In the first nine months of 2018, imports of paper and cardboard in Central America totaled $1.806 million, recording a 2% increase over the same period in 2017.
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In the first nine months of 2018, companies in the region spent $100 million to purchase paper boxes or corrugated cardboard, 9% more than in the same period in 2017.
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Palm oil, food supplies, paper and cardboard, beef and zinc minerals and its concentrates are the main products that Central American companies sell to companies in Mexico.
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In the first nine months of 2018 imports of toilet paper in the region totaled $194 million, and purchases from Mexican companies were down 4% over the same period in 2017.
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Papelera Internacional S.A. invested $33 million in the start-up of a new PM6 mill at its plant in Zacapa, Guatemala.
Company executives informed that with the investment in new machinery, annual production will increase from 42 thousand to 70 thousand tons, and will also allow them to reduce the import of semi-finished paper.
In the first six months of 2018, paper or corrugated cardboard box imports in the countries of the region totaled $72 million, 29% more than in the same period in 2017.
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In the first half of 2018, companies in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Honduras led the purchases of toilet paper abroad, accounting for almost 70% of Central American imports.
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During the first half of the year, imports of paper and cardboard in Central America reached $1.262 million, an increase of 9% compared to the same period in 2017.
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In the first quarter of 2018, companies in the country imported $173 million worth of paper and cardboard, and purchases in El Salvador totaled $23 million, 8% more than in the same period in 2017.
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In the first three months of the year, paper and cardboard imports in Central America totaled $606 million, registering an increase of 5% compared to the same period in 2017.
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The Ministry of Education in the Dominican Republic is putting out to tender a supply of materials for classrooms that are Initial Level Classrooms and Learning Resources Centers.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase MINERD-CCC-LPN-2018-0013:
In 2017, paper and cardboard imports from Central American countries totaled $2.422 billion and grew by 24% with respect to the previous year, contrasting with the fall recorded between 2015 and 2016.
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The Central Bank of Honduras is putting out to tender a supply of 100,000 sheets of gummed paper for the printing of fiscal stamps for the importation of liquors and essences.
In 2017, countries in the region imported $149 million worth of paper and cardboard from Mexico, and 51% was purchased by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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The Public Ministry of Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of 40 thousand reams of bond paper and 48 thousand rolls of industrial toilet paper.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7272863:
"Acquisition of legal sized photocopier bond paper for the Public Ministry, MP-C-45-2017."