Such is the expectation of association Apex-Brasil for deals during the upcoming edition of the Middle East’s leading food industry fair. The expo will run from February 21st to 25th in Dubai and registration is open.
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Marmoles de Egipto, a Spain-based company with manufacturing operations in the Arab country, will take part in Vitória Stone Fair, a marble and granite show slated for February 2016 in Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Multinational company from Algeria has a project for a plant to process soy, besides operating in the logistic and steel sectors.
FGM, of Santa Catarina, Brazil, saw a threefold increase in exports to Arab countries from 2010 to 2014. The top-selling items are whiteners and resins, with Saudi Arabia as the fourth leading importing country overall.
Together, the federal export and investment promotion agency Apex-Brasil and its state-level counterpart Investe São Paulo will prepare local businesses to sell and advertise their products abroad.
Brazilian companies attended a global honey industry expo and struck deals with importers from 31 countries, including four Arab nations. Two companies won prizes for their products.
The company, which sells wood products, has grown 35% in the Arab market in 2015 and plans to expand even more until the year’s end. The most sold product is wood for pallets used in the oil industry.
Twelve Brazilian companies will be at the Sweets and Snacks Middle East expo, slated for October in the UAE. Biscuit manufacturers are attending the event for the first time.
The Brazilian Rice project, organized by rice producers and Apex-Brasil to promote the product abroad, will receive investments of R$ 1.9 million (US$ 483,900) in the next two years. The Saudi market is a priority.
Launched in 2013, an industry and logistics complex on the African country’s coast has received 210 project submissions, 125 of which are already in operation. The Arab Chamber CEO Michel Alaby paid a visit.
Businessmen from the African country wish to buy directly from Brazilian exporters products such as beef, poultry, sugar, juices, footwear and clothing, according to the Arab Chamber’s CEO, Michel Alaby.
Company from the United Arab Emirates is attending the hospitality sector fair Equipotel and is planning to expand sales in Brazil. The unfavorable foreign exchange rate is momentary challenge in the company’s assessment.
The government grants tax exemptions and other benefits to foreigners interested in exploring certain sectors. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce CEO Michel Alaby is currently on a trip in the country.
The secretaries-general of the organizations had their annual meeting this Friday (11th) in Paris. In the agenda, the expansion of commercial promotion actions and other activities.

