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31/07/2023
The results were obtained in more than 33 commercial promotion actions, including 19 international fairs and 8 Business Rounds, over the last two years, focusing on exporting machinery and equipment
The Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, result of the partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association), ended the 2021-2023 biennium with a record number of new businesses and optimistic projections for the coming years. The partnership, which began in March 2021 and ended in July 2023, had 33 international commercial promotion actions, divided into 19 fairs, eight Business Rounds, six of which were face-to-face and two remote, five Image Projects, and one forward-looking mission.
Aiming at establishing strategic partnerships with the main players in the international market and being present at key events for the sector, the program supported 158 Brazilian companies that had the opportunity to present solutions and services aimed at different segments, such as agriculture, mining, plastics, food processing, textile, among others. Totaling USD 246.1 million between new and expected businesses over the biennium.
“These were two years full of significant achievements, with outstanding participation in the main global showcases, that exceeded our expectations concerning Brazilian companies. During this period, BMS dedicated itself to strengthening the strategic position of the Brazilian industry, promoting its presence in all continents and expanding trade relations in priority markets, in addition to boosting innovation, following the latest trends and technologies that impact the production chains of the sector”, says Patrícia Gomes, Chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
Thinking about an assertive expansion in the highest priority markets for the machinery and equipment industry, actions were promoted in countries that stood out for their high commercial interest and business potential or for their ability to focus on the segment of interest and spread visibility of Brazilian participation. The main focus was the Americas region, which had events in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, United States, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru. However, BMS also invested in the other 4 continents: in Africa, it was present in South Africa; already present in the Asian market, in Iran; in Europe, it reached Germany and Italy; and, finally, it was in Australia, in Oceania.
With the end of this biennium, the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program already has its eyes on the renewal for the next calendar, from 2023 to 2025, and, therefore, the structuring of the new partnership has already begun. “In this next phase, we intend to insert new agenda, which will be a differential compared to the last project. Among them, the fight against the lack of female representation in leadership positions and the promotion of gender equality in the Brazilian industry. We will also emphasize the development of export potential in the North and Northeast regions in Brazil, aiming at expanding business opportunities and strengthening these locations. In addition, we intend to adopt an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda, aiming at addressing environmental, social, and governance matters in a way to boost sustainability and corporate responsibility among companies in the sector”, she details.
“We thank all partners, clients, and employees who made these achievements and success possible. Our commitment to excellence and innovation remains firm and we hope to further strengthen the potential of the Brazilian industry”, concludes Patrícia Gomes.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
31/07/2023
Projection of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program after the participation of Brazilian companies in Agroexpo, in Bogotá, Colombia; figures include USD 1.58 million during the event and USD 4.32 million in business over the next 12 months
After the end of Agroexpo, the largest family farming fair in Latin America, which took place between July 13 and 23 in Bogotá, Colombia, the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ), has just released its balance — which considers the business performance of 15 national companies supported throughout the event. Of these 15 organizations, 13 participated in the International Business Round, totaling revenues of USD 1.58 million during the fair, with a projection of over USD 4.32 million for the next 12 months. In addition to the participation of the Minister of Agriculture of Colombia, Jhenifer Mojica, the Brazilian Embassy in Bogota was represented by the presence of Minister Counselor Luís Guilherme Nascentes da Silva, Counselor Cesar de Oliveira Lima Barrio and the Agricultural Advisor of Brazil in Colombia, Clóvis Serafini, and, representing the ApexBrasil Office in Bogotá, Camila Rey.
This year’s event was marked as the best edition in history. There were around 600 exhibitors, more than 3,000 standing animals, and approximately 200,000 visitors who were able to move around and discover more than 250 spaces between conferences, conversations and meetings, among others.
The participation of Brazilian companies in Agroexpo was supported by the BMS Program, exceeding pre-event expectations. Brazilian companies Agritech Lavrale, Balanças Açores, Baldan, Bristol, Cimisa, Famac, Industrial Pagé, Indutar Tecno Metal, Jacto, MFW Máquinas, Panter, Prensso Máquinas, São José Industrial, Reafrio and TKA Guindastes presented a variety of products and services for family farming, including grain harvesting equipment, soil graders, low-power and economical tractors, forage harvester, rice dryer, containment trunk, versatile equipment for chainsaws, hydraulic drills and much more.
“We are extremely pleased with the results obtained at Agroexpo. The strategic presence of Brazilian companies with state-of-the-art solutions and agricultural technology contributed significantly to bring these numbers”, says Patrícia Gomes, Chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ and Manager of the BMS Program. “In addition to the business done during the fair, we are confident that there will be a continuous flow of negotiations in the coming months, resulting in an even greater amount”, she adds.
Accordingly, the BMS Program brings the two-year agreement to a perfect end, following its continuous commitment to strengthen commercial partnerships and boost the development of industry and family agriculture, obtaining good results. “We have expertise in exports and a wide network of contacts, and we remain committed to connecting Brazilian companies with buyers from Latin America and exploring new business opportunities”, concludes Patrícia Gomes.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) has the mission of increasing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting foreign direct investments. In partnership with industry entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion activities such as prospective and commercial missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and foreign buyers visits in order to discover the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the endeavors in attracting the direct foreign investment (DFI) to the country, working on identifying business opportunities, promoting strategic events, and providing support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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18/07/2023
With a 26% growth compared to the year 2022, the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) promoted Brazilian companies in the mining, textile, machinery and tools, plastic, packaging, agribusiness and food industries in 12 different initiatives ranging from fairs to international business rounds
As a result of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) has just announced a balance of its international business results for the first half of 2023.
Throughout this period, the BMS promoted Brazilian companies in the mining, textile, machinery and tools, plastic, packaging, agribusiness and food industries in 12 different initiatives ranging from fairs to international business rounds that reached the equivalent to USD 132.4 million, which exceeded expectations, and recorded an increase of 26% compared to the 12 month-period of 2022.
“Last year, we reached USD 104.8 million. Within the first six months of 2023, we had already conducted specific negotiations worth USD 33 million and USD 99.4 million are estimated for post-event periods, as a result of our international agenda”, contextualizes Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Trade Director and Manager of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program.
They participated in six international fairs – IPPE (US), Colombiatex de Las Américas (CO), Expomin (CL), Interpack (DE), Nampo Show (ZA) and ITMA (IT) –, a prospecting action during Iran Agrofood (IR), two business rounds with foreign buyers from the mining and agribusiness segments – and three Image Project actions – carried out during the Brazilian fairs Plástico Brasil, Agrishow and Expomafe –, all of which covered by international journalists, who were able to witness the potential and competitiveness of the Brazilian industry.
Brazil in the world: BMS crosses borders of four continents
The companies part of BMS that participated in the actions promoted by the industry-targeted project stood out in four continents.
“The debut of our international agenda, in January of this year, took place in North America, when 10 companies were exhibitors at the International Production & Processing Expo, in Atlanta (USA), and reached over USD 25 million worth of exports”, details Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
In South America, two events are worth mentioning as they surpassed all market expectations: Colombiatex de Las Américas, also held in January, in Medellín (CO), which received nine representatives from the national machinery and equipment industry for the textile sector and transacted a total of USD 5.6 million (a 48.5% rise compared to 2022); and Expomin, a mining fair, which was attended by over 1,200 exhibitors, including 12 Brazilian companies that showed their solutions focused on Energy, Mining Technology and Machinery Industries, among others, and achieved a milestone of USD 11.6 million worth of international businesses.
In Europe, the participation of seven companies at Interpack, the world’s main fair for the packaging industry, was the highlight. The fair took place in Germany at the beginning of May. The event attracted participants from many countries, even though its strategy was to strengthen relationships with European and Latin American markets. On that occasion, 384 meetings were held with buyers, and businesses were estimated around USD 15 million.
Crossing the continental border, the Brazilian machinery industry is also projecting USD 8 million in business after the Nampo Show, the largest agricultural fair in Africa. “During the fair, the Brazilian companies supported by the BMS met 96 buyers from different African countries, such as South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, in addition to European nations, such as France and England. These countries represent important markets for the Brazilian agro-industrial sector”, explains Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
Closing the half year and finishing the four continents, the executive shared details of his trip to Iran’s Agrofood. The event that took place in June, in Tehran – Iran’s capital – was coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) to receive Brazilian representatives. “The 30th edition of the Iran Agrofood was very special. After our previous participation in 2018, we saw that even after five years the fair remains vital for local economy. In the case of BMS, as a representative of the industry-focused project that focuses on the machinery and equipment industry, I may say that the sector has earned a large space at the event with excellent business possibilities in the packaging, food and agricultural segments”, he concludes.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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20/06/2023
Worldwide reference in technology for the field, Brazil presents agricultural implements and machines to the Latin American market and participates in unprecedented dynamics in the country, with local buyers
Between July 13th and 23rd, Bogotá, Colombia’s Capital City, will host Agroexpo, one of the most important family farming fairs in Latin America. At such occasion, nine Brazilian Companies will participate in the event, supported by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, the outcome of a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ). The schedule will also feature an International Business Round, which will receive local buyers and bring together six other Brazilian companies to the initial group, totaling 15 benefited companies.
In Brazil, Agribusiness has shown significant development in recent years, resulting from constant investment in technology, with machines, equipment and research for soil treatment, harvesting and storage, in addition to genetic studies. “This technological advance made our country a great worldwide reference and helped to promote our competitiveness against large players, such as China and the United States”, explains Paulo Guerra, ABIMAQ’s Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager.
For Paulo Guerra, the Brazilian presence at Agroexpo further strengthens the ties of the Brazilian machinery industry for the sector, not only with Colombia, but with other Latin America countries. According to BMS data, in 2022, Brazil exported a sum equal to USD 1 billion to Latin America alone, mainly to Paraguay and Argentina, which together imported more than USD 570 million from here. In its turn, Colombia, host of the event, is in 7th place in the ranking of the main destinations for exports of agricultural equipment and machinery, with an accrued amount of USD 62 million in the last year. “These figures show the business potential that lies ahead and the certainty that the event will yield good results!”, he adds.
With a wide range of innovative solutions that can be adjusted and customized according to the specific needs of each rural producer, generating significant impacts on production, the companies Cimisa Máquinas Pozzer Ltda., Famac Indústria de Máquinas Ltda., Grazmec Indústria e Comércio Ltda., Industrial Pagé Ltda., Indutar Tecno Metal Ltda., Mfw Máquinas Ltda., Prensso Máquinas Ltda., Refribrasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda. and Syl Indústria de Máqs. Com. Import. e Export. Ltd. will present at Agroexpo grain harvesting equipment, soil levelers (subsoilers for preparation and distributors for correction), submersible pumps, seed treatment machines, most cost-effective tractors, forage harvesting and rice dryers, sprayers with GPS capabilities for precision agriculture, automatic measuring system and remover for piped milking equipment, silo-type cooling tank for outdoor installation, among other multifunctional implements to reduce costs, increase productivity and preserve the environment.
For exclusive participation in the dynamic with Colombian buyers (International Business Round, promoted by BMS), the following companies join the group: Agritech Lavrale Indústria de Maquinário Agrícola e Componentes Ltda, B.R.A. Indústria e Comércio de Balanças Eireli (Balanças Açores), Baldan Implementos Agricolas S/A., Canello Equipamentos Agrícolas Ltda. (Panter), Geraldo N Recktenwald & Cia Ltda. (São José Industrial) and, finally, Tka Guindastes Indústria E Comércio Ltda.
“In addition to doing business during these 11 days of the event, the industries that are part of the BMS and will be with us in Bogotá see this opportunity strategically for deepen their knowledge about the market, not only in relation to Colombia, but also to the neighboring countries, as well as to understand their current needs and find commercial partners and local distributors”, concludes Paulo Guerra.
The fair is expected to receive more than 100,000 participants, an ideal platform for promoting products and services related to family farming, where producers have the opportunity to explore the latest trends in the sector.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos (ApexBrasil) has the mission of increasing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting foreign direct investments. In partnership with industry entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion activities such as prospective and commercial missions, trade rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and foreign buyers visits in order to discover the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the endeavors in attracting the direct foreign investment (DFI) to the country, working on identifying business opportunities, promoting strategic events, and providing support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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19/06/2023
In the first half of 2023 alone, companies in the sector supported by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) handled more than USD 11 million
Avanço and Delta Máquinas Têxteis represented Brazil at ITMA 2023 – Textile and Garment Technology Exhibition – the most important fair in the world for textile machinery, raw materials, fabrics and clothing, held in Milan, Italy, from June 8 to 14. With the support of the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) program, the result of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association), the presence of companies in this strategic event strengthened the country’s position as an important player in the global market and boosted exports in this sector: the equivalent of USD 1.7 million in negotiations were carried out and a further USD 4 million is forecast for the next 12 months, totaling around USD 6 million in international business.
For Fábio Kreutzfeld, CEO of Delta Máquinas Têxteis, the results exceeded expectations. “We are very happy with everything that ITMA 2023 has given us. We serve 19 countries and 40% of the visits resulted in proposals. In addition to specific deals, we also have a forecast of new closings in the near future. The event, as a whole, provided us with the opportunity to see great friends and customers again and achieve very positive numbers!”, he says.
According to BMS export data, one third of more than US$ 66 million achieved in 2022 through international business was destined for Europe, mainly Germany, Italy and Poland, which together imported the equivalent to US$ 21,154 million in Brazilian textile machinery and equipment – which is approximately 32%.
“Europe is considered one of the birthplaces of haute couture. Cities like Milan, which will host the event, Paris and London, usually stand out worldwide when it comes to fashion. Therefore, the demand for new technologies to support this industry is so latent”, Paulo Guerra contextualizes, Manager of Institutional Relations and Commercial Promotion at ABIMAQ.
More than USD 11MM traded in the last six months
ITMA 2023 was the second event supported by BMS during this semester. In January, nine companies of the program also visited Medellín (CO) to participate in Colombiatex de Las Américas. At the time, USD 778,400 were traded during the fair and USD 4.9 million were expected for the coming months, with countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Mexico, in addition to Colombia itself.
Therefore, over USD 11 million in exports is expected mainly to Europe and Latin America.
Silvio de Paiva, Commercial Director at Avanço, sees participation in ITMA as a strategic showcase for the entire chain involved in the textile sector. “Our export market is aimed at Latin countries, but this is a fair visited by everyone, so we always do business with new customers,” he says.
“As much as ITMA took place in Milan, Italy, most of our contacts at the event were with countries in Latin America. Increasing our partnership with these markets is the focus of our company”, completes the CEO of Delta Máquinas Têxteis
ITMA attracted thousands of visitors, including professionals, experts and decision makers from the global textile industry. The participation of Brazilian companies in the event, with the support of BMS, reinforced the country’s commitment to position itself as a reliable and competitive supplier, contributing to the growth and development of the textile industry both in Brazil and in the international market.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos (ApexBrasil) has the mission of increasing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting foreign direct investments. In partnership with industry entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion activities such as prospective and commercial missions, trade rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and foreign buyers visits in order to discover the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the endeavors in attracting the direct foreign investment (DFI) to the country, working on identifying business opportunities, promoting strategic events, and providing support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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24/05/2023
African and European countries were the main focuses of the Brazilian industry, which presented novelties and technology to the Nampo Show 2023
13 Brazilian companies in the agro-industrial sector (Allbiom, Balanças Açores, Baldan, CASP, Cimisa, Eirene Solutions, Inroda, Kepler Weber, MagnoJet, PVT Agriculture, Reafrio, São José Industrial, and TKA Cranes) achieved material results during their participation in the Nampo Show 2023, promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, supported by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil ), in a partnership with the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ). The event, which is the main African fair of the agribusiness industry and the 2nd largest fair in the southern hemisphere, generated a total amount of USD 8 million in closed and forecast deals. During the Business Round, deals were closed in an amount of USD 1 million, in addition to USD 7 million in businesses forecast for the coming months.
During the fair, Brazilian companies established commercial contacts in several African countries, such as South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, in addition to European nations like France and England. These locations represent important markets for the Brazilian agro-industrial sector and received special attention during the event.
“We achieved an expressive result regarding the African continent, exceeding our expectations. Initially, we expected to hold around 40 meetings during the Business Round, but we ended up holding 96, an increase of 140% in relation to our expectations and a very significant gain in terms of business”, states Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
The promoted Business Round was a great thing for the participating companies. During the event, 96 meetings were held, totaling 106 commercial contacts. The participation of these 13 companies served to show the Brazilian technology and expertise of this sector in a strategic environment for the development of new businesses in South Africa, which is the gateway to exports on the African continent.
“The participation of these companies was essential to strengthen Brazil’s position as a supplier of advanced technological solutions. Africa is a promising and strategic market, and Brazilian expertise has much to contribute to the development of the agro-industrial sector in that region”, says Guerra.
The presence of Brazilian companies at the event reinforces the importance of the partnership between ABIMAQ and ApexBrasil, through the BMS Program, in promoting domestic industry and encouraging exports and investments in the equipment and machinery industry.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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19/05/2023
Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program counted on the attendance of seven exhibiting companies at Interpack, the world’s main fair for the packaging industry;
The event attracted participants from many locations, but its strategy was to strengthen relationships with European and Latin American markets
The Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, resulting from a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), has just announced the results of the successful participation of seven Brazilian companies in Interpack, the main world fair for the packaging industry, which occurred at the beginning of May in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Together, the companies Ariete, Delgo, Equimatec, Tecnor, Pak Mak, PFF Inova, and Varpe Brasil closed businesses in the amount of USD 1.53 million during the event and they project the amount of USD 13.3 million for the next 12 months, totaling USD 14.8 million in exports, resulting from 384 meetings held during the event.
