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The country purchased US$ 17.9 million in Brazilian products in February, only behind Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. In the same month in 2005, the Somalis were in the 12th position among the greatest Arab importers of Brazilian products. The main Brazilian product purchased by Somalia is sugar.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Miolo winery has won the gold medal at Vinalies Internationale, one of the strictest wine competitions on the foreign market, which takes place in France. The wine awarded was Cuvée Giuseppe, year 2004. Cuvée Giuseppe was elaborated under the consultancy of wine expert Michel Rolland. The competition, which
The company from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has developed the 4000 line, turned to small and medium rural properties, which may use up to 5% biodiesel mixed to common diesel, and the 4100GLP, powered by liquefied petroleum gas. The company also produces lorries, engines and motorcycles.
The Indústria Brasileira de Filmes (IBF), a maker of products for the graphic arts and medical areas, has been exporting its products to seven Arab countries for over 25 years. The company is a leader in the offset plate market in Brazil and Latin America. The Arabs buy from aluminium plates for printing to chemical products for developing from IBF.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has started a tender for the sale of reserves of 300 million tonnes of potassium chloride in the Amazon. Potassium chloride is used as a raw material in the fertilizer industry. Today, only Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce produces potassium chloride
The wine and vinegar made with honey were developed by the beekeeper and agronomy engineer, Mário Calheoiros Lima, from Brazilian state of Alagoas. After launching the novelty in Brazil, the businessman bets in the success of foreign sales. He negotiates with a foodstuff distributor in the United States and started contacts with Europeans.
The value of shipments rose from US$ 304 million in February 2005 to US$ 395 million in the same month this year. Saudi Arabia imported US$ 152 million and answered to a large part of this increase. Somalia also purchased more and has become the fourth largest importer among the Arabs.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Gerdau group, in the iron sector, inaugurated today (9) their thirtieth smelter. The unit has been installed in the city of Araçariguama, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, and will produce 350,000 tonnes this year. Most of the production will be steel bars for construction, for
The Brazilian mining company had revenues of R$ 35.4 billion (US$ 16.3 billion at current exchange rates) and had net profit of R$ 10.4 billion (US$ 4.8 billion) in 2005. The main factors that influenced this performance were the demand on the foreign market and the increase of production. The company exported the equivalent to US$ 7 billion.
Brazil shipped the equivalent to US$ 1.3 billion in vehicles, light commercial trucks, lorries and buses in the first two months of 2006. Production in the period was also record, at 397,000 units. Sales of vehicles on the domestic market rose 11% in February.
