At Cairo International Fair, which began yesterday, around 20 businessmen visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand, seeking information about the cosmetics, agricultural machinery and tool sectors.
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The event, which is multi-sector, is going to count on institutional participation of the Arab Brazilian Chamber. Egypt is one of the main trade partners of Brazil in the Arab world. Last year, the country was the second main importer of Brazilian products, with US$ 1.24 billion.
Renk’s Industrial, headquartered in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, is after importers in the Arab market and has already started making contact in Dubai. Foreign sales represent 50% of company revenues. The organisation already exports to the United States, England, France, Germany and Mexico.
Company HTM, a maker of personal hygiene products from Jordan, sent two executives to Brazil to provide the opening of a local base. They should be in the country up to the middle of next week and are going to meet lawyers, potential distributors and are also going to search for a local office. The next step will be the installation of a factory.
Representatives of the Elloumi group are planning to establish a factory of electric cables for the automobile industry. To them, Brazil is the right place in which to set up an export platform in South America.
New Max, a maker of ingredients for the food industry, launched a powdered milk based on soy three months ago. Now the company plans to enter the foreign market starting with the Arab world. Company representatives were at the Arab Brazilian Chamber seeking information about the region.
The Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais, with the support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber, is going to take a delegation of businessmen to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt between the 29th of March and 9th of April. The mission will be multi-sector and the objective is to prospect and sell to that market.
Brazilian company Fibrafort is going to exhibit six boats at the largest boat show in the Middle East, to begin in the United Arab Emirates next week. The boats vary from 16 to 24 feet and are models for leisure trips and water sports. The company hopes to double sales to the country after the event.
The export incentive programme of the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, entitled Central Exportaminas, has defined the Middle East as the focus of its actions for the current year and the next. Producers in the state are willing to sell their products to the region, and they want to use the United Arab Emirates as a local gateway.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The trade fair for the dental sector in Dubai, AEEDC, which began today (4th) in the United Arab Emirates, counts on the presence of 18 Brazilian companies. They are participating with support from the Association of the Manufacturers of Medical and Dental Products (Abimo). This is the second time
Executives at Cofat, a Tunisian automotive flex and cable factory, are in São Paulo evaluating the possibility of opening an industrial unit in Brazil. The Tunisians, who will remain in the country up to the 12th, are going to meet representatives in the business, automotive, financial and legal sector.
An article published by ANBA, last Wednesday, about the interest of a Saudi retail chain in expanding imports of foods, was received as an opportunity by Brazilian company Daros. The fresh fruit exporter already supplies several countries in Europe and guarantees that it is ready to supply new clients.
This is the number of Brazilian companies registered as suppliers to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Arab country. According to the deputy minister, Ali Ahmed Al-Siaghi, the business may grow. He also pointed out the existing business opportunities.
An oil producer, the country buys from food to raw materials and finished goods from abroad. Import fees are low, around 5%. The local economy and partnership possibilities with Brazil were the theme of a meeting yesterday, in the Arab country, between the secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michal Alaby, and the chairman of the board of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Yemen, Mohammed Abdo Saeed.
