Michel Alaby, from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, gave a talk yesterday (4) to around 80 businessmen at the Encomex, a foreign trade meeting that took place at the offices of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Alaby stated that it is necessary to work to attract Arab investment.
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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade is promoting today (04th), in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, the National Foreign Trade Meeting (Encomex). The event, organised in partnership with other public and private organisations, takes place at the head office of the Federation of Industries
Brazilian manufacturer wants to conquer Arab market with the exclusive features of its products. It aims to export from luxury shoes made of special crocodile, gator and ostrich leather to industrial shoes, such as safety boots. The company already exports 90% of its production to 30 different countries.
The state-owned company will build two alcohol pipes by 2010. One of the enterprises is going to link the city of Senador Canhedo, in the state of Goiás (MW), to the port of São Sebastião, in the state of São Paulo (SE). The second pipe, which is still at an early study phase, should connect Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MW), to the Port of Paranaguá, in the state of Paraná (S).
The owner and designer of the brand Dust, Kamal Soueid, went on a market research trip to Dubai last month. Based in the city of São Paulo (southeast Brazil) the brand owns two wholesale stores in the Brás neighbourhood, a clothing and textile hub. Dust already sells its boldly styled jeans to approximately ten countries, and wants to export to the United Arab Emirates.
Next Friday, the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina is going to hold a presentation on the Arab country and India, the destinations of a business mission that should take place in November. The secretary-general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michel Alaby, will give the lecture on the Emirates.
The factory Formanova, based in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, will ship 26 items in September, including dinner tables and chairs, china closets, and sideboards, to the Western Furniture store chain. The first sale, made in April, and the second, in September, total over US$ 10,000.
The Middle Eastern representative of the Castle chemical product manufacturing company, Fred Shammas, is interested in introducing ethanol into the Arab country. He visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand in the Damascus International Fair seeking further information about the product.
The Tunisian businessman Hassen Sassi closed his first deal with the country last week. He placed an order for two containers of products from OEM, a trading company that works in the field. The contact was made after the Arab Brazilian Chamber supplied him with a list of potential exporters.
Sardines, sugar, coffee, meats, and canned foods were the main products cited by the director-general at the department of food purchases of the Syrian government, Mohsen Abdel Al Karim, who met the director at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Sami Roumieh, yesterday in Damascus, capital of the country.
The participants in the business trip to Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, carried out between late May and early July this year, believe that it has set new standards of quality in organisation and professionalism. They met yesterday, at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, to make a balance of the negotiations made so far.
Representatives of the companies that participated in the business trip to Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are going to meet at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce to discuss the progress of the contacts made. The goal is to have a follow-up and expand upon the work initiated during the mission, which took place between late May and early June.
Brazilian exports of the product to countries in the League of Arab States totalled US$ 37 million between January and July. Packaging paper is the main type exported to the region. Of the 22 Arab countries, 16 have bought the commodity during the period.
Finished pieces, production machinery, exchange of experiences with new trends, and even jewellery for dogs will feature at Aljoias, an event scheduled to start on August 28th, in the city of Limeira, in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo. Visitors and buyers from 25 different countries have already confirmed their presence.
