Sales of paints and varnishes in Central America reached $124 million and Costa Rican companies led with $50 million in sales in the region, the main export destination was Honduras with $31 million.
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Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomás de Castilla - EMPORNAC - bids rubber fenders of different sizes to protect the docks located at berths one to four.
By September 2021, the plastics sector recovered to reach a value of $343 million, equivalent to 104%, where the main supplier is the United States with 41% of the regional market.
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The second quarter of 2021 shows an increase in fertilizer imports in the Central American region in monetary values, representing $521 million in purchases in this market, mainly from China.
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In the first quarter there was a decrease in purchases from the Central American region of 8% in imported value, however, Russia remained the largest supplier with 21% of sales.
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The government of Guatemala through the National Electrification Institute -INDE- requires cleaning and maintenance of substations in the western system.
"The National Institute of Electrification requires the maintenance of substations of the western system of ETCEE-INDE consists of green areas and pebble of substation yards.
During the second quarter of 2021, sales in the Central American region increased to $76 million, the highest exporter was Costa Rica with $31 million.
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For the second quarter of 2021, Guatemala maintained as the main importer of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides with $84.2 million, the largest supplier was China with 18.94%.
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In Nicaragua, the general procurement division of the Ministry of Health tenders the procurement of medicines, MRP and laboratories for the supply of health units with COVID-19 care.
Costa Rica is positioned in the regional market as the largest buyer with $171.6 million, also, the United States remains the main supplier of plastic pipe with $109.2 million.
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Last year, trade in paints and varnishes between Central American countries amounted to $123 million, which is 10% lower than in 2019, a drop that was reported in the context of the economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Last year, Central America assigned $784 million to fertilizer imports, 4% more than in 2019, with Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador being the markets that accounted for the increase in regional purchases.
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After in May 2020 in the context of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, Central American imports of petroleum oils dropped to a historic low at $242 million, in the following months purchases recovered and in December amounted to $540 million.
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During last year, Central American companies imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides for $808 million, 30% more than what was reported in 2019, a rise that is explained by the behavior of purchases from all markets in the region.
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