“By participating in Interpack, our purpose was to present, mainly to European countries, all the technological and competitive potential of the Brazilian machinery and equipment industry. We wanted to create new opportunities with strategic countries and we succeeded”, says Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ. According to BMS data, the businesses carried out by the Brazilian companies involved countries such as Austria, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Turkey, in addition to Germany.
“It is also worth mentioning that, for us, the event served as a showcase for the world. Besides Europe, we also did business with countries in Asia and Africa, such as China, Korea, India, Egypt, Ghana and Trinidad & Tobago, in addition to countries in Latin America, where we already have a strong position, doing business with countries such as Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic”, completes Paulo.
According to a survey carried out with the above-mentioned seven Brazilian companies, 71% of the exhibitors reported that the results of the fair were better than expected, highlighting the great potential for growth and expansion, as well as the importance of the national pavilion presence at the event. Focused on Circular Economy, Resource Management, Digital Technologies and Product Safety, there were more than 2,800 exhibitors and 143,000 visitors at the event – a great success for Brazilian entrepreneurs, being essential for the establishment of new partnerships.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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16/05/2023
Carried out by BMS, the International Business Round helps promoting exports and reaches revenues 213% higher than projected; more than 500 meetings were held during the event
Projections for machinery and equipment exports in the agribusiness industry are positive for the next 12 months. After the International Business Round held early May, during the 28th edition of Agrishow, the largest agricultural technology fair in Brazil, the estimate is of USD 47 million in business, being USD 6.67 million during the event and other USD 40 million expected throughout the next year.
These data were disclosed by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, which resulted from a partnership between ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association). The dynamic counted on the participation of 56 Brazilian companies and 15 buyers from 10 countries.
“These data show the resumption of agribusiness negotiations, which started at last year’s event, in addition to reinforcing the credibility of Brazilian technologies focused on the industry. The fair as a whole broke estimates records, concerning the audience and revenue. In line with Agrishow, the business originated in the International Round also exceeded initial expectations by 213%,” says Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
In total, more than 500 meetings were held. On the occasion, attendees could enter into trade agreements with players in markets such as South Africa, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Hungary, Nicaragua, Peru, Kenya, and the Dominican Republic.
Export promotion
In addition to the International Business Round, BMS promoted the participation of foreign journalists for the international coverage of Agrishow 2023. The initiative was carried out with press professionals from India, Peru, and Turkey, who could learn about the main technologies and differentials of the Brazilian agricultural equipment and machinery industry through the Image Project.
The Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims at promoting machinery and tools exports, in addition to strengthening Brazil’s image in the international market and establishing strategic partnerships to boost the industry development.
“The presence of the international press at the event plays a fundamental role in positioning Brazil as a protagonist in the global scenario and strengthening trade relations with other countries. Brazilian technologies and trends developed for the industry and that have visibility abroad create interest and have a positive impact on the agriculture sector in other nations,” concludes Paulo Guerra.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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15/05/2023
The Image Project, carried out by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) program, brought a trio of female journalists to Expomafe, with the aim of deconstructing the paradigm of a predominantly male sector and promoting Brazil’s competitiveness worldwide
The Program Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) – resulting from a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) – strengthens its commitment to promoting the domestic automation industry to the world. During Expomafe, one of the largest fairs in the segment held in Brazil, which took place between May 9 and 13, the entity brought a trio of female opinion makers from Colombia, Peru and South Africa to learn about the potential and the innovations of the Brazilian industrial automation manufacturing sector.
This year, the initiative – known as Image Project – has shown a new and important bias: strengthening female presence with sector specialists, represented by journalists Valentina Toro, from Revista Manufactura Latam (CO), Karina Pantoja, from Correo (PE), and Michelle Gumede, from Business Day (ZA).
“In addition to improving the international perception of the potential of national industries, the presence of three female journalists, from different cultures, who carry different stories and a lot of knowledge, was a strategy designed to deconstruct a paradigm. Worldwide, the automation sector is mostly dominated by men. We needed to bring a new perspective”, explains Patrícia Gomes, Chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
The initiative is even part of the guidelines of the new presidency of ApexBrasil, which aims to promote gender equity in the industrial sector. In line with this proposal, BMS decided to take concrete measures to promote inclusion and diversity, recognizing the importance of female representation.
The trio’s countries of origin were also chosen strategically. “We considered the target markets with which the Brazilian industry wants to strengthen and reinforce the relationship. For this, we spoke with the members of the BMS Program, carried out market studies and understood the priority destinations. This is how we found our guests, who came from South Africa, Colombia and Peru”, completes Patrícia.
By highlighting the national automation industry for the Latin American and African markets, BMS strengthens Brazil’s position as a reference in this segment, presenting innovative solutions and advanced technologies.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. Today, the BMS Program has more than 300 members among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, and others. As of October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program have registered exports to 160 countries. Further details: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the purpose of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions at political and economic levels, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. Further details: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) has the mission of increasing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting foreign direct investments. In partnership with industry entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion activities such as prospective and commercial missions, trade rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and foreign buyers visits in order to discover the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the endeavors in attracting direct foreign investment (DFI) to the country, working on identifying business opportunities, promoting strategic events, and providing support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. Further details: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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12/05/2023
Nampo Show happens in South Africa and is considered an entry way for business with the African continent
Thirteen Brazilian machinery and equipment sector will attend Nampo Show, in South Africa, from May 16 to 19. The action was promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, supported by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil ), in a partnership with the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ). The event is considered the main Agribusiness fair in the African continent and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2023, its theme is “Agriculture Innovated” and it is expected to attract approximately 80,000 visitors.
At the occasion, the companies will also have the opportunity to connect with potential local partners: a business round promoted by BMS. For that end, a specialized matchmaker looked for buyers that will attend and showed interest in getting to know Brazilian products.
“This dynamic promises to be an excellent opportunity to establish strategic partnerships and increase the business relations between the two countries. We are expecting about 40 meetings that are estimated to lead to US$3 million, in addition to deals closed during the event. We are looking forward to the results of this promising meeting”, highlighted Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
Brazil and South Africa maintain a good business relationship. This is reflected in the 99.3%-increase in machinery and equipment exports recorded in 2022. In addition to South Africa, other African countries have a high demand for Brazilian machinery: BMS data shows that Angola increased exports by more than 107%, Zambia grew 137%, and Sudan was the most prominent in this aspect, 2045% more in 2022 against 2021.
In this scenario, the companies Allbiom, Balanças Açores, Baldan, CASP, Cimisa, Eirene Solutions, Inroda, Kepler Weber, MagnoJet, PVT Agriculture, Reafrio, São José Industrial, and TKA Crane will represent our industry’s technological potential at the Brazilian Pavillion, with innovative solutions for the Agro-industry.
“It is important to stress that the African market is one of the most expanding markets in economic terms, representing a great opportunity for Brazilian companies. Thus, our presence at the Nampo Show is crucial for us to establish strategic partnerships”, Paulo Guerra added.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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10/05/2023
12 Brazilian companies received support from the project, presenting solutions for the mining segment in the BMS pavilion
The Brazilian machinery and equipment sector estimates USD11.6 million in exports for the mining segment. The projections became possible after participation in the Expomin fair, which took place in Santiago, Chile, at the end of April. Of this amount, about USD1.5 is from trades conducted during the event, while the remaining USD10.1 million will be invoiced over the next 12 months.
The data are from the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, the result of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association), which promoted the participation of 12 Brazilian companies during the event: BGL – Bertolotto & Grotto Ltda., Comet do Brasil, Grupo OIRAM, Máquinas Furlan, Mineral Technologies, Neuman & Esser, NETZSCH, Porta Cabos, Prensso Máquinas, Semco, Thermoval and TKA Cranes.
“Before Expomin, we already had good expectations around exports to the mining sector, mainly because the host country is a relevant showcase for the Latin market, the second largest importer of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the segment and one of the 10 largest investors in mineral extraction. In addition, due to the new public discussions on lithium exploration and the new free trade agreement between Chile and Brazil, expectations about the growth of the mining and imports sector are good”, says Paulo Guerra, Manager of Institutional Relations and Trade Promotion at ABIMAQ.
For four days, the mining event was attended by more than 1,200 exhibitors, who presented solutions aimed at the Energy, Mining Technology, Industrial Machinery sectors, among others, to 58,000 visitors, including professionals who contributed to the development of business in the sector. In addition to Chile, the countries contacted for business include Peru, Argentina, Germany, Bolivia, Colombia, and the United States.
News and highlights of the Brazilian companies presented throughout the fair can be found at https://rb.gy/qwlqd.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br.
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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25/04/2023
This Event will receive specific dynamics offered by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), and aimed at promoting exports; in total, 15 buyers coming from 10 countries will meet with more than 60 Brazilian companies participating in the International Business Round
From May 1 to 5, the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) will host Agrishow 2023, the largest agricultural technology fair in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. On the occasion, around 60 Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment targeting at this sector and 15 buyers, including distributors, representatives and final importers, coming from 10 countries in Latin America, Africa and Europe, will participate in an International Business Round. The initiative seeks to reach the equivalent of USD 15 million in concrete deals.
The round will be conducted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) program – the result of a partnership between the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), and will promote around 450 meetings, providing companies with the opportunity to close potential deals, strengthen commercial relationships and access specific markets in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Belgium and Hungary.
“We are resuming face-to-face business rounds at Agrishow after a three-year break, due to the pandemic, and our expectations are extremely positive, but cautious. We believe that the goal of USD 15 million in exports is feasible, if we consider that in the last edition, in 2019, we brought together 52 Brazilian manufacturers and 15 potential buyers from eight countries, which totaled approximately USD 33 million in business carried out during and as a result of such dynamics, emphasizes Patrícia Gomes, chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
According to BMS data, in 2022, Brazilian exports of agricultural machinery and equipment reached USD 1.7 billion, 33.6% more than in the previous year. South America continues to be the main region of destination, corresponding to 58% of the segment’s export basket. In this period, it totaled US$1.02 billion in traded volume, after a 37% growth in relation to the previous year. Brazil’s more intensive action in South America is natural, considering the strategic work with neighboring countries. However, regions worked on in the Business Round, such as North America, Africa and Europe, show significant growth. In 2022, exports to North America increased 23% compared to the previous year, adding up to US$ 258 million, while Europe, with a growth of 29%, totaled US$ 157 million, followed by Africa, which after a growth of 45%, totaled US$ 139 million in Brazilian exports of agricultural machinery and equipment.
For Patrícia, these destinations are of great importance, as in addition to being the most competitive markets for the Brazilian industry, they opt for models with advanced technology and affordable prices. “It is also worth mentioning that, specifically in the case of Africa, Brazilian machinery operates in the cerrado region, which has similarities with the conditions of the African savanna”, she adds.
In addition to the Business Round, Agrishow will host the Image Project [Projeto Imagem], which will bring together journalists from vehicles covering Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, to cover the event. The initiative, also carried out by the BMS Program, aims to promote Brazil’s image abroad through the international press.
It is estimated that Agrishow 2023 will receive more than 150,000 visitors, with the participation of approximately 800 exhibiting companies. The fair will highlight the latest technologies in agricultural machinery and equipment, in addition to presentations of lectures and debates on the sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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24/04/2023
With the support of the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, seven Brazilian companies will present machines and equipment at Interpack 2023; the German fair will bring the main trends in technology and innovation for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, industrial, and other sectors
Attentive to the resumption of European demands, seven Brazilian representatives of the machinery and equipment industry for the packaging sector will participate in Interpack 2023 – the world’s largest fair for this industry, which takes place from May 4 to 10 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The action was promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, the outcome of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association).
“With a strategic focus on contact with Brazilian companies and other Latin partners, our presence at this event, which is considered a global platform and reference for the packaging industry, reinforces the importance of the Latin American market for European companies. In addition, it is an excellent opportunity to seek commercial partnerships in Europe, strengthening our presence in the global market”, notes Patrícia Gomes, chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
According to data surveyed by BMS, in the last five years, international business carried out between Brazil and Europe transferred more than USD 67.3 million to this market. A quarter of this total was concentrated in the host country itself: in this period, the Germans imported the equivalent to USD 17.3 million in Brazilian solutions. Between 2018 and 2022, Italy and Spain also stood out, with amounts close to USD 10.7 million and USD 6 million, respectively.
“When we analyze the export scenario to European countries, we see that 2019 was an excellent year for companies operating in the packaging industry. However, in 2020, due to the global crisis that was spreading – because of the pandemic –, the international business directed to this continent suffered a sharp drop, from USD 24 million to a little over USD 8.6 million”, details Patrícia.
The executive explains that the market began to react between 2021 and 2022. “Last year, we reached approximately USD 12.7 million in business, especially with Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Turkey, which, together, totaled more than USD 6,8 million”, she notes.
Strategic partners in Latin America
The data on exports to Europe are shy when compared to the Latin American reality. Within the packaging industry segment, in the last five years the equivalent of USD 716 million in international business was carried out to this destination. Only in 2022, the exports amounted to USD 183.7 million.
“Doing business with Latin American countries is facilitated by the geographic proximity and by the existence of commercial agreements that favor the exchange of goods and services between nations in the region”, contextualizes Patrícia.
Also, in accordance with the survey carried out by BMS, Latin America has been the main destination of Brazilian machines and equipment, and Argentina saw an increase by 99.6% in 2022 in relation to the previous year. Mexico, in turn, saw its imports grow by 5.1% in the same period. Chile and Paraguay totaled, respectively, an increase by 5.1% and 55.8% from 2021 to last year, which confirms the large volume of business between Brazilian and Latin American countries.
Brazilian companies in evidence at Interpack 2023
During the event, the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program will support the companies Ariete, Delgo Metalúrgica, Equimatec, Tecnor, PFF Inova, Pak Mak, and Varpe Brasil. Among the main novelties to be exhibited, we note a line of presses for cutting seals with 100% recyclable material, equipment with Flex Feeder tube feeding system, X-ray inspection systems, double track packaging machine with feeding system with magnetic movers, end-of-line automation solutions, box sealers, automatic line for the production of food products, and others.
The fair will also address relevant themes for the industry, such as sustainability through circular economy, preservation of resources, digital technological innovations, and security assurance of items sold – all aimed at varied segments such as food, beverages, bakery and confectionery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food products, and industrial products, contemplating the entire value chain in a single location.
We note that in previous editions, Interpack counted on significant participation of foreign visitors, according to data disclosed by the event organizer: more than 74% were from outside Germany, coming from approximately 165 countries. Among them, Europe was the continent with most participants, due to the geographic proximity (56% of foreign visitors from countries of the region). Asia was the second continent with more participants, accounting for 16% of the international public. North and South America, in turn, represented 14% and 10%, respectively. Finally, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East complete the list with 2%.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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10/04/2023
The third edition of Plástico Brasil took place from March 27 to 31, 2023, in the São Paulo Expo pavilion. By means of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, which results from a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association), 28 Brazilian member companies presented their solutions for the plastic industry – in all, the fair gathered approximately 51 thousand visitors and more than 800 large brands of the entire plastic production chain, which presented the latest news and global trends of the industries involving production of the material.
During the event, the Imagem Project (created by the BMS Program) brought the foreign press to promote and announce the Brazilian machinery and equipment industry to the international market, through the visit of opinion makers and experts, who come to Brazil to learn more about the opportunities and the differential of the domestic plastic industry.
For this edition, journalists from Colombia and Mexico were invited to cover the fair. During Plástico Brasil, the Imagem Project assisted international journalists in covering the great highlights and technological trends presented by the companies. This presence is important to reinforce Brazil’s position as an important player in the plastics industry, and to strengthen even more the commercial relationships with other countries”, notes Paulo Guerra, Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager at ABIMAQ.
ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FOREIGN PRESS
This year, the project counted on the participation of two specialized media outlets: Envapack, from Colombia, an online communication portal considered a library dedicated to the packaging sector, containing news, articles, interviews, and relevant information about the packaging industry.
Also, Mexican Magazine Plástico, an online magazine focused on the plastics industry, which aims to provide updated information about the main trends, technologies, innovations, and other relevant topics for the plastics industry.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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03/04/2023
With the support of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, 12 Brazilian companies will participate in Expomin, which will take place from April 24 to 27 in Santiago, Chile; last year, the exports of Brazilian machines and equipment to Latin American countries increased by 36%
Santiago, in Chile, will receive 12 representatives of the Brazilian industry that will participate in Expomin, the main event of the mining industry in Latin America, which will take place from April 24 to 27. The participating companies count on the support of the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, which results from a partnership between ABIMAQ and ApexBrasil. In this edition, solutions for the Energy, Mining Technology, Industrial Machines, and other industries will be presented to an audience estimated in more than 70 thousand professionals involved in the mining production chain.
During the event, seminars and lectures will approach domestic and international issues relevant to the industry, focusing on innovation, development, competitiveness, employability, productive efficiency, digitization, and security, among others.
