The producer of bus bodies is studying the market in the region for the possible expansion of productive activities. India and Eastern Europe are also being considered. Last year, the company sold one thousand units to Middle Eastern countries, a 26.2% increase when compared to 2002.
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The company, based in the northern state of Pará, produces cosmetics and perfume from essences and extracts from the Amazon forest, and will start distributing its products throughout the Arab world in June. Sales were made to three retail chains during a fair in Dubai.
Construmental will include 100 exhibitors, 72 technical talks by national speakers and 98 international. The idea is to increase the use of steel in civil construction.
The multi sector event will be organized in the city of Tangier, the most important free zone in the country and the African door into Europe. The forum is going to include exhibitors from different parts of the world. Brazilian businessmen interested in participating should get in contact with one of the four Moroccan consulates in Brazil, or directly with the Moroccan embassy in Brasilia.
Businessmen are going to the trade centre in the United Arab Emirates to prospect the local potential. The countries in the region represent a US$ 7 billion market for the sector. Qatar, for example, imports 100% of the toys it consumes and has one of the largest per capita incomes in the world, over US$ 32,000.
A company in the decoration and glass area is interested in finding a Middle Eastern representative for its products. The business opportunity may arise in the near future, as among the main items in the trade basket to Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates are glass and its artefacts.
The company from the southeastern state of São Paulo sells hair dye, shampoo, and conditioners to Kuwait, Chile, Japan, and the United States. In 2004, Surya, which developed a special package for the Arab market, wants to double export revenues and enter new markets in Europe and other Middle Eastern countries.
The director of the company, located in Divinópolis, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, became interested in selling to the Arabs, who are great consumers of honey, after reading about business possibilities in the region. He already exports to the United States and has the required certification.
The event to be organized between June 2 and 10, is a multi-sector fair. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) and the Foreign Relations Ministry are going to take 10 Brazilian companies. Enrolment is free and will go on up to the 14th of this month. It is estimated that this year the African country will purchase the equivalent to US$ 21.1 billion on the international market.
This is the amount that Elloumi, a Tunisian producer of wiring harnesses for vehicles, intends to invest in the construction of an industrial unit to employ around 120 people in one of two southeastern states, São Paulo or Minas Gerais. Fadhl Aifa, a company representative, is participating in the Second Tunisian Business Cycle in São Paulo.
