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Plastic: Somewhere Between Optimism and Uncertainty
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Although the sector keeps its operations alive thanks to the packaging they produce for the food and cleaning industry, there is uncertainty among entrepreneurs as the demand for bags, brushes, tableware, furniture and other products has contracted.
As a result of the home quarantines that were decreed in the countries of the region in March 2020 due to covid-19, the outlook for the plastics industry fluctuates between optimism and uncertainty in market behavior.
Fertilizers in Central America: Imports Fall 10%
Friday, August 28, 2020
Between January and March 2020, Central America allocated $169 million to fertilizer imports, 10% less than in the same period in 2018, with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala being the markets that registered the most significant reductions.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graph"]
Petroleum Oils: Purchases Exceed $2 Billion
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
From January to March 2020, companies in the region bought oil abroad for $2.009 billion, 14% less than in the same period in 2019, due to the drop in imports in all Central American markets.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Plastics: $151 Million in Business with Mexico
Friday, July 31, 2020
From January to April 2020, Central American companies imported $151 million in plastic and its manufactures from Mexico, and 60% of the total was purchased by companies in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Figures from Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Plastic Pipes: Business Figures with Mexico
Thursday, July 23, 2020
From January to April 2020, Central American companies imported $11 million in plastic pipe and fittings from Mexico, and 69% of the total was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Figures from Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Agrochemicals: Market Opportunities in Ecuador
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Because the Ecuadorian market is highly dependent on imports and its local industry is incipient, there are opportunities for bulk exports and packaging in the South American country.
To enter the market, products can be sold to distribution companies, whether these register the products themselves under their own brand, import in bulk/concentrate, repackage and distribute, or do so under the manufacturer's brand and import and distribute ready-to-retail products (this can be on an exclusive basis), explains a study by the Foreign Trade Promotion Agency (Procomer).
Protective Masks: Market Figures in Costa Rica
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Currently at least 55 companies offer 89 types of masks that are manufactured using different types of polymers, with characteristics of design, production, thickness and above all, a wide variety of accessories and styles.
From July 1 to 3, the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) conducted a search for information on the Internet and social networks such as Facebook and Whatsapp of commercial establishments throughout the country that promote their products and offer the option of home delivery.
Oils and Lubricants: Consumers and Interests
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Based on data inferred from the digital behavior of consumers, it is estimated that in the countries of the region more than 120 thousand people show interest in lubricants, and most of them are between 19 and 35 years old.
A study of the interests and preferences of consumers in Central America, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, gives interesting results on the preferences and tastes of people in various products, services and activities.
Nylon: Main Competitors in the Region
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Basf de Costa Rica S.A., Sun Chemical S.A. and Ultra-Chem de Centroamérica S.A., are part of the companies participating in the nylon import business in Central America.
The market study "Nylon market study in Central America", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, details the main figures of the nylon import business.
Central America Purchases More Fertilizers from Mexico
Friday, June 12, 2020
From January to March 2020, companies in the countries of the region imported from Mexico fertilizers for $19 million, an amount that exceeds in 722% the reported in the same period of 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Paints and Varnishes: What are Consumers Looking for?
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Based on records derived from the digital behavior of consumers, it is estimated that in the countries of the region more than 450 thousand people show interest in paints, and most of them are between 19 and 35 years old.
A study of the interests and preferences of consumers in Central America, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, gives interesting results on the preferences and tastes of people in various products, services and activities.
Plastics Industry: Resumption of Activities Authorized
Friday, June 5, 2020
In order to address the emergency declared by Tropical Storm Amanda, Salvadoran authorities authorized the reactivation of the operations of companies dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of plastic products.
The plastics industry was prohibited from operating, because with the outbreak of covid-19 the government of El Salvador decreed a strict home quarantine and decided to suspend the activities of these companies.
Cleaning Supplies: Profit Margins Declared
Thursday, May 14, 2020
In Panama, the government established the maximum gross profit margin in the entire commercialization chain, for different personal hygiene, cleaning and consumption items, which are of primary need.
According to Decree 152 dated May 13, the measure decreed is with the aim of mitigating the outbreak of covid-19 and to give the general population access to most products.
Chemical Industry: Trends in Central America
Friday, May 8, 2020
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.
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