Brazilian exhibitors – BGL – Bertolotto & Grotto Ltda., Comet do Brasil, Grupo OIRAM, Máquinas Furlan, Mineral Technologies, Neuman & Esser, NETZSCH, Porta Cabos, Prensso Máquinas, Semco, Thermoval, and TKA Cranes will present their novelties and launches aimed at various sectors of the mining industry, such as high-performance valves and accessories, accessories and pumps capable of improving efficiency in heavy cleaning in mining, peristaltic pumps for dosing chemicals, gas compression systems, equipment for gravimetric, magnetic, and electrostatic concentration, trolley and metal cable conveyor, industrial stirrer for mixing, homogenizing and stirring of products in liquid phase, automation systems for lubrication, sealing and temperature and vibration monitoring, among others.
“Expomin is a showcase for the companies of the industry. Since it is one of the biggest mining events in Latin America, there are great opportunities to conquer business and expand the visibility of products and close business”, says Patrícia Gomes, chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
LATIN AMERICA AND CHILE
Latin American countries received 47% of all Brazilian exports in 2022, which grew by 36% last year, from US$237 million in 2021 to more than US$322.5 in business carried out.
The three countries that stood out the most are Argentina, with approximately US$83 million in imports of Brazilian machines and equipment; Chile, which reached US$57.6 million; and finally, Mexico, which reached US$42.7 million during 2022.
“In addition to being an important destination of our machines and equipment, Chile hosts Expomin, Latin America’s main mining-focused event. Therefore, the exhibition of Brazilian products at the fair should help strengthening even more our image in the industry”, adds Patrícia.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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21/03/2023
According to the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, participating companies totaled USD 3.7 million in international deals carried out and estimate sales revenue of more USD 10.9 million throughout the year
The agenda of activities designed to promote exports of machinery and equipment for the mining industry began the year with encouraging numbers and great expectations. After the International Business Round – Mining, occurred between March 15 and 17 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, deals are estimated in approximately USD 14.6 million.
From this amount, USD 3.7 million relate to negotiations already carried out during the event and another USD 10.9 million in sales revenue foreseen for the next 12 months. The data refer to the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, which resulted from a partnership between ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association), which promoted the initiative.
“Our initial projections were USD 1.5 million in specific deals, and we exceeded it by more than 100%, in addition to generating an estimate of USD 10.9 million in future deals. This outcome served as a meter for our participation in Expomin, to be held in April in Chile, which is the main fair in the mining industry in Latin America. We have the most positive expectations for this next event”, notes Guerra, ABIMAQ’s Commercial Promotion and Institutional Relations Manager.
The business round for this industry was an unprecedented action in Brazil and gathered 24 Brazilian manufacturers and seven buyers – among distributors, representatives, and final importers – from Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, which held 138 meetings during the three days of the business round. “We closed the three days of meetings with unanimity: 100% of the businesspersons who participated in the round have already indicated to be interested in participating in the event’s next edition. In addition, 86% of them told us that the result obtained was beyond expectations”, adds Paulo.
The current situation of bilateral business between Brazil and the participating countries (Argentina, Chile, and Colombia) involving the mining industry chain is very positive. According to data assessed by BMS, in 2022 Argentina saw an increase by 48% in commercial transactions with Brazil, totaling USD 83 million, and Chile saw an increase by 40%, totaling USD 57.6 million in imports. Colombia presented the highest increase, by 91.8%, totaling approximately USD 26 million in imports. Colombia’s share in the Brazilian exports for the mining industry amounts to 3.8%.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com.
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br.
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br.
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15/03/2023
Unprecedented initiative in the industry will bring together national companies with Argentine, Chilean, and Colombian buyers
Next March 15 to 17, the city of Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais, will host the 2023 International Business Round – Mining. It is an unprecedented initiative, which will bring together 22 Brazilian manufacturers of industrial machinery and equipment for the sector and seven buyers, among distributors, representatives, and end importers, from Argentina, Chile, and Colombia.
Promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program – which originated from a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) –, the purpose of the action is to promote the export of domestic machinery, solutions, and technology for all processes that involve the mining chain, emphasizing the quality and competitiveness of our industry.
“In addition, this is the first international round dedicated to the mining industry. The action is a strategy to diversify the actions of BMS with the companies of this industry”, adds Patrícia Gomes, Chief of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ.
The choice of the countries of origin of international buyers is totally strategic for the members of the program and participants of the round, once 87% of the companies signaled their interest in meeting with potential buyers from the Argentinean market, 91% with those of Chilean origin and 83% with those from Colombia.
We note that only in 2022, Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment for the mining industry totaled approximately USD 688 million, 25% more than in 2021 (USD 550 million). In the ranking of the top 10 countries that imported most from Brazil last year, within this context, we find the United States, Argentina (2nd), Chile (3rd), Mexico, Germany, Peru, Colombia (7th), Paraguay, France, and Canada, in the respective order.
Still in 2022, Argentina totaled approximately USD 83 million in international business with the Brazilian industries, 48% more than 2021 (USD 56 million). The country accounted for 12% of the total Brazilian exports over the last year for this vertical.
Chile, in turn, imported the equivalent to USD 57.6 million in machinery and equipment from Brazil in 2022, representing 8.4% of the total exports of the market. The total imports are 40% higher than that reached in 2021, when the negotiations amounted to a little more than USD 41 million.
Among the three countries that are part of the delegation of buyers, Colombia stands out for presenting the greatest variation in the amount of imports, in the comparison 2022 x 2021, with a 91.8% growth. Last year it amounted to approximately USD 26 million, while in the previous year it totaled USD 13.5 million. In relation to its share in the exports made by Brazil, the country accounts for 3.8% of the total for the mining vertical.
“We further note that in the month of April, we will take representations of the national machinery and equipment industry to the XVII Expomin, the main event of the mining industry in Latin America. It will be another opportunity for us to show our differentials, modernity, and technical capacity to the whole world”, notes Patrícia.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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06/02/2023
This is a result of deals that happened during Colombiatex, which happened in Medellín, Colombia. Nine Brazilian companies presented machines and equipment focused on the textile market, through the BMS Program
The Brazilian industry of machines and equipment for the textile sector generated USD 5.6 million in foreign deals during the 2023 Colombiatex de Las Americas – a 48.5%-increase against 2022. The event, held from January 24 to 26, in Medellín, Colombia, made history a few times: attendance record, with 27,000 participants, in addition to 523 exhibitors, and 18,000 buyers from over 40 countries.
Manufacturers Albrecht, Audaces, Castilho, Comelato, Delta, Inarmeg, Laudatec, Porta Cabos, and Socio Tec attended the event as exhibitors at the Brazil Pavilion, supported by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, a result of the partnership between ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association).
Out of the total amount announced, USD 778,400 is from negotiations during the fair, and USD 4.9 million are future business estimates with countries like Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Mexico, in addition to Colombia, the host. In 2022, the total sales revenue was USD 3.8 million, out of which USD 1.2 million was during the event, and another USD 2.5 million are in estimates for the 12 months following the fair.
“We initiated the agenda of international trade in Latin America with an excellent prospect for the export of textile equipment. During Colombiatex, being mindful of the main global concerns, our industry, together, presented the most innovative and sustainable items manufactured in Brazil, reaffirming its commitment to the reduction of environmental impacts, focusing on the circular economy”, Patrícia Gomes, ABIMAQ’s Foreign Market Officer, stresses.
OVERVIEW OF EXPORTS IN THE MAIN LATAM DESTINATIONS
The host of the event, Colombia, is the 5th main destination of Brazilian textile machines and equipment exports. In 2022, the country’s imports from Brazil amounted to approximately USD 2.7 million, an increase of 82% against the previous year, representing 4% of the industry’s national exports.
Ecuador, Peru, and Guatemala are among the top 10 foreign markets and are responsible for a significant growth in Brazilian exports last year. Businesses with Ecuador have increased by 52% against 2021, totaling more than USD 2.5 million. Peruvian imports brought approximately USD 1.6 million to the Brazilian industry in 2022, a 22%-increase considering the same period. As for Guatemala, it went from USD 1.1 million to USD 1.5 million, an increase of approximately 40%.
Additionally, bilateral agreements between Brazil and the Dominican Republic have also been positive for the textile industry. Currently, the country is the 12th main export destination, and in the last five years it has increased by 271% the value of business with Brazilian manufacturers. Just last year, sales revenue totaled USD 1.2 million, 122% more than in 2021.
This constant exponential growth also includes Uruguay, which increased imports by 174% from the Brazilian industry in 2022, totaling USD 518,600, and Venezuela, which, in light of an incipient economic recovery, traded USD 119,300, an increase of 20% against the previous year and of 3,963% against the past five years, when the total was of USD 2,900.
“The data indicates a totally positive and promising scenario for our industry in Latin America. The resumption of on-site events and activities, which was already timidly happening since last year, is likely to stimulate exports even further during 2023, and the LATAM market continues to be one of the main destinations of Brazilian machines”, Patricia concludes.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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02/02/2023
According to the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, exhibiting companies reached a total of USD 16.2 million in closed sales, on top of which a turnover of USD 9.2 million is estimated for the year after the IPPE fair
The machinery and equipment exports sector had a positive start to the 2023 international agenda. Following the Brazilian participation in the International Production and Processing Expo – IPPE, which took place from 24 to 26 January, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, turnover is expected to reach USD 25 million.
USD 16.2 million of this figure is from deals made during the event, while the remaining USD 9.2 accounts for the estimated turnover in the next 12 months. The data is from the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, which comes from a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments), and ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association), who took ten national companies to exhibit their innovations at IPPE 2023. IPPE is considered the world’s largest exhibition of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meats and poultry, as well as the manufacture of animal feed. This year’s edition, the 75th, was notable for its strong Brazilian presence in this and other sectors.
The figures are the result of deals for Brazilian exports with countries of strategic business focus throughout Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, who is the event’s host.
“These regions are essential for the exponential growth of Brazilian machinery and equipment exports. Because this is the first event on our international calendar, the volume of business at IPPE was satisfactory and will have a strong impact on the industry’s results throughout the year,” explains Paulo Guerra, Head of Institutional Relations and Trade Promotion at ABIMAQ.
The event was attended by the Brazilian companies Farenzena, Fornari, HighTech, Ibraflex, Lenke, Plasmetal, Tecmaes, Torfresma, Usitec Triel, and Vantec. With significant operations on the national market, these companies presented their new products including machines, equipment, and solutions at the Brazilian Hall, which was promoted by the BMS Program.
The USA is the second largest market consumer of animal protein in the world, currently accounting for a 12% share of exports. The relationship between the two countries is mainly due to differences such as low-cost machinery, high efficiency, and the credibility of the Brazilian animal-protein sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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18/01/2023
Brazilian businesses participate in the IPPE, the industry’s biggest global exhibition
Ten Brazilian companies are participating in the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), from January 24 to 26, in Atlanta, United States. The initiative is promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association).
IPPE is the biggest global exhibition of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of animal protein and feed manufacturing. The expo will also play host to the 2023 Latin American Poultry Summit, whose theme is “Joining forces in building an integrated world of poultry.” Brazilian exhibitors are therefore aiming to provide solutions for the quality of life of farmers, as well as helping to boost productivity, work performance, quality and safety.
With a notable presence in the Brazilian market, Farenzena, Fornari, High Tech, Ibraflex, Lenke, Plasmetal, Tecmaes, Torfresma, Usitec and Vantec will jointly be exhibiting machinery and product launches at the Brazil Pavilion, sponsored by the BMS Program.
“Since it is a global event, showcasing machines developed with cutting-edge technology per market demands will help strengthen our image in the North American and Latin American markets, as well as highlighting the quality and competitiveness of Brazilian businesses,” says Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Market director at ABIMAQ.
Issues currently under discussion in the sector include food safety, production costs and efficiency, continual increases in productivity, sustainability and higher consumption. To help businesses in this industry, Brazilian manufacturers will be at IPPE showcasing modular conveyor belts, forklifts, laminators, products for slaughterhouses, automation tools for boxing processes, palletizers, industrial robots, equipment for closing, coding and labeling packages, mechanical deboning machines, grinders, equipment for recycling and for the production of mash feed, as well as other solutions and trends focused on quality, technology, innovation, biosafety, low maintenance and high productivity.
NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
Patrícia highlights the strategic importance of the USA, since “it is the second largest consumer of animal protein in the world, which opens up a wide range of opportunities for Brazil to do business with the local industry.”
In 2022, imported Brazilian machinery and equipment for animal protein totaled around $114.5 million, up 316% in the last five years, accounting for 12% of Brazil’s exports in this sector, which total $963.8 million.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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17/01/2023
At Colombiatex, companies will present machines and equipment capable of significantly reducing fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and smoke, which will increase productivity
Represented by manufacturers Albrecht, Audaces, Castilho, Comelato, Delta, Inarmeg, Laudatec, Porta Cabos and Socio Tec, the Brazilian textile industry will be present at Colombiatex de las Américas. The event, which takes place in Medellín, Colombia, between January 24th and 26th, is the main business center in this sector and is the start of the fairs agenda in Latin America. This edition will feature more than 500 exhibitors and 12,000 buyers.
The presence of these nine companies was promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, a partnership between ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association).
BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA PARTNERSHIP
Colombia is the fifth main destination for exports of Brazilian textile machines and equipment. In 2022, Colombian imports brought around US$2.7 million to Brazil, a growth of 173% in the last five years. Also in 2022, the buying country represented 4% of the Brazilian export market, which totaled more than 66 million dollars for the sector.
Since 1980, the fair has been presenting some novelties related to textile products, leather goods, the apparel and footwear industry, as well as fashion designers, with a forum on trends and the promotion of the printing market for stamping. In addition, Colombiatex has the knowledge pavilion, where exhibitors attend conferences with specialists from different countries and can discuss the challenges of the fashion industry.
BRAZILIAN COMPANIES AT COLOMBIATEX
Denim Day, a tribute to one of the most relevant and representative fabrics in recent years, will take place on the 25th. Being aware of the importance of this subject, the participating Brazilian companies have developed solutions that guarantee the quality of delivery and management of the denim process, with extensive integration of data and information in real time, in addition to sample washers, which represent substantial savings in water and energy.
Sustainability is another relevant agenda promoted by the event. This edition’s goal is reinterpreting processes and reaffirming the commitment to reduce environmental impacts, focusing on circular awareness. This concept combines economic development with a better use of natural resources, through new business models and the optimization of manufacturing processes, depending less on virgin raw materials and prioritizing more durable, recyclable and renewable inputs.
Considering the sustainable agenda, the Brazilian industry will present air-to-air heat exchangers, which recover the heat taken from the atmosphere and use it to heat fluids used during production. This equipment reduces fuel consumption by 20-30%, lower CO2 emissions, increase working speed and reduce smoke production by 30%. The air-to-water heat exchangers, in turn, generate hot water from waste gases and reduce smoke by 50%.
Also, in the context of reducing environmental impacts, fabric inspection machines, relaxing machines and continuous preparation and bleaching lines will be some of the key equipment, such as the continuous washing line, which is one of the solutions with the lowest water consumption per kilo of fabric.
Automation is an essential factor, as it makes it possible to overcome the lack of specialized labor in the industry. In this regard, Brazilian companies will bring some innovations: they will present a pocket sewing machine with automatic feeding, capable of producing 2,000 units in 8 hours, with only one operator, and a 2×1 automatic transverse sewing machine, with immediate change of bobbins, useful to manufacturers of towels for the common market who want to manufacture them for the hotel sector.
The Metaverse will also be part of the trends presented by Brazil at Colombiatex. An immersive experience in the virtual universe, based on 3D software created for stylists or fashion designers, as well as paper cutting plotters and other digital modeling programs, will be offered. Another great novelty will be the 3D digital catwalk, for pieces of clothing that stylists and pattern makers will be able to create directly on the computer, with the purpose of bringing technology to digitize even more the clothing processes in the Colombian market, from creation to production.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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18/11/2022
BMS Program promoted the participation of seven Brazilian companies at the Italian fair
EIMA 2022, the largest precision agriculture exhibition in the European continent – and second most important for agricultural and gardening machinery worldwide –, took place from November 9 to 13 =, in Bologna, Italy. At every edition, over 1.900 organizations from 50 countries present over 50 thousand models of machines and equipment for all sorts of agricultural operations.
At the Brazil Pavilion, companies Eirene, São José, Guarany, Indústrias Colombo, Magnojet, NB Máquinas, and Vence Tudo exhibited their machinery and equipment, presenting the Brazilian technology to visitors from all over the world. The action was promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, a partnership between ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association).
During this edition, the Brazilian participation led to substantial results. Considering new deals only, the companies totaled USD 750,000, projecting USD 3.75MM for the next 12 months. Additionally, exhibitors brought sustainability as one of the main pillars of their products and releases.
Having sustainable raw materials and the safety of agricultural workers in mind, Guarany developed new lines of spraying products. Among the products launched at the fair, the Katu Line is worth mentioning. Developed from a green plastic from sugar cane recycling and bearing the “I’m Green” seal, it is designed for several gardening and agricultural applications. The Balance W line sprayers bring more comfort and safety for women’s work in the field and reduce the effects of weight due to the prolonged use of the product.
