Home Think Plastic Brazil, a portfolio of solutions for the plastic-converted products sector in the process of internationalization for target markets, carried out through a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and INP (Brazilian Plastic Institute), has just launched the new edition of the International Yearbook in three languages (Portuguese, Spanish and English). The guide is part of the project ecosystem of the World Plastic Connection Summit, the main Brazilian meeting with an international focus on the converted plastics sector, carried out by Think Plastic Brazil.
This year’s Yearbook brings together and presents more than 250 Brazilian companies in the converted plastics sector in the following categories: agribusiness, toys and childcare, construction, packaging, supplies and housewares. Readers can learn about and obtain contact information for all the companies listed, according to their business needs.
“The Yearbook represents Think Plastic Brazil’s effort to catalog and make available to the market, in an organized, intuitive and practical way, all associated companies in the Brazilian converted plastics sector. In this way, the Yearbook encourages and facilitates the generation of business for the companies that appear in the publication, which is distributed worldwide,” says Carlos Moreira, Brazilian Plastic Institute Executive Director & Think Plastic Brazil CPO.
In addition, the Yearbook provides a report on Think Plastic Brazil’s actions in previous years – 2022 and 2023. Among the data from last year (2023), the highlights are the 116 associated companies that conquered new markets, the 19.64% increase in companies that expanded their exports (compared to 2022) and the 38.46% growth in the number of companies that started exporting new products (compared to 2022).
The guide also details the reasons that led to the creation of Think Plastic Brazil and outlines a timeline since its creation in 2003.
To check out the new edition of the Yearbook, visit: https://worldplasticconnectionsummit.com/projetos/yearbook/
About Think Plastic Brazil
Think Plastic Brazil started its activities with 38 companies and, over the last 20 years, has expanded its participation to more than 220 companies. During this period, the Portfolio promoted 4,773 participations of companies in the industry in 240 projects specifically for Trade Promotion, resulting in 64,366 meetings. The economic impact was significant, with more than US$1.247 billion in business generated and a total investment of US$12.338 million, achieving an impressive ROI of US$101.04 for every dollar invested.
For those interested in buying from Brazil and contacting Brazilian companies associated with Think Plastic Brazil directly, please contact cristina.sacramento@thinkplasticbrazil.com and daniela.ornelas@thinkplasticbrazil.com via email or visit the website (https://lang.thinkplasticbrazil.com/en/home-en/). Think Plastic Brazil is a non-profit, non-commissioned organization that can facilitate your direct contact with Brazilian producers.
About INP
Founded in 1989, the Brazilian Plastic Institute – INP arises amid the process of globalization and the need to make the plastic market more competitive internationally. Its strength and representativeness are the results of the union of the Brazilian Processed Plastic and Recycling Industry (ABIPLAST), the Brazilian Association of the Chemical Industry (ABIQUIM), and the Union of Synthetic Resin Industries in the State of São Paulo (SIRESP).
As a sectoral technological body, the INP’s is to be the focal point for the entire plastics production chain in Brazil. To this end, the body maintains an extensive workforce qualification program, promotes access to the most modern technologies, especially for small and medium-sized companies, and develops Technical Standards so that products with better quality be manufactured.
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) promotes Brazilian products and services abroad and attracts foreign investments to strategic industries of the Brazilian economy. To reach its goals, ApexBrasil carries out diversified trade promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and influencers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that are also focused on strengthening “Brazil” as a brand.
The agency also acts in a coordinated manner with public and private actors to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
