Of the total imported from Peru by the Central American countries in 2016, 25% corresponded to petroleum oils, worth a total of $98 million.
Figures from the Central American-Peru Trade Information System complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericanData: [GRAPHIC caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In the first four months of the year, sales abroad of plastic and its manufactures grew by 9.6% compared to the same period in 2016.
A report by the Honduran Central Bank points out that the main reason behind the almost 10% increase in plastic exports is due to an increase in demand from the Central American region, mainly from El Salvador.
In 2016, Nicaragua purchased supplies for plastic used for transport or packaging for $29 million from the neighboring country, 12% less than in 2015.
Figures from CentralAmericaData's information system on the Market for PlasticArticles for Transport or Packaging in Nicaragua, complied by the Business Intelligence Unit: [GRAPHIC caption = "Click to interact with the chart"]
Annual imports by the plastic industry in Costa Rica are worth around $242 million, of which almost 50% is imported by Durman Esquivel, Mexichem and Polymer.
According to figures from the "Costa Rican Company Identifier" system, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, in 2015 companies dedicated to the manufacture of plastic products, Durman Esquivel, Mexichem and Polymer, together imported $111 million worth of plastics.
Servimerck, Plasticentro, Distribuidoras de Productos Plásticos and Suministros Comerciales de Centroamérica accounted for 39% of imports of plastic tableware and other tableware in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Plastic Plates and Tableware Market in Guatemala, complied by the Business Intelligence Unit atCentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In 2016 the value of imported plastic and its manufactures in the region amounted to $3.668 million, equivalent to 1.7 million tons, 9% more than the volume purchased in 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Central American Market for Plastics and its Manufactures, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
The Assembly has approved in a first debate a bill that bans plastic bags in commercial establishments and promotes the use of reusable bags.
The Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs at the National Assembly approved in a first debate Bill 492, which promotes the use and giving out of reusable bags in commercial establishments in the country.
Industry estimates suggest that 50% of local demand for flexible plastic products is supplied by domestic companies.
The same companies that make up the plastics industry locally characterize it as an "emerging" industry, with growth potential in a context of increasing competition, both locally and with imported products.
The new free zone, which started operating in Palín, houses the Korean textile company Alcatex and the plastics manufacturer Plastifar, from the Dominican Republic.
In addition to Alcatex, the company Plastifar has also started operating in the free zone known as Michatoya, created from a partnership between the municipality of Palin, Escuintla, and the city of Incheon, the main logistics port of South Korea.
A draft bill proposes placing a ban on giving out disposable plastic bags and non-biodegradable bags to end consumers in supermarkets and commercial establishments.
Fines of between $100 and $1000 would be imposed on those breaking the rules that would ban the sale of these types of bags in commercial establishments, if bill 136 to be introduced in the Assembly is successful.
Work is being done on a regulation governing the treatment and use of empty pesticide containers in the agribusiness sector.
One of the possibilities is for containers to be transformed after their initial use into a different industrial material.Authorities at the Ministries of Health and Agricultural Development are working on a rule that will determine how the containers can be reused.
Recyclable and biodegradable bottles and packaging with a "second life" are some of the packaging trends arising in the food industry.
From a report by PROCOMER:
In the food sectorpackagingas a conceptis becoming increasingly present and brands are targeting their strategies towards green and practical practices. Experts believe that this is a crucial part of brand perception as it is a major point of contact with the consumer.Specialistshave detailed upcoming trends in packagingwhich are being backed by the food sector:
From December the plant belonging to the Peruvian company OPP Film in San Juan Opico will increase its annual production capacity from 35,000 to 70,000 tons of polypropylene films.
The operation of the company's second production line of its plant in San Juan Opico, La Libertad, will be launched in December, which will increase capacity for the production of polypropylene films, which are used for packaging and labels for other products, going from 35,000 tons to 70,000 tons per year.The plant also has a metallization machine for the production of 15,000 tons of packaging and labels.
Two businessmen have acquired 100% in the equity interest of Corporación Yanber, which earlier this year had been handed over to creditors in order to avoid bankruptcy.
Francis Durman told Crhoy.com that"... 'The intention was never to acquire the company, rather the need to inject more resources to capitalize the company was fundamental to achieving the goal of balancing the operation in the first year and starting to generate profits from the second year.This capitalization is very important to ensure the future of the company'."
In 2015 the countries of the region exported $1000 million worth of plastic and plastic products, led by Costa Rica and El Salvador, with $354 million and $337 million respectively.
MarketDataon Plastics and Plastic Products in Central America,compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.com, shows that in 2015 the countries of the region exported 480 thousand tons ofplastics and articles made of plastic, with a total value of $1056 million.
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