The Secretariat of Public Health of Honduras is bidding for the supply of 80% bendiocarb WP insecticides, to be used to support the Malaria program.
Honduras Government Purchase LPI-GRT-MM-17339-HO-GOODS-006-2021:
"The presentation of the insecticide shall be in metallized envelopes with internal bag for product protection. The content of each bag must contain 100 grams.
Because in this context of new commercial reality the sales of alcohol, fertilizers, soaps, detergents and chemical and pharmaceutical products have increased, the productive activity of the Central American industrial sector has been dynamized.
According to figures from the Bank of Guatemala, during the III Quarter of 2020 the Guatemalan Gross Domestic Product reported -2% year-on-year variation, a behavior that contrasts with the evolution of the manufacturing industry, which for the period in question registered a 3% increase in its production.
In recent weeks, interest in the Central American markets for issues and products related to the chemical industry reported a clear upturn, with Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras recording the largest increases in consumer interactions with this issue.
Through a system monitoring in real time the changes in the interests and preferences of the consumers in the countries of Central America, developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, sectors and markets operating in the region.
In Guatemala, the supply of pesticides for the control of larvae and for use in stagnant water in hatcheries has been put out to tender.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11657243:
"-333,751 kilograms of pesticide for the control of larvae in water nurseries inside and outside of the home, granulated temephos at 1%. Must meet WHO specifications, packed in craft paper bag, capacity of 20 kilos per bag, quoted per kilogram.
In the first six months of 2019, fertilizer imports from countries in the region totaled $439 million, and purchases from Russian companies grew 29% over the same period in 2018.
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During the first three months of 2019, companies in Central American countries imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides for $132 million, and purchases from Mexican companies grew 12% over the same period in 2018.
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The Municipal Water Company of the country's capital tenders the supply of 5,700 metric tons of aluminum sulfate to be used in the treatment of water for human consumption.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10765891:
"The aluminum sulfate must be of granular type, to use it in dry and/or solution mechanical dispensers and its quality specifications must be according to what is stipulated.
During 2018, companies in Central American countries imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides for $671 million, 3% less than they bought in 2017.
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Companies in the region can submit their applications for new labels according to the new Central American Regulation on Pesticide Labeling until December 20, 2020.
The regulation amendment came into force at the end of 2018, and stipulates that after the authorities approve the changes to product labeling, companies will have one more year to exhaust the existence of previous labels in the market.
In Guatemala, Sika invested $6.5 million in the construction of a 10,000 square meter plant in Palín, Escuintla, which manufactures construction chemicals.
According to the Swiss company's representatives, the new industrial plant, which will start operating on December 13th, will have the capacity to produce 60 thousand metric tons of materials annually.
From January to June of this year, countries in the region imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides for $343 million, 2% more than in the same period in 2017.
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The agricultural chemical union of Guatemala states that the illicit commercialization of fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides, represents about 12% of the local market.
According to reports from the Association of the Agricultural Chemical Guild (Agrequima), between August 2016 and the same month in 2018, a investigation of agrochemical packaging was carried out in the union's collection centers, in which several products were identified which did not possess the minimum quality requirements.
In 2017, the total import value of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides in Central American countries totaled $689 million, registering a 3% increase with respect to 2016.
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