S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Headquartered in the city of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, in the state of Esp\u00edrito Santo, a traditional maker of ornamental stones, Pedra Rio has been exporting to the Arab countries for five years and wants to expand its sales in the region.<\/p>\n
Through a Lebanese representative who lives in Brazil, the company has already shipped stone and granite to Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the two latter being the main clients among the Arabs.<\/p>\n
The company has dedicated 30% of its production to foreign sales, having the United States as its main foreign client. In 2009, Pedra Rio sold between four and five 25 tonne containers a month to the Arab market.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo Bourguignon, the commercial manager at Pedra Rio, said that some adjustment is still necessary for exports to the Arabs to grow, but there is \u201cmuch interest\u201d in greater sales to the Middle East. \u201cWe always have that in mind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a market with which we may negotiate a kind of material that others do not accept,\u201d said Bourguignon. He explains that the Arabs buy classic granite, different from what the Americans buy, as they prefer the exotic, with higher added value. According to the manager, purchases from the Arabs are for use in large constructions.<\/p>\n
Pedra Rio was established in 1999, and produces granite plates from its own mines located in the north and South of Esp\u00edrito Santo state. The company employs around 40 people.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/p>\n
Pedra Rio<\/b>
E-mail: pedrario@pedrario.com.br
Site: www.pedrario.com.br<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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