For the third quarter of 2021, purchases in the Central American region of beauty and personal care products increased by 28% to reach $413 million, with Mexico being the main supplier of these products with a sales value of $123 million.
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In this new commercial reality, market opportunities are identified for hygiene and personal care items that are manufactured with natural ingredients and produced with environmentally friendly materials.
Products that provide relief to the skin, given the consequences caused by Covid-19 from constant hand washing and mask use, are other items that consumers value today.
Companies in El Salvador that do not comply with the biosecurity measures stipulated in the protocols for reopening the economy may be sanctioned with the temporary closure of their operations.
In the process of reactivating economic activities that were suspended due to the spread of covid-19, the Salvadoran authorities have established protocols for the proper functioning of companies.
With the application of the Health Alert System by covid-19, the Guatemalan economy was reopened, however, the operating guidelines and specific health and safety protocols for various economic activities have not been made official.
In order to reactivate economic activity in Panama, the authorities of the Ministry of Health published in the Official Journal the guidelines of strict compliance for companies and workers.
In this context of sanitary crisis, banana companies in Costa Rica must ensure the cleaning and disinfection, at least twice a day, of all surfaces and spaces that are considered critical.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) recently approved the protocol for the prevention of covid-19 in the banana sector, which contemplates the preventive and mitigation actions that producers of this fruit for export must comply with to avoid the spread of the disease.
Increasing demand, new competitors of all kinds and the manufacture of uncertified products are some of the changes that this business is bringing to the pandemic scenario in Costa Rica.
According to CentralAmericaData reports, in Costa Rica since January 5, 2020 the interactions on the Internet associated with cleaning products show a clear upturn.
The biosecurity regulations that will control operators of tourism, transport, restaurants, museums, theaters, archaeological and theme parks in this new context of health crisis were published.
As the restrictions imposed due to the covid-19 outbreak have started to be relaxed, the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) and the tourism sector businessmen refined the biosecurity protocols that they will apply for the staged return of the sector in the coming weeks.
A talk on the prevention of covid-19 infection at the beginning of the working day and the rule of not sharing tools among workers are part of the protocols that companies must comply with in order to operate.
Because of the covid-19 outbreak in the country, the construction industry will have to apply safety and hygiene controls in the coming months. Following these requirements, the Guatemalan Chamber of Industry (CIG) and the Guatemalan Chamber of Construction (CGC) have developed protocols for the operation of the sector.
In order to reactivate economic activity in Panama, Ministry of Health authorities issued strict compliance guidelines for companies and workers.
The guide is aimed at producers, distributors, and consumers; microenterprises, medium-size companies, large companies, and their clients, who are required to comply with the standards established by the health authorities in order to mitigate the expansion of covid-19, the official document details.
Panamanian businessmen warn that the bills advancing in the National Assembly concerning health and safety standards for work in ports, put at risk the competitiveness of the country.
The National Assembly approved in first debate the bill number 92, "which creates the law on health and safety in port works in the Republic of Panama". Another one that also surpassed the first discussion was number 93 "that dictates norms for the protection of the port worker."
During 2018, the value of diapers and similar items imported into the region totaled $285 million, 3% more than in 2017.
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Honduras, main buyer
Last year, the main buyer of diapers and similar items in Central America was Honduras, with $60 million, followed by Panama, with $59 million, El Salvador, with $47 million, Guatemala, with $44 million, Nicaragua, with $39 million and Costa Rica, with $37 million.
From January to September 2018, the value of imported diapers and similar items in the region totaled $143 million, and purchases from companies in Mexico grew 11% over the same period in 2017.
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Through a regional association, companies dedicated to the cosmetics and personal care business in Central America work together to help simplify procedures and improve health regulations.
The aim of the association, composed of guilds from several countries in the region and manufacturing and importing companies, is to support government institutions in the creation of standards and rules that facilitate trade and improve conditions of access to markets, both regionally and to the external market.
In the first six months of the year, Central American companies imported $239 million in beauty and personal care items, and imports from Colombia increased 5% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Beauty and Personal Care Articles Market in Central America compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
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