From October 22nd to 26th, Brazilian businessmen from the food and beverage, construction, software, equipment, cosmetics and furniture sectors will visit Santo Domingo and Santiago to offer their products.
From the statement of the Embassy of Brazil in the Dominican Republic:
APEX, Brazil's export promotion agency in conjunction with the Embassy of Brazil in the Dominican Republic announced the visit of a group of 17 Brazilian companies that will be offering a wide variety of products and services to Dominican companies on October 23rd and 24th in Santo Domingo and October 25th and 26th in Santiago.
Between September 25th and 28th, Ecuadorian businessmen from the cosmetics and cleaning products sector will visit Guatemala and El Salvador to showcase their products.
This event is being organized by the Trade Office of the Embassy of Ecuador in Guatemala and will be held at the Barceló Hotel in Guatemala and El Salvador.
It has been reported that in the first two months of 2017 cosmetics exports totaled almost $12 million, followed by personal care products, with $9 million.
Of the $54.8 million generated from the export of beauty and personal care products fromGuatemala, 54% corresponded to articles classified as "Home Care", equivalent to $29 million. According to data from theCosmetics Comission at Agexport, the second most important groups of products in terms of export earnings were those classified as "Cosmetics", with 22% of the total, followed by products for "Personal care", with 16%.
The year's end balance for the cosmetics industry reveals a noteworthy total amount of exports, with overseas sales up to October projected to be above $200 million.
From a statement issued by Agexport:
Guatemalan cosmetics and hygiene products have been in the hands of Dominicans and Central Americans since the 2016, they form a major part of the customers who demand these world-class items.The cosmetics sector highlights the total amount of its exports, projecting overseas sales above US $200 million up to October, and this year one of the most challenging and important aspects for the sector is to overcome challenges such as smuggling and counterfeiting.
A study by PROCOMER identifies potential markets for own brand labels which are part of the exportable supply of Costa Rica, as being in pet accessories and products for home care.
From a statement issued by PROCOMER:
San José, November 15, 2016.In order to highlight the opportunities for exportable supply of Costa Rica in pet accessories, personal care products and home care products with private or independent brand strategies; the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) has analyzed this issue in a recently released piece of market research.
Triclosan and triclocarban have been eliminated from the list of permitted substances for use in over the counter antibacterial hand soaps and bath gels.
From a press release by the FDA:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash products containing certain active ingredients can no longer be marketed.
In 2015 exports of soaps and detergents manufactured in Honduras generated $95 million, 8% more than the $88 million earned from exports in 2014.
The main market for Honduran soaps is Guatemala, which in 2015 spent $44 million on the purchase of these products, followed by El Salvador, which imported $34 million worth of soap.
Opportunities have been identified in the Bolivian market for products such as antitussives, nappy rash creams, central nervous system stimulants, chlorhexidine soap and veterinary products.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
Senior leaders of the Salvadoran Pharmaceutical Chemical Industry grouped together under Inquifar held a working meeting this afternoon with delegations participating in the Second Round of Negotiations to reach a Partial Scope Agreement between Bolivia and El Salvador.
The Venezuelan government has announced that it will be negotiating with Panamanian companies interested in selling food and commodities that can come into the country duty free.
The government of Venezuela has announced that it has $100 million availableto buy more than one thousand tons of food products,"...
The corporation has decided to suspend operations indefinitely "due to the continuing deterioration of economic and business conditions ."
From a statement issued by Kimberly-Clark:
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 9, 2016 / PRNewswire / - Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) today announced the indefinite suspension of all operations in Venezuela, with immediate effect, due to the continuing deterioration of economic and business conditions.
Companies making apparel and clothing, hygiene products, baking machinery and spare parts will be gathering together in Nicaragua from June 27 to 30 to explore business opportunities.
Representatives of seven Salvadoran companies will be taking part in the activity with the aim of contacting import companies interested in distributing their products in Nicaragua, according to information provided by the Chamber of Commerce and Services in Nicaragua (CNSC).
The meeting in Guatemala will focus on various manufacturing segments, cosmetics, plastics, wood and food and beverages.
The 8th. edition of MANUFEXPORT Retail Supply will be held from on Septemberg 7th-8th 2016 in Santo Domingo del Cerro, Antigua Guatemala.
From a statement issued by Agexport:
The export manufacturing industry is a highly dynamic and innovative sector and every year implements new strategies and business models to potentiate its exports, which represent 30% of Guatemala's total exports and which generate about 200 thousand jobs. One of the goals set for this year, 2016, is to surpass by 6% the $3.585 million already exported, according to the Bank of Guatemala, from January to November 2015.
A study highlights basic grains, corn products, bread, broth, snacks, frozen seafood, shampoo, cosmetic powders and plastics for home use.
The study on market trends in manufacturing, agri-food and drinks in Mexico conducted in southeastern Mexico by the Promotion Agency for Exports and Investments in El Salvador (PROESA) indicates that one of the most important challenges for Salvadoran exporters to successfully enter the Mexican market is to increase their level of knowledge about the national supply in Mexico.
The Peruvian exporters union has estimated at $985 million the untapped trade potential between the two countries , mainly in the chemical, agricultural and agro-industrial subsectors.
Most of the unexploited trade opportunities identified by the Exporters Association of Peru are to be found in the chemical subsector, which include "...
Ten manufacturers of medical equipment, cosmetics, food supplements and biotechnology products will meet with entrepreneurs from Costa Rica to explore business opportunities.
Small and medium Chilean companies trying to enter the Central American market this year, through lines of copper-based creams sun blocks, physical rehabilitation equipment, electro-stimulation systems and radiological shielding.