By 2021, toilet paper imports increased slightly by 6% to reach $280 million, with Costa Rica being the main importer in the Central American region with $69 million, the main supplier to Central America was El Salvador with $170 million.
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Three hospitals in Panama are tendering for cleaning, sanitation and disinfection services for equipment, furniture and facilities, as well as hospital waste management for a 24-month period.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-0-12-0-99-LV-031929:
"The Ministry of Health of Panama requires cleaning, sanitation and disinfection services for three hospitals: Hospital Regional de Azuero Anita Moreno, Hospital San Miguel Arcángel and Hospital Dr. Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas.
For the third quarter of 2021 imports of soaps and cleaning products in the Central American region increased by 45% reaching $128 million in purchases, the main supplier is Honduras with $79 million.
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Panama's government needs to tender work from the design of plans, building construction, medical equipment and systems maintenance, in the province of Cocle for a Health Center.
Panama Government Purchase 2022-0-12-0-02-LV-037928:
"In the province of Coclé, we seek to carry out in the Río Hato Health Center, develop plans for the replacement of the building, detail the medical and non-medical equipment that will be necessary to use, determine the necessary maintenance and corrections that will be necessary to apply over time.
During the third quarter, the Central American region purchased $255 million worth of diapers, mainly from Mexico, which captured 47% of the market, with Guatemala being the main importer with $70 million.
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During 2020, Guatemala continued to be the main buyer of soaps and cleaning preparations in the Central American region with $59.4 million, the supplier market was Honduras with $83.2 million, which is equivalent to 65.52%.
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Panama requires specialized cleaning and sanitation services for Terminal 1, 2 and Cargo Terminal, annex buildings and surrounding areas of Tocumen International Airport for a 36-month period.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-2-02-0-08-LV-010013:
"In Panama, the cleaning of the facilities of the Tocumen International Airport SA is tendered.
The Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica (ENEE) of Honduras, carries out an international public tender for the supply, commissioning and maintenance of four mobile substations to be installed in the company's electrical substations.
Honduran Government Purchase ENEE LPI-100-014-2021 SUM.PUESTA OPERACION 4 SUBES:
"The mobile substations in which ENEE requires the supply, commissioning, operation and maintenance in 90 days are the following:
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama is looking for the maintenance service of green areas in the different communities of the reverted areas of the pacific sector.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-0-16-0-08-LP-017627:
"The objective of the tender is the provision of the maintenance service of green areas in the different communities of the reverted areas of the pacific sector for the The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama."
CONADES is rehabilitating the rural aqueducts in 26 different communities of La Gloria, Cochigró, El Terible and Las Tablas, Changuinola district, Bocas del Toro province. With a projected useful life of 20 years, the value of the bids is between $3 million and $7 million.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-0-27-01-01-01-LV-000342:
"The National Council for Sustainable Development seeks to tender rehabilitation and improvement of aqueducts in Bocas del Toro and Almirante.
During the first quarter of 2021, consumption of household cleaning products increased in five of the six Central American markets, with Honduras and Panama reporting the highest year-on-year variation rates.
Data revealed by Kantar Worldpanel Division highlights that between January and March 2020 and the same period of 2021, consumption of indulgence and cleaning products increased 28% in Honduras, 17% in Panama, 13% in Nicaragua, 6% in Guatemala and 3% in El Salvador.
After consumers in the region increased their interest in pest control in the context of the covid-19 outbreak, in the second half of 2020 and in January 2021 the number of interactions associated with pest control services dropped considerably.
Through a system that monitors in real time changes in consumer interests and preferences in Central American countries, developed by CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, services, sectors and markets operating in the region.
During 2020, total sales of cleaning chemical products in the Salvadoran market reached $143 million, 13% more than what was reported in 2019, with Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Mexico being the main suppliers of local companies.
institutional channel, which have shown an average annual growth of 5% in the last five years, according to a study by the Foreign Trade Promoter of Costa Rica (Procomer).
From January to June 2020, Central American countries imported soaps and cleaning preparations for $88 million, 23% more than what was reported in the same period of 2019, a rise that was reported in the context of the beginning of the pandemic that caused the covid-19 outbreak.
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Surf, Downy and Tide are some of the brands with the greatest presence in the searches and conversations on the Internet and social networks associated with these cleaning products, carried out by Central American consumers with high purchasing power.
An analysis of consumer interests and preferences in Central America, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, shows interesting results on people's preferences and tastes for detergents, fabric softeners and other cleaning products.