In turn, MagnoJet presented its MUG, MUG-SI, MUG-CV, and APS spraying tips, which provide greater sustainability and safety during herbicide application. The technology used in the ultra-thick tips reduces the potential risk of spray drift and the amount of agrochemicals used in crops.
São José presented the Ripper Scarifier of 5 to 31 rods. This equipment breaks the soil compacted layer for a better development of roots and use of rain water, reducing the environmental impacts and maintaining the organic matter in the soil.
With cereal seed seeders, Vence Tudo presented a system in which these machines are designed and set up to work on untilled soil, that is, the agricultural producer is not required to prepare the soil and spend fuel, avoiding the overuse of herbicides. Thus, no-till planting protects the soil, saves water, and reduces the use of herbicides.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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03/11/2022
BMS Program promotes the participation of seven Brazilian companies in the Italian fair, the second most important on the European continent
EIMA International 2022, which runs from November 9th to 13th, is the largest international exhibition of precision agriculture on the European continent and the second most important for agriculture and gardening machinery. Each year, the fair hosts entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries in Bologna, Italy, in a 375,000 m² space. At each edition, more than 1,900 companies from 50 countries exhibit more than 50,000 models of machines and equipment for all types of agricultural operations.
This year, the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS), a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders Association), promotes the participation of Colombo, Eirene, Guarany, MagnoJet, Nogueira, São José and Vence Tudo, which will showcase their main products and technologies at the Brazil Pavilion, sponsored by BMS. The purpose of the initiative is to provide visibility of Brazilian agricultural machinery to European and Latin American countries that will be part of EIMA.
Guarany, which has been exporting for over 40 years and has a production capacity of over 15 million pieces of equipment per year, wants to consolidate its brand and promote their complete solutions during the fair. “During EIMA, we seek networking with new players in the global market to improve our penetration in the main five continents, and we expect to increase the share of exports by 10% of the company’s annual revenue”, says Alida Bellandi, president of the company.
Among the products showcased this year by the company is MGA – Mini Cold Aerosol Generator. This equipment was specially developed for urban pest control, including mosquitoes that cause diseases and vectors of epidemics. Portable, it can be placed in the bodies of small pickup trucks for urban and rural spraying. In addition, it can be used in facilities such as manufacturing plants, condominiums, parks, public buildings, culverts, and in places of difficult access such as material deposits and dumps, among others.
Eirene, in turn, will introduce SAVEFARM, a selective spraying system using artificial intelligence and cameras, which identifies the type, size and shape of plants, spraying only where necessary. “This is a world innovation, being one of the only spraying systems in the world to use cameras commercially, and already sold on a large scale in Brazil”, points out Eduardo Marckmann, CEO of the company.
MagnoJet seeks the brand’s entry in the European market. The company is also looking for distributors in multiple European countries and sprayer manufacturers from the continent. Among the products they will showcase at the fair is the MUG – Magno Ultra Grossa spray nozzle with a technology that reduces 1% of the derivable drops, which makes it the safest tip for hormonal herbicides application.
São José brings a scarifiers line, which guarantee great efficiency in soil decompaction. As Marketing coordinator Daniel Ribeiro explains, currently the biggest problem for rural producers is soil compaction caused by large machines, which prevents good root development, directly impacting production. “This equipment brings the solution to this problem, working directly to break up the compacted layer, helping root development and, as a result, providing greater productivity”, he concludes.
Vence Tudo seeks networking, benchmarking and participating in commercial meetings with importers present at the fair. According to external salesperson Luiz Henrique Thielke, the company aims to break into Asia and Eastern Europe. “We intend to enter these markets through the international visibility that EIMA will bring to our brand, allowing us to prospect potential customers”. At the fair, the company will showcase promotional material for no-till seeders and platforms for corn harvesting.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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19/10/2022
Companies reached US$6.67 million in new business through BMS – Brazil Machinery Solutions Program
The participation of 17 Brazilian companies exhibiting at ColombiaPlast, a trade show that took place between September 26 and 30 in Bogotá, Colombia, produced positive results for Brazil. During the event, the companies totaled US$6.67 million in new business, and for the next year, the estimated turnover is US$19.67 million.
The Brazilian participants showcased their products at the plastics, petrochemicals, rubber and packaging trade show through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency).
About the initiative, ABIMAQ’s manager of International Relations and Trade Promotion, Paulo Guerra, brings a positive evaluation. “We are very satisfied with the results, we exceeded our expectations and a reflection of this is that we increased the figures from 2018 by 32.1%”, he reports.
Due to the positive balance after the event, Paulo Guerra explains that “the strategic location we had at the fair gave us a unique visibility. The entrepreneurs who participated with us in this edition are very happy with the results and trust the Colombian market. This year, we also participated in three other major trade shows in the plastics sector, in Argentina, Mexico and Peru, with ColombiaPlast being the one with the best result”.
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW
In 2021, Colombia imported US$311.5 million in Brazilian machinery, 37.4% more than in 2020.
Graphic machines and equipment were one of the most imported segments by the country in 2021, reaching US$2.4 million. Machines and accessories for the plastic industry generated US$1.7 million last year.
Regarding machinery for the plastics industry and the graphic industry, by product, Colombia imported mainly auxiliary printing machines from Brazil, reaching US$1.3 million in 2021, a total market share of 31.7%.
Other products most imported by the country last year were the parts of machines and devices both for working rubber or plastics and for manufacturing products from these materials, reaching US$804,000, an increase of 518% compared to 2020.
The main destination for Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment is the United States, which in 2021 imported US$2.7 billion, a total share of 27.1% of the Brazilian market. Among the largest importers is also Argentina, which imported US$899.1 million in 2021, 29.3% higher than in 2020. Another important buyer of Brazilian machinery is Chile, which in 2021 imported US$570.9 million, an increase of 82.1% compared to 2020. Among the highlights is also China, which moved US$543 million last year, 404.9% more than in 2020.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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17/10/2022
Brazilian companies reach US$670 thousand in negotiations through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS); estimate for next year is US$2.94 million
The 12 companies participating in the business roundtables at the Bogotá International Fair (FIB) concluded the event with a positive balance of US$670,000 in total revenue. The initiative, which took place between September 26 and 30 in Colombia, brings relevant projections for the next 12 months with an estimate of US$2.94 million in new business.
The participation of the Brazilian organizations was promoted by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders Association).
FIB Trade Mission promoted 105 meetings during the business roundtables for the 12 Brazilian companies. Colombian clients projected a more optimistic figure, indicating US$9.36 million as new business prospects after meetings with Brazilian manufacturers.
Regarding the companies’ participation, ABIMAQ’s manager of International Relations and Trade Promotion, Paulo Guerra, brings a positive perspective. “The main objective of the companies that participated in the international business round was to facilitate strategic contacts with decision makers. The numbers and business expectations of the Brazilian companies indicate that the initiative fulfilled its main purpose and should develop into important partnerships between domestic entrepreneurs and Colombian clients”, he estimates.
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW
In 2021, Colombia imported US$311.5 million in Brazilian machinery, 37.4% more than in 2020.
Graphic machines and equipment were one of the most imported segments by the country in 2021, reaching US$2.4 million. Machines and accessories for the plastic industry generated US$1.7 million last year.
Regarding machinery for the plastics industry and the graphic industry, by product, Colombia imported mainly auxiliary printing machines from Brazil, reaching US$1.3 million in 2021, a total market share of 31.7%.
Other products most imported by the country last year were the parts of machines and devices both for working rubber or plastics and for manufacturing products from these materials, reaching US$804,000, an increase of 518% compared to 2020.
The main destination for Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment is the United States, which in 2021 imported US$2.7 billion, a total share of 27.1% of the Brazilian market. Among the largest importers is also Argentina, which imported US$899.1 million in 2021, 29.3% higher than in 2020. Another important buyer of Brazilian machinery is Chile, which in 2021 imported US$570.9 million, an increase of 82.1% compared to 2020. Among the highlights is also China, which moved US$543 million last year, 404.9% more than in 2020.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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20/09/2022
17 companies participate in the event through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS); Colombia imported US$311.5 million in Brazilian machinery in 2021
ColombiaPlast, a tradeshow for the plastics, petrochemical, rubber, packaging and containers industry, takes place between September 26 and 30, in Bogotá, Colombia. The event is the most important in the Andes region, Central America and the Caribbean, and happens in parallel with the Bogotá International Fair – FIB, which features business rounds and exhibitions of industrial machinery, equipment, technological advances, inputs, capital goods and raw materials.
For this edition, 172 local and international exhibitors will be present in 4,900m². More than 43,000 visitors are expected, who will be able to find solutions for a sustainable industry and technological support for production management, process control and maintenance. This year, the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS), the result of a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders Association), will take 17 companies to participate in the event.
“We will have a collective BMS stand, where our exhibitors will showcase products and launches, promoting Brazil as a competitive supplier of mechanical capital goods” says Patrícia Gomes, Director of Foreign Markets for ABIMAQ.
In addition, during the Bogotá International Fair – FIB, parallel to ColombiaPlast, another 14 Brazilian companies selected by the BMS will participate in the business roundtables organized by the project. The objective of the round is to facilitate meetings with decision-makers who want to buy, represent or distribute the products of Brazilian companies in the Colombian market and region.
For Piovan do Brasil, operating in the plastics and process cooling industry, the Colombian market is important because of the customers they have in the country. Participating in the fair shows the company’s commitment to the sector. This year they will feature equipment and solutions for the automation of plastics processing, such as technologies for handling, transporting, dosing and mixing plastic granules. Piovan will also showcase their temperature control lines for molds, and solutions for cooling industrial processes.
Pronatec, which produces machines and equipment for converters, brings in this edition its winder with automatic change for stretchable PVC film reels, which allows greater productivity and safety for the operator. Their best seller products are peripherals for converting machines, whose main destinations are Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
In 2021, Colombia imported US$311.5 million in Brazilian machinery, 37.4% more than in 2020.
Graphic machines and equipment were one of the most imported segments by the country in 2021, reaching US$2.4 million. Machines and accessories for the plastic industry generated US$1.7 million last year.
Regarding machinery for the plastics industry and the graphic industry, by product, Colombia imported mainly auxiliary printing machines from Brazil, reaching US$1.3 million in 2021, a total market share of 31.7%.
Other products most imported by the country last year were the parts of machines and devices both for working rubber or plastics and for manufacturing products from these materials, reaching US$804,000, an increase of 518% compared to 2020.
The main destination for Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment is the United States, which in 2021 imported US$2.7 billion, a total share of 27.1% of the Brazilian market. Among the largest importers is also Argentina, which imported US$899.1 million in 2021, 29.3% higher than in 2020. Another important buyer of Brazilian machinery is Chile, which in 2021 imported US$570.9 million, an increase of 82.1% compared to 2020. Among the highlights is also China, which moved US$543 million last year, 404.9% more than in 2020.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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31/08/2022
During the trade show, considered the gateway to the plastics industry in Peru, Brazilian companies generated US$810,000 in sales
Nine Brazilian companies showcased high efficiency machines and technological innovations in Expo Plast, the international fair for the plastics industry. The event took place between August 24th and 27th in Peru, a country that today has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and is one of the most important meeting points for the Latin American and South Pacific plastics industry.
Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), the companies Boy Service, Delgo, Lakatos, Laserflex, Mecalor, Polimáquinas, Reinaflex, SEIBT and Vizuri participated in the trade show, which had approximately 300 national and international exhibitors and more than 20 thousand visitors.
“Expo Plast showed a promising scenario for Brazilian exports. In just four days of the event, the companies brought by BMS totaled US$810 thousand in deals carried out on site, with an estimate of reaching another US$3.95 million in deals in the next 12 months”, explains Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Market Director of ABIMAQ. The main destinations were Peru itself, in addition to Ecuador and Chile.
Peru was the 3rd largest importer of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastic sector in 2021. The country imported US$7.6 million throughout the year, representing 8% of the total exported by Brazil in the period. In the first half of 2022, the country had already bought US$4.5 million in Brazilian machinery, an increase of 46.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
In 2021, the main Brazilian products exported to Peru within the sector, were: machines and apparatus for working rubber or plastics or for manufacturing products; auxiliary printing machines and flexographic printing machines and equipment. Together, the three product segments accumulate more than 60% of the total value imported by the country.
OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN EXPORTS
The top five destinations for Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastic sector in 2021, were the United States, Argentina, Peru, the United Kingdom and Chile.
From all machinery exported within the industry, 16% went to the United States – a total of US$15 million. Argentina imported US$14.1 million in the same period, while Peru imported US$7.6 million. The UK increased its share by 79% between 2020 and 2021, reaching $7.3 million. Chile, in turn, reached US$6.4 million.
Among the most exported Brazilian equipment within the plastics industry were machines and equipment for rubber and plastics. In 2021, these items had a 27.4% share within the sector, moving US$25.7 million. Another highlight is the auxiliary machines for printing, which reached US$11.2 million in exports, an increase of 27% in relation to the previous year.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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25/08/2022
Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), five Brazilian companies will exhibit in the fair;
in 2021, Uruguay imported US$197.8 million in machinery and equipment from Brazil
Expo Prado 2022, the 117th edition of the International Livestock Exhibition and Agribusiness Commercial Show, takes place from September 9 to 18, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fair brings together the most relevant actors in the country’s agribusiness and livestock sector, with renowned companies, organizations and institutions, including five Brazilian manufacturers.
The estimate for the fair is 650 exhibitors, with the participation of more than 2500 brands, and approximately 195,000 visitors. The event rewards players, showcases machinery, presents advanced technology, and features more than 80 conferences. Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association), the companies Engecer, Coimma, Guarany, MagnoJet and Grazmec were selected to participate in the event.
BMS was invited to participate by the Embassy of Uruguay, which organized the entire Brazilian pavilion. Exhibitors will take various agricultural products and novelties to BMS collective booth, to promote Brazil’s as a competitive manufacturer of mechanical capital goods.
Guarany, which is one of the companies present, for example, has an annual production capacity of over 15 million products, has been exporting for over 40 years and is present in over 80 countries. In this edition, it will present the Lever Back Sprayer: light, practical and efficient, the equipment promotes high efficiency and economy. With its symmetrical structure, it allows immediate change of the drive side without the use of tools. It also has a triple filtering system, located in the supply nozzle, in the drive pump and in the valve.
The company will also exhibit the Costal Granulate Applicator, the first equipment for manual application of fertilizers, insecticides and nematicides. It replaces the casting method, ensuring uniformity and precision in the application, in addition to generating savings by avoiding product waste.
Among the industrial activities of the other participants, Coimma manufactures logs, bovine scales and road scales for weighing trucks and various segments; Engecer has been exporting shirts for agricultural sprayers for 20 years; MagnoJet, produces spray tips and accessories; and Grazmec, which since 2001 has been exporting its line of seed treatment machines.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Uruguay played an important role in the Brazilian machinery and equipment market in 2021. The country imported US$197.8 million, an increase of 52.1% compared to 2020.
The main segments of Brazilian machinery imported by Uruguay in 2021 were Agricultural Machinery and Implements, totaling US$74 million, a 37.4% market share; Material Handling and Storage, reaching US$30.5 million, 15.4% of Brazilian exports to the country, an increase of 56.7% over the previous year; and Road Machines, moving US$26.5 million, 41.4% more than in 2021.
The most imported Brazilian agricultural products by the Uruguayan market in 2021 were Tractors with a power between 75 and 130 kW, reaching US$12.9 million and 17.5% of the market; Tractors with an engine power greater than 130 kW, generating US$11.7 million, an increase of 148.9% over the previous year; and Sprayers for agriculture or horticulture, with a total of US$8.1 million.
The main destination for Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment is the United States, which in 2021 imported US$2.7 billion, a total share of 27.1% of the Brazilian market. Among the largest importers is also Argentina, which moved US$899.1 million in 2021, 29.3% higher than in 2020. Another important buyer of Brazilian machinery is Chile, which in 2021 imported US$570.9 million, an increase of 82.1% compared to 2020. Among the highlights is also China, which moved US$543 million last year, 404.9% more than in 2020.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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18/08/2022
Nine Brazilian companies will have the opportunity to exhibit at the event taking place in Peru, the third largest importer of Brazilian machinery in the sector in 2021
Expoplast 2022, an international fair for the plastics industry, takes place between August 24th and 27th in Peru. The event is a gateway to the plastics industry and similar sectors in the country, which today has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America. The fair has been taking place for over 18 years and is currently one of the most important meeting points for the plastic industry in the South Pacific and Latin America.
The public estimate for this event is 20 thousand visitors, in a total area of 376 thousand square feet. In addition, around 300 exhibitors, both from Peru and abroad, will participate. Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ, nine Brazilian companies were selected to participate in the fair.
These Brazilian exhibitors will showcase their products and novelties in BMS` collective booth, with the aim of promoting Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology.
For this edition, Boy Service will launch the Flexographic Printer, a machine for printing on plastic packaging, sized and manufactured to work at high speeds and with high performance. The company has been exporting its products for six years to Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico.
