exported US$ 1.5 million in 2003, is already present in over 20 countries. With its eye on the Arab market, the group is going to set up an exclusive stand at Beirut Fashion, the Lebanese garment fair, to take place between September 7 and 10.
