{"id":200359,"date":"2018-09-04T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=200359"},"modified":"2019-06-30T18:38:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T21:38:55","slug":"dubais-middle-east-stone-features-19-brazilian-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/dubais-middle-east-stone-features-19-brazilian-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai\u2019s Middle East Stone features 19 Brazilian companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Middle East Stone, the international dimension stone expo running from this Tuesday (4) to Thursday (6) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates features a Brazilian pavilion with 19 companies. The stand is organized by the Brazilian Dimension Stone Industry Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/abirochas.com.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abirochas<\/a>),\u00a0in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccab.org.br\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time a Brazilian pavilion is featured in the show. Last year, 13 companies were involved. \u201cThe companies are realizing that the show is growing more and more professional. The visitors are potential buyers, and the Brazilians who are making sales are beginning to realize that in order to do business with Arabs, they need that one-on-one connection, which they (the Arabs) place great value on,\u201d said Arab Chamber International Business executive Rafael Solimeo, who\u2019s at the event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200353\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/mes1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-200353\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/mes1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Brazilian pavilion at Middle East Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Participating Brazilian companies include Magban, Imetame, Polita, Santo Antonio, Pettrus, CS3, Thor, Nova Aurora, Gramarcal, Margramar, Granos, MGA, Gramazini, Guimar\u00e3es, JVS and Granipex, all of which deal in marble and granite. \u201cThis is a very promising market for Brazil. We are really happy and expectations are good. We hope that next year we can bring in more companies than this year,\u201d Abirochas assistant Marcelo Leoni said.<\/p>\n<p>Imetame Pedras Naturais director Adriano Duarte said the company is at the show for the second time. It has been working on the Middle East market for about six years now. According to him, becoming an Arab Chamber member was a crucial step towards securing a foothold and boosting sales in the market, through work done in tandem and by joining events of the likes of Middle East Stone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good reputation of the Arab Chamber is opening doors to us here in the region. These days we have consistent clients, we join major projects here in the Middle East, and we know that keeping in touch is important in dealing with Arabs. We are confident that by coming to this fair, we will see positive results, and we envision growth in the near future,\u201d said Duarte.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The trade show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exhibitor number has doubled for the 4<sup>th<\/sup> Middle East Stone. The yearly show features over 400 global stone, marble and ceramic suppliers this year. The show spans a 16,000 sqm area and features national pavilions for countries including Brazil, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Portugal and China. Organizers said the UAE has established itself as the leading stone import-export hub in the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Middle East Stone \u2013 International Stone and Marble Show<br \/>\nSeptember 4-6, 10 am to 6 pm<br \/>\nDubai World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeaststone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.middleeaststone.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-200349\">Rafael Solimeo\/Arab Chamber<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-200353\">Rafael Solimeo\/Arab Chamber<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The international trade show is taking place this week at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2305,"featured_media":200349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[559,4823,4829,139,4342,4832,4836,4834,4837,4825,4838,4824,4833,4835,4819,4831,4828,4826,4839,33532,4827,4830,228,2650],"class_list":{"0":"post-200359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-opportunities","8":"tag-arab-brazilian-chamber-of-commerce","9":"tag-brazilian-dimension-stone-industry-association-abirochas","10":"tag-cs3","11":"tag-dubai","12":"tag-flights-in-the-middle-east","13":"tag-gramarcal","14":"tag-gramazini","15":"tag-granos","16":"tag-guimaraes","17":"tag-imetame","18":"tag-jvs","19":"tag-magban","20":"tag-margramar","21":"tag-mga","22":"tag-middle-east-stone","23":"tag-nova-aurora","24":"tag-pettrus","25":"tag-polita","26":"tag-q","27":"tag-rochas-ornamentais-en","28":"tag-santo-antonio","29":"tag-thor","30":"tag-uae","31":"tag-united-arab-emirates"},"wps_subtitle":"The international trade show is taking place this week at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates. 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