Lakatos is in its expansion phase and will inaugurate a production plant in 2023. During Expoplast, the company is launching its coil thermoforming machines, which thermally shape plastic transforming it into packaging or even parts for automobiles, refrigerators and other equipment. They are intended for large-scale production with high productivity.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Peru was one of the main buyers of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastic and graphic sector in 2021. The country imported a total of US$7.6 million throughout the year. In the first half of 2022, Peru imported US$4.5 million in Brazilian machinery, an increase of 46.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The United States is also among the largest importers in the sector. In 2021, North Americans were the main buyers of machinery from Brazil, importing a total of US$15 million. In the first half of 2022, imports reached US$8.8 million – an increase of 65.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Argentina is the second largest destination for Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastic and graphic sector. The country had a 15% share in 2021, with US$14.1 million. The destination is the one that most moved the sector between January and June 2022, reaching US$10 million in product sales.
The United Kingdom and Chile are also among the highlights in the negotiation of Brazilian machinery for the sector, with Europeans buying US$7.3 million, while Chileans imported US$6.4 million.
This year, Mexico has stood out in the sector. The country, which in 2021 totaled US$4.5 million in imports from Brazil, reached US$4.9 million in purchases of machinery in the first half of 2022 alone. In comparison with the first six months of last year, the increase was 187 %.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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24/06/2022
Businesses carried out at the fair by Brazilian companies reach US$980 thousand; Sectoral project promotes the participation of six companies during the event
The main news on the international textile machinery sector was the focus of Simatex 2022. The fair, which took place between May 30 and June 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, had approximately 200 exhibitors in an area of 129,000 square feet. On the occasion, Brazilian companies presented the main highlights of products for textile finishing, knitted fabrics, dyes and chemical products, software, recycling and services for the industry at the collective stand of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS).
In total, the companies Audaces, Castilho, Comelato Roncato, Delta Máquinas Têxteis, Porta Cabos and Socio Tec generated US$980 thousand in business during the fair. In addition, the organizations expect to sell a combined $2.7 million over the next 12 months. The presence of these companies was promoted by BMS, the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ to promote Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology.
The main market reached by Brazilian companies was Argentina. Argentina is Brazil’s fourth largest trading partner in the sector, having imported a total of US$4.8 million last year. The most imported products in the country are circular knitting looms, with cylinders with a diameter of more than 165mm. In 2021, this product represented 40.7% of imports, with US$1.95 million, an increase of 351.2% between 2020 and 2021. Other Brazilian machinery frequently imported by Argentina are clothes dryers, moving US$777 thousand last year, and cards for the preparation of other textile materials, with a total of US$414 thousand.
In 2021, Brazil exported US$57.5 million in textile machinery and equipment. Its main importers were Germany, the United States, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico. In 2021, Germany handled US$13.9 million, a total of 24.2% of Brazilian textile machinery. The United States, in turn, imported US$8.2 million, increasing its imports by 71.6% between 2021 and 2020. Paraguay had a 96.7% increase in imports, reaching US$6.3 million. Argentina imported US$4.8 million last year, and Mexico reached US$3.6 million.
Among the products most exported by Brazil to the foreign market, there are washing machines with a dry clothes capacity over 10 kg, representing a share of 33.9%, totaling US$19.4 million. In second place are textile preparation machines, with US$6.5 million. Next, needles for sewing machines, which reached US$6 million in total exports.
Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com.
The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br.
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br.
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Contacts:
MCLAIR COMUNICAÇÃO – BMS Program Press Agency
Fernanda Pasquale – International Communications Manager
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Lucio Agberto – Communications Coordinator
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Maria Augusta Tozello (Magu) – Press Relations, Domestic and International
+ 55 11 99264-7489
21/06/2022
Estimate is based on Brazilian companies which participated in the Chilean fair through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS); Brazil exported US$179.7 million in mining machinery in 2021
Brazilian companies introduced innovations for the mining and energy sector during Exponor 2022. The fair took place between June 13 and 16 in Antofagasta, Chile, and was attended by six Brazilian companies invited to participate in the collective stand promoted by the Brazil Machinery Program Solutions (BMS), an initiative to promote Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology, a partnership between ABIMAQ and ApexBrasil.
The event, taking place every two years, had approximately 700 exhibitors and around 40,000 visitors. The focus of this edition was sustainability, with US$850 million in business generated for this year. In total, 19 projects on innovation and technology for the mining and energy industry were showcased during the fair.
Fewtec, Henfel, Netzsch, Neuman & Esser, Porta Cabos and Steinert were the Brazilian representatives during Exponor. The main markets with significant business volume during the fair were Chile, Argentina, Peru and Australia. Altogether, the companies made 134 new commercial contacts and estimated to have a combined turnover of US$1.08 million in the next 12 months.
OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN EXPORTS
Brazil exported US$179.7 million in machinery and equipment for mining in 2021. With a share of 22.4% in this sector, the largest destination for machinery was the United States, which generated revenues of US$40.2 million. Chile bought US$19.9 million, increasing its imports by 26.3%, in the comparison between 2020 and 2021. Exports to Peru reached US$13.9 million last year. Countries such as Mexico and Paraguay are also among the destinations for Brazilian goods, with negotiations in 2021 amounting, respectively, to US$9.9 million and US$9.2 million in the same period.
Among the most exported Brazilian machinery and equipment in the mining segment are parts of machines and apparatus for selecting, sieving, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stones or ores. These products totaled US$94.4 million in sales in 2021, a share that is equivalent to 52.6% of all machinery sold in the sector.
Chile, Brazil’s second largest trading partner in the sector, imported US$15.5 million in 2021 – such Brazilian machinery represented 78.3% of Chilean imports in the sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports from machinery and equipment companies, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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14/06/2022
In an event marked by innovations focused on the environment and circular economy, Brazilian companies estimate to earn US$8.7 million in business over the next 12 months;
With technological innovations and high-efficiency machines, Brazilian companies participated in Argenplás, the international plastics fair. The event, which takes place every two years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, targets the sectors of machinery and equipment, molds and tools, automation and quality control, rubber, raw materials and chemical products, environment and recycling, finished products and semi-finished products and plastic transformers.
In total, 15 Brazilian companies chosen by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) participated in the event, which hosted more than 180 exhibitors from Argentina and 10 other countries. The initiative was created to promote Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology, a partnership between ABIMAQ and ApexBrasil.
The participating Brazilian companies generated US$4.78 million in new business over the course of the event, expecting to sell US$8.76 million in the next 12 months. The main markets reached by those companies were Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey and Chile.
OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN EXPORTS
The main importers of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastics, packaging and printing industry are the United States, Argentina, Peru, the United Kingdom and Chile. In 2021, Brazil exported US$15 million to the United States, a total of 16% of its exports in the sector. Argentina imported US$14.1 million in the same period, while Peru imported US$7.6 million. The UK, on the other hand, increased its share by 79% between 2020 and 2021, reaching US$7.3 million. Chile, in turn, imported US$6.4 million.
The most exported Brazilian products within the plastics, packaging and printing industry are machines and equipment for rubber and plastics. In 2021, these products had a total share of 27.4% within the sector, moving US$25.7 million. Another highlight is auxiliary machines for printing, which reached US$11.2 million in Brazilian exports, an increase of 27% in relation to the previous year.
Last year, Argentina imported mainly machinery and equipment to work rubber, plastics or to manufacture products from these materials, reaching US$4.1 million, a total of 29.6% of its imports from the sector. Another product widely sold in the Argentine market was auxiliary printing machines, which totaled US$2.3 million in 2021. The extruder for thermoplastic materials also had a significant demand with US$1.4 million, representing 10.1% of Argentine imports.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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08/06/2022
Businesses carried out at the fair by Brazilian companies reach US$980 thousand;
Sectoral project promotes the participation of six companies during the event
The main news on the international textile machinery sector was the focus of Simatex 2022. The fair, which took place between May 30 and June 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, had approximately 200 exhibitors in an area of 129,000 square feet. On the occasion, Brazilian companies presented the main highlights of products for textile finishing, knitted fabrics, dyes and chemical products, software, recycling and services for the industry at the collective stand of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS).
In total, the companies Audaces, Castilho, Comelato Roncato, Delta Máquinas Têxteis, Porta Cabos and Socio Tec generated US$980 thousand in business during the fair. In addition, the organizations expect to sell a combined $2.7 million over the next 12 months. The presence of these companies was promoted by BMS, the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ to promote Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology.
The main market reached by Brazilian companies was Argentina. Argentina is Brazil’s fourth largest trading partner in the sector, having imported a total of US$4.8 million last year. The most imported products in the country are circular knitting looms, with cylinders with a diameter of more than 165mm. In 2021, this product represented 40.7% of imports, with US$1.95 million, an increase of 351.2% between 2020 and 2021. Other Brazilian machinery frequently imported by Argentina are clothes dryers, moving US$777 thousand last year, and cards for the preparation of other textile materials, with a total of US$414 thousand.
In 2021, Brazil exported US$57.5 million in textile machinery and equipment. Its main importers were Germany, the United States, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico. In 2021, Germany handled US$13.9 million, a total of 24.2% of Brazilian textile machinery. The United States, in turn, imported US$8.2 million, increasing its imports by 71.6% between 2021 and 2020. Paraguay had a 96.7% increase in imports, reaching US$6.3 million. Argentina imported US$4.8 million last year, and Mexico reached US$3.6 million.
Among the products most exported by Brazil to the foreign market, there are washing machines with a dry clothes capacity over 10 kg, representing a share of 33.9%, totaling US$19.4 million. In second place are textile preparation machines, with US$6.5 million. Next, needles for sewing machines, which reached US$6 million in total exports.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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06/06/2022
With the support from sectorial project, companies showcase innovations at trade show taking place between June 13 and 16 in Chile; The country imported US$19.9 million of Brazilian mining machinery in 2021
Exponor 2022 is an international biennial tradeshow, taking place between June 13th and 16th in Antofagasta, Chile promoting technologies and innovations for the mining and energy industry. The focus of this edition is sustainability and therefore solar projects, unconventional cooling systems and robots for cleaning panels will be presented as some of the innovations for the sector. US$850 million in business deals are expected to be generated this year.
The estimated number of exhibitors is 700, with around 40,000 visitors. Among Latin American countries, Brazil plays a key role in the mining and energy sector. This year, six Brazilian companies were invited to participate in a collective stand, through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) – a partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ.
During 2021, the most exported Brazilian products within this sector were parts of machines and apparatus for selecting, sieving, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading soil, stones or ores, with a share of 52.6% and a total in sales of US$94.4 million. These products are also the most imported by Chile, which last year bought US$15.5 million from Brazil, representing 78.3% of their imports for the sector.
In 2021, Brazil exported US$179.7 million in mining machinery and equipment. Its main destination was the United States, with US$40.2 million, a total share of 22.4%. In the same period, Chile imported US$19.9 million, a positive variation of 26.3% in relation to the previous year. Peru, the third largest importer, bought US$13.9 million in 2021.
Mexico also stands out in terms of imports of Brazilian machinery, which grew by 15.9% between 2020 and 2021, importing US$9.9 million, and Paraguay purchased another US$9.2 million.
At Exponor 2022, Brazil will be represented by Fewtec, Henfel, Netzsch, Neuman & Esser, Porta Cabos and Steinert, with the BMS project support for exports. Netzsch do Brasil, a member of the Netzsch Group, will launch the PERIPROTM NETZSCH Peristaltic Pump at Exponor 2022. “The pumps are tough, robust, reliable and easy to maintain. Recommended for a wide variety of applications for aggressive and abrasive media with content of up to 70% of solids, peristaltic pumps offer very high suction capacity with minimal maintenance”, explains Rosana Denzer, Marketing Analyst at the company.
Neuman & Esser will also introduce new products at the fair, such as the Grinding and Classification systems for non-metallic products. According to Thais Bonini, the company’s Foreign Trade coordinator, “The systems optimize the performance of the equipment through the distribution of homogeneous particles, with high energy efficiency. All types of non-metallic minerals, present in the calcium and lithium carbonate industry, are used in the milling.”
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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30/05/2022
Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), 15 companies participate in the tradeshow; Argentina was responsible for 15% of Brazilian machinery and equipment exports in 2021, totaling US$14.1 million
Argenplás, the international plastics fair, takes place between June 6th and 9th, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event has more than 180 exhibitors from Argentina and 10 other countries, who will showcase their products to an audience estimated at 18,000 professionals. This year’s focus will be on the circular economy, innovation and the environment. Through the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of a partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ, 15 Brazilian companies were selected to exhibit at the fair.
The event takes place every two years and is aimed at machinery and equipment, automation and quality control, molds and tools, raw materials and chemical products, rubber, plastic transformers, finished and semi-finished products, environment and recycling, in addition to entities, associations, banks, services and technical magazines.
With the objective of promoting Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology, Brazilian exhibitors will bring various products and novelties to the event. The companies’ participation is promoted by BMS, which has a collective booth for the exhibition of their launches.
One of the participating companies is Piovan, a multinational that operates in all South American countries and has been participating in Argenplás since 2006. This year the company will showcase products aimed at feeding, dosing and dehumidification systems. Among them are the Easy 3 System Feeders, which bring a new concept in material feeding and centralized control, available in three versions of receivers. The range is made of stainless steel and includes special versions for the treatment of high temperature and abrasive materials.
Another Piovan launch is the Gravimetric Doser MDW 150, a gravimetric dosing unit equipped with a pneumatic guillotine or dosing screw. The product doses up to six types of granulated materials. The doser is considered ideal to be applied to injection, blowing and extrusion processes. Its benefits include custom setup, precise dosing and high process repeatability with homogeneous mixing with each batch.
Mecalor is a leading company in thermal engineering solutions due to the development of chillers for different segments of the industry. At Argenplás, they will showcase three state-of-the-art chillers used in the cooling of the plastic transformation process: A conventional Chiller with a capacity of 3 TRs, another of 5 TRs and a third of 10 TRs.
The company will also promote the Turbocor Chiller, which provides greater energy efficiency thanks to the oil-free magnetic bearing centrifugal compressor technology.
Founded in 1960, Mecalor has been operating in the foreign market for about 20 years. Currently, the company exports around 20% of its production. This percentage has increased over the years due to active commercial work in Latin American markets, especially by the branch in Mexico, which opened in 2019.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
Among the largest importers of machinery and equipment for the plastics, packaging and printing industry are the United States, Argentina and Peru. In 2021, the United States imported 16% of Brazilian machinery, a total of US$15 million. In the same period, Argentina had a 15% share, with US$14.1 million. Peru, on the other hand, imported US$7.6 million throughout the year.
Other countries that stand out in the Brazilian machinery exports for the sector are the United Kingdom, which between 2020 and 2021 had a variation of 79.6% in its total imports, with US$7.3 million; and Chile, which last year totaled US$6.4 million.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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24/05/2022
Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) promotes the participation of six Brazilian companies in one of the main international fairs in the textile machinery sector, which takes place in Argentina
Simatex, an international trade show in the textile machinery sector, takes place between May 30 and June 2, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and will have the presence of Brazilian companies that supply machinery and equipment for the textile industry. The event brings together news from the sector, highlighting the variety of products, such as knitted fabrics, textile finishing, recycling and services for the industry, dyes and chemical products, software, among others. With an area of 129 thousand square feet, the fair estimates the presence of approximately 200 exhibitors.
Among the Brazilian companies participating in the event are Audaces, Castilho, Comelatoroncato, Delta Máquinas Têxteis, Porta Cabos and Socio Tec. All of them were selected by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ to promote Brazil as a competitive exporter of mechanical capital goods and technology. At. At the event, the companies will have a collective stand made available by the BMS to showcase their new products.
Delta will introduce two products during Simatex: The Sublimation Calender, which is aimed at industries seeking greater productivity, quality and profitability in the thermotransfer process. The main differential of the equipment is a heating system that guarantees uniform temperature and greater use of the circumference of the thermal cylinder. The other launch is Rama, a solution applicable to the preparation and finishing of textile articles which performs, in a single equipment, impregnation of chemical products, structure alignment, drying and/or thermosetting of fabrics. “These are two pieces of equipment with high added technology and relevant to the Brazilian and Argentine markets, which until now were dependent on European products. During the fair, we intend to generate business close to US$500 thousand, and still in 2022, our estimate for export sales is US$1 million”, points out Fábio Kreutzfeld, CEO of Delta Máquinas Têxteis.
According to the sales coordinator for Latin America at Audaces, Daniel Cancelier, the fair brings opportunities for exposure, promotion and marketing for the sector. “We will showcase a variety of products such as software for digitizing processes, which help in the creation, development and production of fashion. Our expectation in software sales during the event is US$50 thousand, considering that our main product is SaaS, which brings benefits to customers such as resource savings, service customization, integration, cloud computing technology (cloud hosting), among others. In addition, the expected revenue from other equipment is US$200,000”, he says.
Socio Tec will showcase a machine for folding pockets and lapels. The equipment provides jeans and professional uniform makers with an alternative for production with simple handling and equipped with its own steaming system, eliminating the need for a boiler.
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW
Brazilian textile machinery and equipment are exported to the whole world. Germany, for example, imported 24.2% of Brazilian machinery in 2021, totaling US$13.9 million. The United States expanded its imports by 71.6% in the last year (compared to 2020), reaching US$8.2 million. In the Paraguayan market, the increase reached 96.7%, with a total of US$6.3 million in 2021.
