Environmental Technologies Matchmaker Trade Delegation
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay & Buenos Aires, Argentina
September 11 - 15, 2000
Mission Description:
Brazil
Sales in Brazil's environmental technologies market reached an estimated US$ 2 billion in 1998, a 10% increase over 1997, including equipment, engineering and consulting services and instrumentation associated with pollution control and cleanup projects.
Best prospects for U.S. environmental products and services include: Environmental engineering and consulting services; Management and operation of water and wastewater treatment stations; Equipment and technology for water/wastewater treatment stations, general pollution projects/installations, etc.; Solid waste management technologies: domestic garbage, sludge, co-processing, incineration, recycling, etc.; Clean technologies; Soil recovery technologies; Automation and monitoring systems for water and wastewater treatment plants.
Based on stability and remarkable economic growth fostered by the convertibility plan of 1991, Argentina has become one of the world's most promising emerging markets. Argentina's consumer prices are projected to fall 0.5% in 1999. Since 1996, Argentina has experienced its highest rate of sustained investment growth in 50 years.
During the 1990s, a number of environmental initiatives began in Argentina, making it a promising market for U.S. environmental technology and service exports. Among these initiatives is a major effort to strengthen Argentina's environmental legal framework, which is being supported by a number of multilateral development banks.
The Matchmaker's goal is to gain first-hand market information and provide access to key government officials and potential business partners for new-to-market, and/or new-to-export U.S. environmental technologies firms desiring to enter these Latin American markets.Mission Scenario:
Mission participants will arrive in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 10 and will leave for Montevideo on the evening of September 12. On the following evening, September 13, participants will travel to Buenos Aires. The mission will end on September 15 in Buenos Aires. Matchmaker promotion will include but not be limited to the following venues: the USEAC Teams; relevant trade publications; relevant trade associations; past Matchmaker and Commerce trade mission participants; various in-house and purchased industry lists. The Matchmaker will be listed in the Federal Register and on ITA's Internet home page.
The Matchmaker will target 15 SMEs. The fee to participate will range between $3,500 - $4,000. Recruitment will begin February 7, 2000 and will close July 24, 2000, five weeks prior to the start of the mission.Criteria for Participation:
Any partisan political activities of an applicant, including political contributions, will be entirely irrelevant to the selection process.Contact Information:
Yvonne Jackson, Project Manager
Matchmaker Trade Delegations Program
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 20l2
Washington, D.C. 20230
Tel: (202) 482-2675 -Fax: (202) 482-0178
E-mail:Yvonne.Jackson@mail.doc.gov
Website: http://www.usatrade.gov/matchmaker