Last year the company from the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, sold dark glasses to Saudi Arabia, and they are already negotiating with buyers from the Emirates and Kuwait. Mormaii is the main maker of neoprene suits for surf and water-sports in Brazil. In all, 40 factories in the country and around the world are licensed to produce company products.
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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The third edition of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) starts this Thursday (31), in São Paulo. The event, which goes until the 2nd of April, will take place in the Congonhas airport, where there will be an aircraft exhibit, and in the Transamerica Expo Centre,
The 38th edition of the multi-sectorial event ends today in the Egyptian capital. The number of trade contacts was high and some of the Brazilian companies closed deals on the spot, such as the trading company Double Port, which received an order in the sum of US$ 40,000 and selected two local representatives.
The peanut sweets, caramels, lollypops and gum sweets made by Kiuti are being very successful in the Middle East and North Africa.
The city of Marília in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, one of the main food production hubs in the country, exported US$ 19.1 million in sweets last year against US$ 14.5 million in 2003. New opportunities coming up in Arab countries such as Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are helping to increase external sales.
Representatives of the two entities will meet today in Cairo. In the agenda, subjects such as activities parallel to the summit for South American and Arab heads of state, the organisation of the Egyptian Week in Brazil in the second semester and the next meeting of the Brazil-Egypt Business Council. In the meantime, Brazilian companies exhibiting their products at the Cairo Fair will participate in business roundtables with Egyptian companies.
For the first time Brazil won the gold trophy at the main international design award, iF Product Design Award 2005. The main award in the lighting category this year was won by designer Fernando Prado, who developed lighting fixture Luna, with black and white rotating shades. This was also the first time that Latin America won gold in the 50 years of the award. Last year, the country won three silver trophies.
Wooden product company Uliana received yesterday, from a local importer, an order for 500 doors. The company director, Antonio Carlos Uliana, says he is planning to participate in the event again in future and to find a representative in Egypt. Serra Comercial, which is representing Repume, a lighting fixture producer, is negotiating with a businessman from Dubai for the production of public lighting equipment in the United Arab Emirates.
Serra Comercial, which is representing lighting company Repume Iluminação, closed the deals yesterday (16), on the second day of the event. The buyer is an engineer from Tanzania. Serra is also interested in establishing an assembly line in Egypt in partnership with a local businessman. There are already various people interested. The Brazilian space, in which Serra is participating, was visited by 150 people yesterday, among them the Brazilian ambassador in Cairo, Elim Dutra.
The Brazilian company that produces organic coffee plans to win the foreign market and is betting on Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The first load to be shipped to the region, with its date undefined up to now, should total 100 kilograms. The company produces around 1,500 kilograms of coffee a month.
The Brazilian company Ferrucci shipped 10,000 pairs of shoes last year to the chain of stores Shoe Mart, which has about 100 points of sales in the Gulf countries. As well as strengthening their partnership with the chain in 2005, the shoe manufacturer from the city of Jaú also plans on exploring the Omani market, to which they sent a test order in 2004. Ferrucci is looking for a trade representative in the region.
Stand organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) and the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (Apex) will have 11 Brazilian companies in various sectors. The trade show starts next Tuesday (15), it is one of the most important in North Africa and attracts importers from various countries.
The Horeca, an exhibition of products and services for hotels, restaurants, buffets and supermarkets, is scheduled for April 5 to 8, in Beirut. Brazilian companies interested in participating are enlisting at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
SCA, from the city of Bento Gonçalves, in Rio Grande do Sul, inaugurated a space in Dubai in the month of January and already has various requests for price estimates. At the site, the company has a Brazilian architect, who is responsible for training the labour and developing projects for the region. The company, which has 140 stores in Brazil and ten abroad, produces 3,500 products a day and exports 20% of this total.