Other highlights of the Brazilian textile machinery exports in 2021 are Argentina, which imported US$4.8 million, and Mexico, which reached US$3.6 million. Last year, Brazil exported a total of US$57.5 million in this sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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20/05/2022
Trade show opens opportunities for the introduction of new technologies in the meat sector to the foreign market; The event has the participation of six Brazilian companies selected by the BMS
IFFA 2022, the world’s leading fair in the meat sector, takes place between May 14 and 19, in Frankfurt, Germany. Among its exhibitors, it will have the presence of Brazilian suppliers of machinery and equipment for the industry. The event is an international business route for the sector – 70% of visitors and 63% of exhibitors are from outside the European country – with focus on various product segments, such as meat processing technologies and other alternative proteins, packaging, weighing systems, and automation processes and IT solutions, in addition to cleaning, operational hygiene and work safety equipment, among others.
The companies Equimatec, Farenzena, Hightech, Plasmetal, Torfresma and Varpe Brasil are participating in IFFA 2022 invited by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ. By exhibiting their products, they strengthen the Brazilian image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital with technology and competitiveness. Their participation is sponsored by BMS, which has a collective stand to showcase its releases.
According to Daniel Maffi, Director General of Hightech, the company intends to expand its business into four territories in the coming years. “The trade show is our key to entering new markets. We are already strong in Eurasia, Europe and Latin America, but the goal for the next three years is to seek the American market”, he explains. For Maffi, the event is a long-term project, which can reverberate for years in sales resulting from local prospecting. “We always aim, between one IFFA and the next, to reach an average of 180 new leads, building loyalty of around 25% to 40%, and selling to 20 new customers”, he adds.
Equimatec also plans to enter new destinations in the upcoming years: Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. When talking about the main novelty to be presented at the event, Ingobert Piske, general director of Competitiva Consultoria e Formação, a company contracted by Equimatec, details the product and points out the perspectives: “We will introduce an automatic cold slicing line integrated to automatic packaging machines. During the event, our sales estimate for the international market is around US$ 1 million”, he says.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The main importers of Brazilian machinery and equipment for meat preparation and packaging are Argentina, the United States, and Paraguay. Argentina imports 11.8% of Brazilian machinery, in 2021 the total was US$5.6 million. The United States, on the other hand, increased its imports by 20% between 2020 and 2021, reaching US$5.45 million. In the Paraguayan market, the increase reached 53%, totaling US$3.97 million in 2021.
Two other South American countries which stand out in terms of machinery imports are Colombia, with US$2.8 million and Chile, which totals US$2.45 million. In 2021, Brazil exported a total of US$47.6 million within this sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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17/05/2022
Trade show opens opportunities for the introduction of new technologies in the meat sector to the foreign market; The event has the participation of six Brazilian companies selected by the BMS
IFFA 2022, the world’s leading fair in the meat sector, takes place between May 14 and 19, in Frankfurt, Germany. Among its exhibitors, it will have the presence of Brazilian suppliers of machinery and equipment for the industry. The event is an international business route for the sector – 70% of visitors and 63% of exhibitors are from outside the European country – with focus on various product segments, such as meat processing technologies and other alternative proteins, packaging, weighing systems, and automation processes and IT solutions, in addition to cleaning, operational hygiene and work safety equipment, among others.
The companies Equimatec, Farenzena, Hightech, Plasmetal, Torfresma and Varpe Brasil are participating in IFFA 2022 invited by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of the partnership between ApexBrasil and ABIMAQ. By exhibiting their products, they strengthen the Brazilian image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital with technology and competitiveness. Their participation is sponsored by BMS, which has a collective stand to showcase its releases.
According to Daniel Maffi, Director General of Hightech, the company intends to expand its business into four territories in the coming years. “The trade show is our key to entering new markets. We are already strong in Eurasia, Europe and Latin America, but the goal for the next three years is to seek the American market”, he explains. For Maffi, the event is a long-term project, which can reverberate for years in sales resulting from local prospecting. “We always aim, between one IFFA and the next, to reach an average of 180 new leads, building loyalty of around 25% to 40%, and selling to 20 new customers”, he adds.
Equimatec also plans to enter new destinations in the upcoming years: Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. When talking about the main novelty to be presented at the event, Ingobert Piske, general director of Competitiva Consultoria e Formação, a company contracted by Equimatec, details the product and points out the perspectives: “We will introduce an automatic cold slicing line integrated to automatic packaging machines. During the event, our sales estimate for the international market is around US$ 1 million”, he says.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The main importers of Brazilian machinery and equipment for meat preparation and packaging are Argentina, the United States, and Paraguay. Argentina imports 11.8% of Brazilian machinery, in 2021 the total was US$5.6 million. The United States, on the other hand, increased its imports by 20% between 2020 and 2021, reaching US$5.45 million. In the Paraguayan market, the increase reached 53%, totaling US$3.97 million in 2021.
Two other South American countries which stand out in terms of machinery imports are Colombia, with US$2.8 million and Chile, which totals US$2.45 million. In 2021, Brazil exported a total of US$47.6 million within this sector.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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26/04/2022
The event, which takes place between the 25th and 29th of April and aims to launch the main trends and innovations for agribusiness, will feature an initiative to promote exports
The International Trade Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action – Agrishow 2022, takes place in its 27th edition in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, between April 25th and 29th. The event, the largest in agricultural technology in Brazil and one of the three largest in the world, is recognized for launching the main trends and innovations for agribusiness. During its last edition in 2019, it brought together almost 160 thousand visitors from all states and more than 90 countries, having received more than 800 exhibitors in 520 thousand square meters. In addition, it has totaled R$2.9 billion in business initiated at the fair.
As the largest agricultural machinery fair in Latin America, Agrishow brings together the main players in the segment including the largest exporters, what makes it an ideal opportunity to learn about the technological scope of Brazilian companies.
It is worth noting that in 2021, Brazilian exports of agricultural machinery and equipment grew by 41% over the previous year, reaching a volume of US$1.3 billion, the highest level since 2017. With a growth of 108% comparing 2021 vs 2020, Paraguay was the main destination for exports, totaling US$266.6 million, followed by Argentina, which in the period presented a volume of 161.2 million, and the United States, which reached US$158.8 million.
In its first on-site year after the pandemic, Agrishow 2022 brings together innovative solutions for all types of crops and property sizes. During the fair, the public will be able to participate in the Agrishow Experience, where lectures take place within the “Agrishow Labs” platform, a journey of strategic content and face-to-face actions.
According to Patrícia Gomes – Director of External Market of the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), this is a highly anticipated moment, especially as a result of the resumption of face-to-face events. “Agrishow 2022 gains even more relevance for the sector due to the challenges we have had in the last two years. The visibility that the event offers its participants – both exhibitors and the public – is essential for the resumption of business and prospects for the export of agricultural machinery and equipment”, she explains.
IMAGE PROJECT: SUPPORTING EXPORTS FOCUSING ON SOUTH AFRICA, KENYA AND THE NETHERLANDS
The Image Project will take place during Agrishow 2022. Its goal is to promote and disseminate the Brazilian machinery and equipment industry to the international market, through the visit of opinion leaders and experts who come to Brazil to learn more about the opportunities and the local agricultural machinery and equipment sector. The initiative is developed by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), with support from the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), in partnership with ABIMAQ.
This year, Image Project welcomes journalists from South Africa, Kenya and the Netherlands.
“Among the target markets of Image Project, South Africa stood out. Exports to the market increased by 140% in 2021 compared to the previous year, totaling US$37.1 million”, explains the Director of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ. The most commercialized products for this destination were: Sprayers for agriculture or horticulture (41.6%); Combined harvesters with threshers (15.4%); and Tractors with engine power between 37KW and 75KW (5.1%). In addition, Brazilian exports from the agricultural machinery and equipment segment to the South African market show a constant flow, having reached in 2021 the highest volume in the historical series of the last 5 years. “In terms of South Africa, the Image Project’s objective is to support the consolidation of Brazil’s image as a supplier of high-tech agricultural machinery and equipment”, he concludes.
With regards to Kenya, exports grew 15%, totaling a volume of US$2.4 million in 2021. More than 50% of the value exported to the destination is concentrated in the highlighted product basket: Tractors with power between 75KW and 130KW (23.9%); Ploughs (17%); Seeders-spreaders (14.7%).
In terms of trade with the Netherlands, the 90% growth measured in 2021 resulted in the highest volume exported in the last five years: around US$970,000, with emphasis on products classified as poultry farming machinery and equipment (30.6%). Parts of machinery for agricultural, horticultural or forestry use, for soil preparation or work (25.3%); and threshing machinery and equipment (23.5%).
“Kenya and The Netherlands are key destinations for us to promote Brazil as a reference in the supply of agricultural machinery and equipment. In view of the respective growth observed in 2021, we believe that Brazilian exports to both markets have the potential to rise to a higher level”, concludes Patrícia.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 400 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br
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26/04/2022
The event, which takes place between the 25th and 29th of April and aims to launch the main trends and innovations for agribusiness, will feature an initiative to promote exports
The International Trade Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action – Agrishow 2022, takes place in its 27th edition in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, between April 25th and 29th. The event, the largest in agricultural technology in Brazil and one of the three largest in the world, is recognized for launching the main trends and innovations for agribusiness. During its last edition in 2019, it brought together almost 160 thousand visitors from all states and more than 90 countries, having received more than 800 exhibitors in 520 thousand square meters. In addition, it has totaled R$2.9 billion in business initiated at the fair.
As the largest agricultural machinery fair in Latin America, Agrishow brings together the main players in the segment including the largest exporters, what makes it an ideal opportunity to learn about the technological scope of Brazilian companies.
It is worth noting that in 2021, Brazilian exports of agricultural machinery and equipment grew by 41% over the previous year, reaching a volume of US$1.3 billion, the highest level since 2017. With a growth of 108% comparing 2021 vs 2020, Paraguay was the main destination for exports, totaling US$266.6 million, followed by Argentina, which in the period presented a volume of 161.2 million, and the United States, which reached US$158.8 million.
In its first on-site year after the pandemic, Agrishow 2022 brings together innovative solutions for all types of crops and property sizes. During the fair, the public will be able to participate in the Agrishow Experience, where lectures take place within the “Agrishow Labs” platform, a journey of strategic content and face-to-face actions.
According to Patrícia Gomes – Director of External Market of the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), this is a highly anticipated moment, especially as a result of the resumption of face-to-face events. “Agrishow 2022 gains even more relevance for the sector due to the challenges we have had in the last two years. The visibility that the event offers its participants – both exhibitors and the public – is essential for the resumption of business and prospects for the export of agricultural machinery and equipment”, she explains.
The Image Project will take place during Agrishow 2022. Its goal is to promote and disseminate the Brazilian machinery and equipment industry to the international market, through the visit of opinion leaders and experts who come to Brazil to learn more about the opportunities and the local agricultural machinery and equipment sector. The initiative is developed by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), with support from the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), in partnership with ABIMAQ.
This year, Image Project welcomes journalists from South Africa, Kenya and the Netherlands.
“Among the target markets of Image Project, South Africa stood out. Exports to the market increased by 140% in 2021 compared to the previous year, totaling US$37.1 million”, explains the Director of Foreign Market at ABIMAQ. The most commercialized products for this destination were: Sprayers for agriculture or horticulture (41.6%); Combined harvesters with threshers (15.4%); and Tractors with engine power between 37KW and 75KW (5.1%). In addition, Brazilian exports from the agricultural machinery and equipment segment to the South African market show a constant flow, having reached in 2021 the highest volume in the historical series of the last 5 years. “In terms of South Africa, the Image Project’s objective is to support the consolidation of Brazil’s image as a supplier of high-tech agricultural machinery and equipment”, he concludes.
With regards to Kenya, exports grew 15%, totaling a volume of US$2.4 million in 2021. More than 50% of the value exported to the destination is concentrated in the highlighted product basket: Tractors with power between 75KW and 130KW (23.9%); Ploughs (17%); Seeders-spreaders (14.7%).
In terms of trade with the Netherlands, the 90% growth measured in 2021 resulted in the highest volume exported in the last five years: around US$970,000, with emphasis on products classified as poultry farming machinery and equipment (30.6%). Parts of machinery for agricultural, horticultural or forestry use, for soil preparation or work (25.3%); and threshing machinery and equipment (23.5%).
“Kenya and The Netherlands are key destinations for us to promote Brazil as a reference in the supply of agricultural machinery and equipment. In view of the respective growth observed in 2021, we believe that Brazilian exports to both markets have the potential to rise to a higher level”, concludes Patrícia.
Fruit of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS) aims to promote exports machinery and equipment companies, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program currently has around 190 members, among industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, among others. Until October 2021, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 160 countries. For more information, visit www.brazilmachinery.com.
The Brazilian Machinery Builders Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of acting in favor of strengthening the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with political and economic instances, stimulating trade and international cooperation contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources skills and modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br.
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure. More information: www.apexbrasil.com.br.
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MCLAIR COMUNICAÇÃO – BMS Program Press Agency
Fernanda Pasquale – International Press Manager
fernanda@mclair.com.br
+1 614 543-0441
Lucio Agberto – Head of PR & Content
lucio@mclair.com.br
+55 11 95494-9145
Maria Augusta Tozello (Magu) – National and International PR
magu@mclair.com.br
+ 55 11 99264-7489
23/01/2020
Seven Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the food and the industrial refrigeration sectors are preparing to go to Atlanta, in the United States. They will participate in the largest event of the industry, the International Production & Processing Expo– IPPE 2020, which will take place in January 28-30. The presence of such companies in the event is supported by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ).
Deemed as the largest event in the meat processing and balanced diet in feed industry in the American market, the exhibition presents the latest novelties in the sector. It is the place where buyers and sellers of the state-of-the-art technologies for products and services meet.
It is worth mentioning that the United States holds the first position in the ranking of countries buying machinery and equipment from Brazil. In 2018, the USA spent USD 2.5 billion on the purchase of Brazilian products, while in 2019 the imports amounted to USD 2.8 billion – a 14% increase in comparison with the previous year.
The food industry fair has what it takes to be a success, since Brazilian businesspeople will have the chance of selling their products, prospecting for business opportunities and doing networking. In 2019, the companies attending IPPE reached USD 6.5 million in deals made and those expected to be closed in the next 12 months.
“The constant presence of our manufacturers in this event gives us the chance of increasing our activities in the demanding American market, as well as finding qualified buyers in Latin America”, points out Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Trade CEO of ABIMAQ and Manager of the BMS Program.
Once again, ABIMAQ and the Brazilian Association of Pharmacochemistry and Pharmaceutical Industry (represented here by Abiquifi) are going to join forces to participate in the event by means of two Industry Projects: Brazil Machinery Solutions and Brazilian Pharma Solutions, both created in a partnership with Apex-Brasil to promote the exports of their respective products.
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program
Result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims the promotion of the Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as strengthening the image of Brazil as manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competition. The BMS Program currently has approximately 400 members, among industries of different sectors, such as agricultural, textile, mining, plastic, packages, among others. In 2018, the companies related to the BMS Program registered exports for 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, access: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ
The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was established in 1937, with the purpose of acting in favor of the strengthening of the national industry, mobilizing the sector, making actions with the political and economic levels, promoting the international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resource qualification and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br .
About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) acts to promote the Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments for strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil coordinates the efforts of direct foreign investment attraction for Brazil, focused on strategic sectors for the development of the competition of the Brazilian companies and of the country. To comply with these purposes, the Agency performs trade promotion actions, aiming to appreciate the Brazilian products and services abroad, with support to the participation of companies in international fairs, commercial and prospective missions, international business rounds, visits of foreign opinion leaders to know the Brazilian structure, among other forms of performance to strengthen the brand Brasil. More information www.apexbrasil.com.br .
22/01/2020
From January 21 to 23, the city of Medellín, in Colombia, will host one of the main fairs of the textile and clothing industry in Latin America: Colombiatex. Brazil will take to the Colombian city a group of 44 Brazilian companies that are going to present in the event the latest novelties in fabrics, machinery and equipment, leather, footwear and supplies.
Brazilian manufacturers compose one of the most representative delegations in the fair. The group of companies will attend Colombiatex thanks to the support of the following international promotion programs: By Brazil Components, Machinery and Chemicals, Brazil Machinery Solutions and Texbrasil. Such programs are carried out by means of a partnership among the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), the Brazilian Association of Leather and Footwear Components and Artifact Companies (ASSINTECAL), the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) and the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry (Abit).
In 2019, the last participation of Brazil in Colombiatex, the 30 companies that are members of the Texbrasil program reached over USD 6.7 million in trades during the three days of the event, as well as over USD 58 million in deals expected to be made in the following year. On their turn, the 9 machinery and equipment builders that are members of BMS reached over USD 2 million, including immediate deals and those to be closed during the year.
Colombia is currently the most important business partner of Brazil in Latin America and is under a major growing process. Over 90% of Brazilian exports to Colombia are manufactured goods, especially products for vehicles, as well as iron, steel and automobile parts.
The BMS program will take to Colombia eight companies that build machinery and equipment for the textile industry. “The fair is very important to Brazilian companies. We have been working hard for years on innovation and technologies that allow us to create products, supplies, machines and equipment that focus on sustainability. That’s what consumers look for, but that’s especially what the planet needs the most”, states Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Trade CEO of ABIMAQ and Manager of the BMS Program.
