The furniture fair in the city should have importers from Jordan, the Emirates and Morocco. Their presence helps local producers understand the taste of Arab markets in the furniture sector.
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The Brazilian Amacoco already exports to over 10 countries and plans to start shipping to the Middle East this year. For this, the company is going to participate in the Gulfood fair, in Dubai.
Miamel, from Içara, is aware of the business potential in the Middle East and North Africa. In Europe, the cash cow is honey from Bracatinga bark, rich in minerals.
Buyers from Algeria, Oman and the United Arab Emirates should close orders at the high-end furniture and accessory fair, which began yesterday. They have already selected several products.
Over 60 Brazilian companies invested in Fruit Logistica, in Germany. For the next 12 months, the Ibraf and Apex perspective is that another US$ 121 million in business should be generated.
Five years ago, the company from Jundiaí won the Arab market with hair products. With distributors in nine countries in the region, the organisation is going to a fair in Dubai seeking more business.
Netuno, headquartered in Recife, bet on the purchase potential of the emirate two years ago and hired an exclusive trader for that market, generating good business for the exporter.
Santanense, headquartered in Itaúna wants to intensify the process for internationalisation of its brand in 2009. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa are among the target markets.
Companies Itamaraty and Docile, in the food sectors, are going to participate in fair Gulfood, in Dubai, aiming at increasing sales to the region and establishing partnerships with new clients.
Trademasters, headquartered in Campinas, is negotiating with a great supermarket in Dubai for the export of pesticide-free foods, produced by small companies.
At Khartoum International Fair, or even in the visits made to potential clients, businessmen made contacts that may become further sales in coming years.
Sapatoterapia is going to participate in Expo Riva Middle East, to take place in the Emirates from February 9th to 11th. The objective is to further increase participation in the region.
In 2008, the Arab countries were among the main destinations for exports of companies associated to the Organics Brasil Project, which sold US$ 58 million to the foreign market.
Four companies from the Arab country should be in Espírito Santo next week to exhibit at the 27th Vitória Stone Fair. The event should be a thermometer of the impact of the crisis on the sector.
