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Implementation of State Carbo chemical Complex Rio Grande do Sul A new stage for the creation of a carbo chemical chain in Rio Grande do Sul is about to be fulfilled. The state government is preparing the text of a bill to organize this activity. The matter will be sent to the Legislative Assembly in […]

INTERNATIONAL COFFEE WEEK October 25th – 27th, 2017 – 11am to 9pm The International Coffee Week (ICW) is a gathering of coffee growers, roasters, tasters, exporters, buyers, suppliers, entrepreneurs, baristas, coffee shop owners and enthusiasts. The event takes place in Belo Horizonte – capital of the largest coffee producing state in Brazil – and presents […]

WELCOME TO FINIT 2017 After the great success of the 1st edition, Minas Gerais State is preparing to receive, between October 31st to November 5th, in Belo Horizonte, the FINIT 2nd edition (International Fair of Business, Innovation and Technology), at Expominas. FINIT brings together in just one place large and consolidated events and a diversified public: […]

Low Carbon Brazil Business Action Brazil has opened call for applications for its next matchmaking mission to Brazil on Renewable Energy   Low Carbon Business Action Brazil (LCBA) has opened a call to receive applications for its next matchmaking mission to Brazil. The event is organised with the support of the European Union and is focussing […]

The importance of the sustainable use of coal and carbochemical vocation to regional strategies of import substitution in Rio Grande do Sul was the theme of the Seminar “The New Perspectives for the sustainable use of coal”. The event was held late April this year, at the headquarters of the Federation of Industries of Rio […]

Follow-up meeting Scoping missie water en mijnbouw Brazilië Bron: Netherlands Water Partnership – NWP In maart 2017 is er een scoping missie naar Brazilië geweest om de (zakelijke) kansen voor het Nederlandse netwerk voor water en mijnbouw te onderzoeken voor het herstel van de Vale do Rio Doce. Deze mijn moet hersteld worden na de […]

Expansion of dairy business in South Brazil   Cooperative Piá inaugurated last March the expansion of its new yogurt factory in Nova Petrópolis. The construction works started in 2011. With the physical expansion of this plant site, the cooperative’s production capacity will be 450 tons per day of fermented products (dairy drinks and yogurt), butter, […]

Indicators Signaling Economic Recovery in 2017   Retail sales in Brazil started the year in much better shape than previously thought, April government data showed, after an extraordinary upward revision for the January results offset a small drop in February. Retail sales volumes excluding cars and building materials in Brazil fell 0.2 percent in February […]

Drop in sales does not affect optimism of Brazilian automakers Industry. Numbers presented to the press this month regarding 2016 and 2017 remain weak, but the industry believes the market would recover until the end of this year. At the end of 2016 there was a fall of 6.8% regarding the sale of light vehicles, […]

Netherlands Business Support Office Brazil in contact with regional and national branch organisations produced an overview of the Metal-mechanical sector in the Southern region of Brazil. The information gathered resulted in a webinar and a sector sketch. The webinar took place on Friday 17 March. Guest speaker Mr Ayrton Pinto Ramos – Director of the […]