In order to meet the needs of buyers from Colombia and other countries visiting Colombiatex, the Texbrasil program will take 32 textile supplies companies to the event. “Colombiatex is the perfect place for Brazilian companies to show their technology advances regarding fabrics and supplies for apparel. Since the signature of the free trade agreement between Colombia and Brazil, exportation has increased significantly, as well as the purchase of supplies in the textile industry. In such scenario of growth, this will be the largest Brazilian delegation participating in Colombiatex ”, adds Lilian Kaddissi, CEO of Texbrasil and Representative of Abit.
The exhibition for the leather, footwear and shoe supplies industry will be composed of 4 companies presenting the main trends in materials for the production of high-quality comfortable shoes that are cutting edge in terms of design and technology.
“The Brazilian leather and footwear industry is one of the most important in the world. Today we export to over 70 countries. Our companies are able to use over 3,500 different components in each collection, what makes us a very creative and innovative industry”, says Cariani de Souza, Relations Analyst of ASSINTECAL.
Participating companies from the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program are: Audaces, Castilho Máquinas Têxteis, Censi Máquinas, Comelato Roncato, Delta Equipamentos, Inarmeg, Orizio and SocioTec.
In the textile industry, the participating companies from the Texbrasil Program are: Bonor Fashion Accessories, Berlan, Canatiba Denin Industry, Cataguases, Cedar Textile, CMJ Textile, Coltex, Covolan Têxtil, Delilah Textile, Draft, Ecotag Lacres, Estrela Aviamentos, Expor Manequins, Hudtelfa, Creora, J. Serrano, La Estampa Fabric & Arts, Latina Textil, Lunelli Textil, Linhas Trichë, Tecelagem Macias, Nicoletti Textil, Paramount, Paranatex Textil, Rosset, Salotex, Sancris Threads and Closures, SantaConstancia, Santana Textiles, Santanense, Santista Jeans Wear, TBM Têxtil and Vicunha Textil.
The four participating companies from ASSINTECAL are: Conexão Malhas, LCM Foils, SMS Metais and Alpargateria Cervera.
The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was established in 1937, with the purpose of acting in favor of the strengthening of the national industry, mobilizing the sector, making actions with the political and economic levels, promoting the international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resource qualification and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br .
Created in 1957, the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry (Abit) is one of the most important entities among the main economic sectors in the Brazil. It represents the production force of 33 thousand companies located throughout the Brazilian territory, including companies of all sizes that together offer over 1.5 million jobs and generate an annual revenue of USD 45 billion.
The Brazilian Association of Leather and Footwear Components and Artifact Companies (Assintecal) has been working for over 35 years to expand the leather and footwear industry. The association is known for its power and ability of dialoguing with representatives from all the spheres of the Government, for the consolidation of the foreign market and for the development of research and fashion content. The entity is responsible for a sector composed of 3 thousand companies. Headquartered in Novo Hamburgo (RS), the association also has offices in São João Batista (SC), Nova Serrana (MG), Birigui (SP), Franca (SP) and Jaú (SP).
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program
Result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims the promotion of the Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as strengthening the image of Brazil as manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competition. The BMS Program currently has approximately 400 members, among industries of different sectors, such as agricultural, textile, mining, plastic, packages, among others. In 2018, the companies related to the BMS Program registered exports for 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, access: www.brazilmachinery.com
About Texbrasil
The Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry Internationalization Program (Texbrasil) works with companies from the textile and apparel industry to develop strategies that lead them to business success in the global market. Over almost 20 years, it has helped around 1,500 brands to start exporting, thus generating USD 3.6 billion in trades. The Program is carried out by Abit in a partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).
About By Brasil Components, Machinery and Chemicals
Brazilian manufacturers from the components industry interested in expanding their business relations with the foreign market have the opportunity to participate, together with other 300 companies, in the By Brasil Components, Machinery and Chemicals project, carried out by Assintecal, Apex-Brasil and Abrameq with the purpose of promoting a good performance of exports, and consequently of the entire sector. The project offers appropriate solutions for each internationalization level, thus proving companies with initiatives related to business promotion, intelligence, qualification, and others.
About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) acts to promote the Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments for strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil coordinates the efforts of direct foreign investment attraction for Brazil, focused on strategic sectors for the development of the competition of the Brazilian companies and of the country. To comply with these purposes, the Agency performs trade promotion actions, aiming to appreciate the Brazilian products and services abroad, with support to the participation of companies in international fairs, commercial and prospective missions, international business rounds, visits of foreign opinion leaders to know the Brazilian structure, among other forms of performance to strengthen the brand Brasil. More information www.apexbrasil.com.br .
16/01/2020
International fairs had the participation of 38 Brazilian machinery and equipment manufacturers
The last four fairs supported by Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) resulted in approximately USD 39 million in deals made and expected to be closed in the next 12 months for the companies that were present in such events. Andina Pack, Agritechnica, Feira K and Extemin were events that took place in the months of September, October and November and had the participation of 38 manufacturers that are members of the BMS Program.
“The sales numbers during the fairs show how the efforts made by Brazil Machinery Solutions and the companies that are members of such program pay off. The image of Brazil as a manufacturer of capital assets has becoming stronger day after day. That is extremely positive for the industry”, says Patrícia Gomes, Foreign Trade CEO at Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) and Manager of the BMS Program.
The most recent fair was Andina Pack, which took place in November 19-22 in Bogotá, Colombia. It gathered 20 Brazilian builders of machinery for the plastics and packaging industry. USD 2.2 million in direct sales were made by the companies to customers visiting the event and by means of 142 matchmaking activities promoted by Apex-Brasil.
Expectations for the next 12 months reached USD 9 million in trades, showing the importance of the fair to the industry. Buyers interested in Brazilian products were originally from Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, México, Argentina, Panama, Guatemala, Uruguay and the United States.
During Andina Pack, the BMS Program hired a dedicated press office to promote Brazilian companies in the Colombian media. The image creation initiative resulted in the insertion of pieces into 10 media vehicles of broad reach in the Colombian press, leading to a positive repercussion of the event. Results of the earned media amount to USD 6.4 thousand.
Agritechnica came before Andina Pack, in November 10-16, in the city of Hannover, in Germany, and nine Brazilian companies were there. The agribusiness fair resulted in USD 5.6 million to the participants. Manufacturers expect to sell USD 7.2 million more in the next 12 months, based on the business contacts they made with buyers from markets such as Ukraine, Russia, Germany and other 15 countries.
Feira K was another event hosted by Germany, in the city of Düsseldorf, in October 16-23. Three Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the plastics industry made USD 4.5 million in trades during the fair. The companies expect to close up to USD 7.3 million sales deals in the next 12 months. International buyers are from nine countries, including Spain and Portugal among others.
In September 16-20, Extemin, one of the most important mining fair, took place. Six Brazilian companies made USD 840 thousand in trades. Expectations for the next 12 months are of USD 2.5 million more in deals for the manufacturers. Besides closing deals and prospecting for opportunities, Brazilian businesspeople made 111 new contacts with international buyers from Peru, Chile, Czech Republic, Colombia and Bolivia, as well as from Brazil.
10/10/2019
BMS supports the presence of the Brazilian delegation at the event, which takes place in Germany
On October 16-23, the Fair K will be held in the city of Dusseldorf, Germany, bringing together over 3,000 producers and buyers of the plastics industry to learn about the main innovations in the market. The Brazil Machinery Solutions Program (BMS), the result of a partnership between the Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), will be present at the event.
In this edition, the Program will support the participation of three Brazilian companies: A. Carnevalli, Lakatos, and Mecalor Soluções. The machinery sector for the plastics industry is among the main sectors of activity of the project. In 2018, the Sectoral Chamber of Machinery and Accessories for the Plastic Industry achieved more than $45 million in exports.
For companies, this is an opportunity to show their products to the foreign market. According to Edson Favato, Carnevalli’s director, even with the participation in other editions of the fair, the support of BMS is paramount this time. “It is crucial, since it is the biggest fair in the industry. This partnership allows us to take the latest technologies we have produced, as well as our development engineering,” he explained.
This is the first time Lakatos, formerly Electro-Forming, participates in an international event with the new brand positioning. According to Roberto Lakatos, the company’s director, this will be a great opportunity to reaffirm the name in the market. “It is important to consolidate our trademark as one of the important players in the manufacture of machines, molding, and thermoforming solutions,” he explained.
Mecalor is the only Brazilian company in the refrigeration segment to participate in the event. “Our products have received excellent acceptance in demanding markets, such as the European and North American, which has increasingly motivated the expansion of the company’s operations around the world,” concluded the chief commercial director Marcelo Zimmaro.
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) acts to promote Brazilian products and services overseas and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil coordinates efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of competitiveness of Brazilian companies and of the country itself.
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1945 with the goal of strengthening the domestic industry, mobilizing the sector, taking actions with the political and economic spheres, stimulating trade and international cooperation, and contributing to improving its performance in terms of technology, human resources training, and managerial modernization. For more information, please visit: www.abimaq.org.br.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions – The result of the partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry) and Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian machinery and equipment exports, as well as strengthening Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods. BMS currently has more than 400 members, including industries from various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, and packaging, among others. For more information, please visit: www.brazilmachinery.com.
24/10/2017
The major international forum of the plastic manufacturing industry in that region will receive 11 Brazilian companies, in the hall organized by the BMS Program.
From 7 to 10 of November, happens in the City of Mexico, Plastimagen 2017 that will count with a Brazilian hall, where 11 Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment focus on plastic manufacturing industry will be present. The companies will attend the event organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, result from the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builder´s Association (ABIMAQ), which aims to promote the Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as to fortify Brazil´s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods.
The most of the manufacturers attending this edition were at the fair in 2016, when results between sealed and future deals have reached US$ 14.3 million, among outright sales and prospections for the following 12 months of the event, with buyers from countries such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, USA, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.
According to the responsible for ABIMAQ´s Foreign Market Division and the manager of BMS Program, Patrícia Gomes, the Brazilian participation in Plastimagen is fundamental to increase the sector´s exports to Americas. “Aside from business with Latin-American importers, we increasingly solidify our input in Mexico, a country that buys our machinery and equipment for its domestic consumption, but also supplies the United States, the largest market of this industrial chain”, explains the executive.
In 2016, Mexico was the second main destination of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the plastic industry, with exports accumulating US$ 7.9 million, a growth of 33% relating to 2015, when sales of US$ 5.3 million were registered in the period.
Companies attending Plastimagen 2017 with the BMS Program
A.CARNEVALLI & CIA LTDA
ELETRO-FORMING EQUIPAMENTOS PARA EMBALAGENS LTDA
LGMT EQUIPAMENTOS INDUSTRIAIS LTDA
MECALOR SOLUÇÕES EM ENGENHARIA TÉRMICA LTDA
MEGA STEEL INDÚSTRIA MECÂNICA EIRELI
MH INDÚSTRIA DE MÁQUINAS E EQUIPAMENTOS ESPECIAIS EIRELI
MULTI PACK PLAS INDÚSTRIA COM. MÁQUINAS LTDA.EPP
POLIMÁQUINAS INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO LTDA
RULLI STANDARD IND.COM. MÁQUINAS LTDA
SEIBT MÁQUINAS PARA PLÁSTICOS LTDA
VEMAX MAQUINAS S.A
More information on Andina-Pack in the website prepared by BMS: http://eventosbrazilmachinery.com/andinapack
About Apex-Brazil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency
(Apex-Brasil) has the mission to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internalization of their business and the attraction of foreign direct investments. Jointly with sectorial entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion actions, as prospection and trade missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and for the visits of foreign buyers to meet the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the efforts to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) to Brazil by working to identify business opportunities and in the promotion of strategic events and lending support to the foreign investor during the entire process in Brazil. For more information, access: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builder´s Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the goal of acting for the strengthening of the domestic industry by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic spheres, stimulating trade and international cooperation and contributing to enhance their performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between the Brazilian Machinery Builder´s Association (ABIMAQ) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program focuses on the promotion of Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as the strengthening of Brazil´s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods. BMS has currently over 400 member companies, that act in a number of sectors, as agricultural, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, machine tool, among others. For more information, access:www.brazilmachinery.com
Press and Media of BMS Program: Júlia Meriqui
Tel: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
13/09/2017
The Mission, to be held in Mexico from September 25 to 29, is an initiative of Apex-Brasil.
The participation of companies in the sector was organized by the BMS Program.
The Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brasil) will hold the Brasil Tecnológico 2017 Business Mission in Mexico, in which twelve Brazilian companies that manufacture machines and equipment will participate. The event, which will take place from September 25 to 29, aims to strengthen the image and promote business, with a view to positioning Brazil as a country that dominates technologies in several productive sectors, capable of offering solutions and creating business opportunities, with the offer of products with added technological value.
The companies of the sector present in this Mission are organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, a result of the partnership between Apex-Brasil and the Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ). The 2017 Technological Brasil programming includes panels on technology used in the various sectors present at the event, as well as the holding of a Seminar on Internationalization. The machinery and equipment sector will participate in the first panel, on the 25th, with the Industry 4.0: From trend to reality. There will also be the presentation of a successful case of a company of the sector.
Companies that will participate with the BMS Program of the Business Mission Technological Brazil
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brasil) has the mission of developing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their businesses and attracting foreign direct investments. In partnership with sectoral entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion actions, such as prospective and commercial missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and visits of foreign buyers to know the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country by working on identifying business opportunities and promoting strategic events and ensuring support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, access: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of working to strengthen the national industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions with the political and economic authorities, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. For more information: www.abimaq.org.br
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – As a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, the image of Brazil as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods. BMS currently has more than 300 member companies, which operate in several sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastic, packaging, machine tools, among others. For more information, access: www.brazilmachinery.com
BMS Program Press and Communication: Júlia Meriqui
Tel: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
07/09/2017
Eight Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment directed toward the mining industry leave for Peru, in September, to participate in the event which is held every two years
From September 18th to 21st, in Arequipa, Peru, Extemin 2017 will be held, as part of the program of activities of the 33rd Mining Convention – Perumin. Representatives from nine (sic) Brazilian companies of mining machinery and equipment will be present at the event, organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, which is the result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brazil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ)
In accordance with the person responsible for ABIMAQ’s External Market Division and BMS Program manager, Patricia Gomes, this will be another opportunity for the sector’s Brazilian industry to set its presence in a sufficiently consolidated market, “Peru is the fourth largest importer of Brazilian machinery and equipment for the mining industry, with 8,8% share in our exports, just behind the USA, Chile and Argentina,” she says. In the previous edition of Extemin, held in 2015, the Brazilian participants closed deals and prospecting works with countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.
Companies organized by the BMS Program that will take part in Extemin 2017
About Apex-Brazil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brazil) has the mission of developing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, by promoting the internationalization of their business and the attraction of direct foreign investments. In partnership with sectorial entities, the Agency organizes trade promotion actions, like prospective and trade missions, business conferences, support to participation of Brazilian companies in international expositions and visits of foreign buyers to get to know the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates efforts for attraction of direct foreign investments (DFI) to the Country, by working on the identification of business opportunities and on the promotion of strategic events and by ensuring support to the foreign investor throughout the entire process in Brazil. For further information, visit the site: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the objective of working for the strengthening of the national industry, by mobilizing the sector, performing actions along with political and economic instances, stimulating international trade and cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resource qualification and management modernization. Further information at the site: www.abimaq.org.br
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as to strengthen Brazil’s image as a mechanical capital goods manufacturer. BMS currently has more than 300 member-companies, which operate in various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, machine tools, among others. For more information, visit the site:www.brazilmachinery.com
BMS Program Press and Communication: Julia Meriqui
Tel: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
19/06/2017
The most important agricultural and livestock trade show held in Colombia every two years, will receive 22 machinery, agricultural implements and irrigation equipment manufacturers
An exclusive over 500m² pavilion installed in 2017 Agroexpo will receive 22 Brazilian manufacturers of machinery, agricultural implements, livestock and irrigation equipment presenting to the international market the technology and competitiveness of Brazilian industry. The event will be held in Bogota, Colombia, between July 13 and 23. Companies participating in the trade show were organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions program, the result of a partnership between Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos [Brazilian Agency of Exportation and Investment Promotions] (Apex-Brasil) and Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Máquinas e Equipamentos [Brazilian Machinery’s Builders’ Association] (ABIMAQ).
With the Apex-Brasil’s support, the BMS Program has attended this event systematically in Colombia. In the latest edition of the Agroexpo held in 2015, 17 Brazilian companies were present, which have done business with countries such as Venezuela, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Dominican Republic and the USA. “Out of 22 participants this year, 70% have attended at least two previous editions of the Agroexpo, thus showing that this is a very interesting and productive space for Brazilian exports and prospects”, highlights the person in charge for the International Market Division of ABIMAQ and Manager of BMS Program, Patricia Garcia.
According to the executive officer, in 2016, Brazil exported USD 34.8 million in machinery, agricultural implements and irrigation equipment to the country. “Colombia is currently the sixth main destination of our exports in the Latin American market. The agribusiness segment has the higher percentage of exports to Colombia and represented last year, 16.4% of exports of machinery and equipment thereto “she points out.
