Fabrica Nacional de Licores in Costa Rica needs to purchase 1000 ML and 750 ML crystal glass containers, with a reference value of $7 million.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2021LN-000004-PV
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2021LN-000004-PV
"Through a tender, Fabrica Nacional de Licores, attached to the National Production Council, will purchase crystal glass containers of the following specifications:
In the Dominican Republic, the companies Caribbean Glass Industry and Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana will build a production plant that will have the capacity to manufacture 500 million glass bottles per year.
The new production plant will be located in the municipality of Pedro Brand, which belongs to the province of Santo Domingo. According to the investors, the factory is expected to begin its operational phase in February 2021.
From January to September 2019, imports of glass and its manufactures in Central America reached $220 million, and purchases from companies in China grew by 6% over the same period in 2018.
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Because of the fall in sales and the slowdown of the local economy, the company Vicesa announced the dismissal of 254 employees working at the plant in Cartago, Costa Rica.
The company reported that it made the decision, given that in the last two years its traditional markets showed marked economic instability, a situation that generated less demand for its products.
After in 2018 imports of glass and glass manufactures in Central America reported a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2017, in the first quarter of 2019 reported a 4% year-on-year decline.
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In 2018, imports of glass and glass manufactures in Central America totaled $302 million, and 44% were bought by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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In the first nine months of the year, imports of glass and its manufactures in Central America totaled $224 million, and 43% were bought by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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It is estimated that last year in Guatemala, the collection of crushed glass totaled 59 thousand metric tons, reporting a 10% increase over 2017.
Representatives of Grupo Vidriero Centroamericano (Vical) reported that according to company estimates, last year was collected in the country on average about 4,900 tons of crushed glass per month.
During the first half of the year, imports of glass and glass products in Central America reached $155 million, an increase of 3% compared to the same period in 2017.
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In the first quarter of 2018, companies in the country imported $12 million worth of glass and its manufactures, 36% more than in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Market for Glass and its Manufactures in El Salvador, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Over the past year, countries in Central America bought $304 million worth of glass and its manufactured goods, and 25% came from the United States and Mexico.
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In 2017, countries in the region imported $36 million worth of glass and its manufactures from Mexico, and 39% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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Between January and June of 2017, countries in the region imported $150 million worth of glass and its manufactures, 4% more than the imports in the the same period in 2016.
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In 2016, purchases of glass and its manufactures abroad totaled $69 million, and compared to 2015, imports from China and Costa Rica grew by 18% and 34%, respectively.
Figures from the information system on the Glass Market and its Manufactures in Guatemala, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
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