Companies that will be attending 2017 Agroexpo along with the BMS Program
About Apex-Brasil – Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos (Apex-Brasil)’s mission is to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of its business and attracting direct foreign investments. In partnership with industry entities, the Agency organizes commercial promotion activities such as prospective and commercial missions, trade rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international fairs and foreign purchasers’ visits in order to discover the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the endeavors in the attraction of direct foreign investment (IED) to the country, working on identifying business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, access: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Máquinas e Equipamentos (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 with the purpose of strengthening the domestic industry, mobilizing the industry, performing actions at the political and economic levels, stimulating trade and international cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in technology, training of human resources and management improvement. Further information: www.abimaq.org.br
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – The result of the partnership between the ABIMAQ Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Máquinas e Equipamentos) and Apex-Brasil (Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims at the promotion of Brazilian machinery and equipment exports, as well as strengthen the Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods. BMS currently has more than 300 member-companies, which operate in several sectors, such as agricultural, textiles, mining, plastic, packaging, machine-tools, among others. For more information, access: www.brazilmachinery.com
BMS Program Press and Communication: Júlia Meriqui
Phone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
30/05/2017
Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment register US$ 4.1 million in business in the largest and most traditional agricultural fair held in that country
Organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), twelve Brazilian manufacturers of machinery, agricultural implements, livestock and irrigation equipment were, from May 16th to 19th, in South Africa on a Business Mission to Nampo Show 2017. “The result was very satisfactory, because in addition to consolidating contacts for future projects, the companies register business around US$ 4.1 million, between immediate sales and prospects for the next twelve months,” said the head of ABIMAQ’s External Market Division and manager of BMS Program, Patrícia Gomes.
Brazilian companies organized by the BMS Program had already participated as exhibitors in previous editions of the Nampo Show, but this is the first time that BMS has held a Business Mission with member companies in the scope of the fair, whose programming also included a Technical Seminar, developed In partnership with the Brazilian Embassy in South Africa and the South African consultancy International Trade Project (ITP). “Brazil has paid a lot of attention to the agricultural market in several countries of the African continent, which, in turn, have been making strong investments in the area,” says Patrícia Gomes. According to the executive, the Brazilian exports of the sector to South Africa reached US$ 11 million in 2016.
The companies present in this Mission were Casale Equipamentos, Comil Silos e Secadores, Hidro Metalúrgica ZM, Marchesan Implementos e Máquinas Agrícolas Tatu, Metisa Metalúrgica Timboense, Piccin Máquinas Agrícolas and Rugeri MEC-Rul. The Food for All – SIMERS Consortium, in Rio Grande do Sul also participated in the Mission, which includes the companies Carmetal Implementos Agrícolas e Rodoviários, Marcher Brasil Agroindustrial, MV Indústria e Comércio de Milheiros, Roster Indústria de Máquinas e Equipamentos and São José Industrial.
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) has the mission to develop competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting direct foreign investments. In partnership with industry organizations, the Agency organizes trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business meetings, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international expositions and foreign buyers’ visits to meet the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the efforts of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Country, working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to the foreign investor throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 aiming to act for the strengthening of the domestic industry, by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic instances, encouraging business and international cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources capacity and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as to strengthen the image of Brazil as a mechanical capital goods manufacturer. BMS currently has more than 300 member companies, which operate in various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, machines-tools, among others. For more information, visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
Press and Communication of BMS Program: Júlia Meriqui
Telephone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
30/05/2017
The result represents growth of almost 180% regarding the businesses registered in the last edition, held in 2015
The 18 Brazilian manufacturers of machinery and equipment for mining that participated of Exponor 2017, held in Chile from May 15th to 19th, came back excited to Brazil: the result registered in the largest event of the sector in Latin America reached US$ 84.3 million between closed sales and future business for the next 12 months, which corresponds to an increase of 184% in relation to the numbers of the previous edition occurred in 2015. The presence of Brazilian companies was, once again, organized by Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the Brazilian Association of the Machine and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ).
According to the head of the ABIMAQ External Market Division and manager of the BMS Program, Patrícia Gomes, the Brazilian industry focused on the mining sector is well known in Chile and other countries of the Americas for its competitiveness and technology. “Chile is the second leading destination for Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment focused on mining. US$ 21 million were exported to the country in 2016, which represents close to 13% of the total Brazilian exports of the sector, only behind the US, which represent 16% of Brazilian sales of this segment to the international market”, says the executive.
Exponor 2017 was held in the region of Antofagasta, a mining center of Chile, where more than 5% of the national production and 16% of the world copper production is extracted. The fair receives exhibitors and buyers from more than 30 countries. In this edition, the Brazilian companies present did business and prospects with Latin American countries, in their majority.
Brazilian companies that will participate with BMS Program of Exponor 2017
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) has the mission to develop competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting direct foreign investments. In partnership with industry organizations, the Agency organizes trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business meetings, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international expositions and foreign buyers’ visits to meet the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the efforts of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Country, working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to the foreign investor throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 aiming to act for the strengthening of the domestic industry, by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic instances, encouraging business and international cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources capacity and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as to strengthen the image of Brazil as a mechanical capital goods manufacturer. BMS currently has more than 300 member companies, which operate in various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, machines-tools, among others. For more information, visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
Press and Communication of BMS Program: Júlia Meriqui
Telephone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
09/05/2017
The action, organized by BMS Program, supported by Apex-Brasil [Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency], brought to Brazil purchasers from several countries for meetings with Brazilian agricultural machinery and input, livestock and irrigation equipment manufacturers
The 18th International Business Meeting, held during Agrishow 2017, gathered Brazilian machinery, agricultural input, livestock and irrigation equipment manufacturers with purchasers (importers, distributors and representatives) particularly coming to Brazil for this purpose from Algeria, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, USA, Nicaragua, Nigeria and Peru. 12 foreign purchasers attended the event and, over three days, met 38 Brazilian companies in a commercial marketing action resulting into over US$ 17 million in closed and future deals for the next 12 months, negotiated in about 300 meetings.
Named Projeto Comprador (Purchaser Project), which main purpose was to develop the contact and negotiations between Brazilian manufacturers and importers from several countries, the International Business Round was organized by Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ).
According to the person in charge for the Foreign Market Division of ABIMAQ [The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association] and BMS Program manager, Patrícia Gomes, this 18th International Business Round was really positive: “we brought importers that were not familiar with Brazilian machinery and equipment industry yet, which, regardless of whether closing deals or not, allows the quality and competitiveness of our industry to be known and the presence of our products to increasingly consolidate in the international market”. According to the businesswoman, in 2016, the Brazilian exports in the agricultural machinery and input and irrigation equipment industry had an income of US$ 657.1 million.
Agrishow, considered as one of the three largest agricultural technology fairs worldwide and the largest in Latin America, received in this year’s edition foreign visitors from 62 countries from all continents. Apex-Brasil and ABIMAQ received two delegations with specific demands: the one from Nigeria, whose participants came to learn more about the Brazilian agricultural machinery and equipment industry competitiveness and technology, particularly in virtue of the Mais Alimentos International Program; and the one from Canada, coming focused on the prospection of partnerships and investments with Brazilian businesspeople of the industry.
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) has the mission of developing the competitiveness of Brazilian companies by promoting the internationalization of their business and the attraction of foreign direct investments. In partnership with sector entities, the Agency organizes commercial marketing actions, such as prospective and commercial missions, business rounds, support to the attendance of Brazilian companies in international fairs and visits of foreign purchasers to learn more about the Brazilian manufacturing structure. It also coordinates the efforts concerning the attraction of foreign direct investments (FDI) for Brazil by working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events, and assuring support to the foreign investor throughout the process in Brazil. For further information, visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 in order to act in favor of the strengthening of the domestic industry, mobilizing the sector by holding actions with political and economic authorities, stimulating the international commerce and cooperation and contributing to enhance their performance in terms of technology, qualification of human resources and management modernization. More information at: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of the partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association) and Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims at the promotion of Brazilian machinery and equipment exports, as well as the strengthening of Brazil’s image as a mechanical capital assets manufacturer. BMS currently has over 300 member companies acting in different industries, such as agricultural, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, machinery-tooling, among others. For further information, visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
BMS Program’s Press and Communication: Júlia Meriqui
Phone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
31/03/2017
Organized by BMS Program, eight companies attended the exposition, a business mission with business rounds and a technical seminar, held during the largest Mexican event on machine-tools and alike
Brazilian manufacturers present in TECMA 2017 – one of the most recognized events in the machine-tool sector of the Americas – returned from event, which took place in the first half of March, with an expectation to increase the position of the Brazilian industry of machinery and equipment in the Mexican market. Organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, companies also participated in a Business Mission, which included a Technical Seminar and meetings of an International Business Round, which happened simultaneously with the event. The BMS Program is the result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ).
The exposition and the international business round during the event allowed companies to reach US$3.78 million in closed and future deals for the next twelve months. The turnover achieved during TECMA 2017 grew 50% compared to the previous edition held in 2015, as well as expanded the number of contacts and countries of origin of importers: besides the Mexicans, Brazilian companies have negotiated with buyers from the United States, Panama and Peru. Mexico is the 4th largest world importer of products marked at TECMA, behind China, USA and Germany only. The scenario for the foreign market of machine-tools and others between Brazil and Mexico has shown a relevant increase of Brazilian exports to that country, which in 2016 reached USD 90.6 million.
According to the general manager of Indústrias Romi – North America, Eduardo Paiva, the company is safe to expand its investments in Mexico. “The meetings and lectures organized by BMS Program were quite interesting and contributed to the better understanding of the Mexican market in the current context,” he said. “Our goal for the next twelve months is to keep consolidating the brand and expand our distribution network”, Paiva highlights, who made new contacts, especially with distributors. As for the company Prensso Máquinas, which participated for the first time for this event, TECMA was the possibility to establish new contacts and think about the company’s strategy to operate in Mexico. “Our goal is to develop a network of distributors”, says its business manager, Tiago Gatelli. To the Director of Development of Vulkan do Brasil, Josias Leal, the opportunity, especially during meetings of the Business Round, occurred with direct buyers. “We have a project to double our revenues in the country in 2017 and, to this end, we are establishing new partnerships in different regions, with the aim of working with them to set up a service center here”, he said.
According to the responsible for the External Market Division of ABIMAQ and BMS Program manager, Patrícia Gomes, “the objective of the Business Mission was to strengthen the companies’ business in the Mexican market, as well as support those interested on internationalizing in that country”. To this end, the Seminar “Business opportunities with the Mexican market” was organized, which was attended by the head of the Trade Promotion department (Secom) of the Embassy of Brazil in Mexico, secretary Lucas Frota; the executive director of the Development Agency for International Promotion ProMéxico, Armando Cortés; and a representative of Asociación Mexicana de Distribuidores de Maquinario. The Seminar was also attended by the manager of the Brazil Machinery Solutions along with Apex-Brazil, Anderson Dib, which addressed the objectives of the Agency and the BMS Program in strengthening the image of Brazil in the international market and the promotion of Brazilian exports.
Brazilian companies present in TECMA 2017 were: Brunitec Máquinas e Ferramentas de Brunir Ltda., Indústrias Romi S.A., Mantova Indústria de Tubos Plásticos Ltda., NZN Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Ltda., Prensa Jundiaí S.A., Prensso Máquinas Ltda., Smart Eletronicos Eirelli – EPP (Sitron) and Vulkan do Brasil Ltda..
About Apex-Brasil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) has the mission to develop competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting direct foreign investments. In partnership with industry organizations, the Agency organizes trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business meetings, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international expositions and foreign buyers visits to meet the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the efforts of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Country, working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to the foreign investor throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 aiming to act for the strengthening of the domestic industry, by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic instances, encouraging business and international cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources capacity and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as to strengthen the image of Brazil as a mechanical capital goods manufacturer. BMS currently has more than 300 member companies, which operate in various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, machines-tools, among others. For more information, visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
Press and Communication of BMS Program: Júlia Meriqui
Telephone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br
02/03/2017
Organized by the BMS Program and with the support of Apex-Brazil, Brazilian manufacturers are getting ready for the most important mining fair in Latin America, to be held in Chile in May.
The most important mining fair in Latin America, to be held in Chile between May 15 thru 19, will receive Brazilian machinery and equipment manufacturers involved in that business segment. Likewise the previous edition held in 2015, when 20 Brazilian companies attended the event, this participation is being organized by the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brazil) and the Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment (ABIMAQ).
Chile is the second export largest destination market for Brazilian machinery and equipment for cement and mining. In 2016, US $ 21 million were exported to the country, representing 12.89% of the total Brazilian exports of the sector, only behind the US, which represent 16.8% of the Brazilian sales of this segment to the international market. Other major destinations besides Chile and the US are Argentina (11.09%), Peru (9.13%), Mexico (7.88%) and Paraguay (5.28%). Exponor takes place in the region of Antofagasta, Chile’s mining center, where more than 5% of the national production and 16% of the world copper production is extracted. The fair receives exhibitors and buyers from more than 30 countries.
In the previous edition of Exponor in 2015, the presence of Brazilian companies in the event reached business value close to US $ 30 million among closed deals and prospection’s for the next 12 months. In 2016, the participation of 21 Brazilian machinery and equipment manufacturers in another major event of the sector also held in Chile – Expomin 2016 – recorded US $ 32.8 million among closed and future business for one year. “Our industry in Chile and other countries in the Americas is well known for its competitiveness and technology,” explains the head of ABIMAQ External Market Division and BMS Program Manager, Patricia Gomes.
In the past two editions of the fair, the companies organized by the BMS Program carried out business with importers from countries such as South Africa, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, USA, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Portugal. “We are reference in mining machinery and equipment for the most diverse mining production stages. In this Exponor fair we intend to present to those international buyers the quality of our machines and equipment for application in all stages of mining, from ore extraction, processing and transportation, among others, “says the executive.
About Apex-Brazil – The Brazilian Agency for Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brazil) has the mission to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting foreign direct investment. In partnership with industry organizations, the Agency organizes trade promotion activities such as market surveys and trade missions, business meetings, also provides support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international exhibitions and visits of foreign buyers to become familiar with the Brazilian production structure. It also coordinates efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors. For more information visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 with the aim of acting in favor of strengthening the domestic industry, the mobilization of industry, the implementation of actions with political and economic bodies, stimulating trade and international cooperation and help to improve their performance in terms of technology, training of human resources and administrative modernization. For more information visit: www.abimaq.org.br
About the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Developed from the collaboration between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industries) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Agency for Promotion of Exports and Investments), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment as well as strengthening the image of Brazil as capital goods manufacturer of mechanical equipment. The BMS Program currently has about 300 member companies from various sectors such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, and machine tools, among others. For more information visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
24/01/2017
The largest Mexican event specialized in technology of machine-tools and alike will receive Brazilian companies organized by the BMS Program that will participate in the fair and in a corporate mission, with rounds of negotiation, in March
Brazil Machinery Solutions Program, a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ), will be at TECMA 2017, one of the most known events in the machine-tools segments in the Americas, which will take place on March 7 and 10, in Mexico City. Organized by the BMS Program, the Brazilian companies who manufacture machinery and equipment will participate in, besides the fair, a Corporate Mission, which includes a technical seminar, rounds of negotiations and technical visits, which will take place simultaneously in the event.
Mexico is the 4th largest world importer of products marked at TECMA, behind China, USA and Germany only. The scenario for the foreign market of machine-tools and others between Brazil and Mexico presents a relevant increase of Brazilian exports to that country, which in 2016 reached USD 90.6 million. In 2015, this total was of USD 75.5 million, an increase, therefore, of 19.8% in one year. According to the responsible for the ABIMAQ’s Foreign Market Department and manager of the BMS Program, Patrícia Gomes, in the last edition of TECMA, in 2015, the Brazilian pavilion presented six companies, which recorded negotiations of around USD 7.2 million, among immediate and future sales for the subsequent twelve months. Negotiations with Mexico, Japan and Italy were conducted.
For TECMA 2017, the BMS Program has organized a Brazilian pavilion of around 130 m², which will house the companies. As for the Corporate Mission, it will begin on the 7th day in the morning, with the Seminar “Opportunities to negotiate with the Mexican market”, in which representatives of the Trade Promotion Sector of the Brazilian Embassy in Mexico, ProMexico Development Agency for International Promotion and Mexico/Brazil Chamber of Commerce will participate. After the seminar, the rounds of negotiations will be initiated, which will end in the evening on the 8th day. For the 9th and 10th days, technical visits to the Mexican industry of the sector and to Tecma expositions are scheduled.
About Apex-Brazil – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) has the mission to develop competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and attracting direct foreign investments. In partnership with industry organizations, the Agency organizes trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business meetings, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in international expositions and foreign buyers’ visits to meet the Brazilian productive structure. It also coordinates the efforts of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Country, working to identify business opportunities and promoting strategic events and providing support to the foreign investor throughout the process in Brazil. For more information, visit: www.apexbrasil.com.br
About ABIMAQ – The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1975 aiming to act for the strengthening of the domestic industry, by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic instances, encouraging business and international cooperation and contributing to improve its performance in terms of technology, human resources capacity and management modernization. More information: www.abimaq.org.br
About Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Association) and Apex-Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machines and equipment, as well as to strengthen the image of Brazil as a mechanical capital goods manufacturer. BMS currently has more than 300 member companies, which operate in various sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, packaging, machines-tools, among others. For more information, visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
Press and Communication of BMS Program: Júlia Meriqui
Telephone: +55 (11) 5582-5758 – e-mail bmspress@abimaq.org.br