The debut of 12 companies supported by the Brazil Machinery Solutions program at NPE generated $23.6 million in deals.
The sectoral export promotion project Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS), the result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association) and ApexBrasil (The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), supported the participation of 12 Brazilian companies at NPE 2024, the largest plastics sector fair in the United States, which was held on May 6-10, in Orlando, Florida.
This debut participation of the BMS program at the fair featured the companies A.Carnevalli, Brawel, Corona Brasil, Hece Máquinas, HGR Extrusoras, Mecalor, Mega Steel, MultiBlow, Multipet, Rulli Standard, Seibt, and and Vizuri. In total, 463 contacts were made with international buyers, generating $23.6 million in deals completed and estimated for the next 12 months.
The goal of the initiative was to highlight the importance of Brazil as a supplier of machinery, equipment and services to the plastics chain in the United States. In 2023, Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment to the North American country reached the mark of $4 billion, a 26% increase compared to 2022. Machinery and equipment used in the plastics sector totaled $16.3 million. Although they currently do not represent a significant percentage of the sector’s exports to the U.S. market, the volume of exports from this segment has reported a 188% increase over the last 5 years, showing continued growth throughout this period.
Paulo Guerra, Institutional Relations Manager of ABIMAQ, analyzes the strategic results of the BMS program’s debut participation in the fair. “Each interaction with international buyers marked a new stage in the journey of the first Brazilian participation of the BMS project at the fair, opening doors to unprecedented opportunities. The result was a whopping $23.6 million in completed and expected deals. Our goal is for the NPE to enter the BMS project calendar on a definite basis.”
A benchmark for the plastics sector
Held every three years since 1946 by the U.S. Plastics Industry Association, NPE is a fair that brings together decision makers, designers, academics in the plastics sector, and entrepreneurs from all areas of the plastics chain worldwide. For the 2024 edition, more than 2,000 exhibitors have been confirmed, with over 55,000 participants from 110 countries expected to attend the event. The exhibition was divided into seven Technology Zones that offered a first-hand look at technologies for raw materials, recycling and sustainability, advanced manufacturing, and packaging, which should help drive the plastics industry forward.
Get to know some of the companies and highlights exhibited:
A.Carnevalli
A.Carnevalli develops, produces, and exports high technology extrusion and co-extrusion equipment for over 60 years. The brand’s booth presented models of Mono and Co-extrusion lines for plastic films up to 9 layers, Flexographic Printers of up to 12 colors, and Recycling Lines, Rewinders, and Cutters.
Brawel
Brawel Máquinas is specialized in the manufacture of Die Cutters, Vacuum Forming, Router CNC, Blister and Skin. During the NPE, the brand demonstrated the machines operation, in addition to bringing ideas and products that can be produced with them.
Corona Brasil
Corona Brasil, manufacturer of equipment for plastic surface treatment via corona effect, presented its Corona Treatment Equipment, used in narrow-web printers, which can be provided with aluminum electrodes or ceramic electrodes (destined to the treatment of conductive or metallic materials).
Hece Máquinas
Hece Máquinas, company that works with own technology, promoted the cutting and welding machine SC-700 III. The equipment counts on MMI-integrated CNC, servomotor, welding heads, micro-processed temperature control, decoiler, conveyor with variable speed and photocell, among other accessories.
HGR Extrusoras
Considered as one of the main manufacturers of extrusion machines in the market, HGR brought to NPE its HGR Air Cooling Ring and promoted its line of monolayer extrusion machines, multi-layer extrusion systems (3, 5 and 7 layers) for tubular films and parts for extrusion lines in general.
Mecalor
Leader in industrial refrigeration solutions, Mecalor took its most advanced equipment to NPE, among them, the air condenser Chiller MSA 60, which doesn’t require the use of industrial water; the DryCooler AluDry Compact D170 that reduces water consumption and treatment; and its Pumping Station with customized solutions.
Mega Steel
With 20 years of operations in the plastic industry, the company, from Indaiatuba (SP), presented its Full Automatic 1400MM 4.0 Rewinder Machine, with modular design, suitable to the different lines of production, ensuring high productivity and robustness.
MultiBlow
Serving the whole Brazilian and Latin American market, MultiBlow in entering the North-American market and was present at NPE 2024 promoting its line of electric and hydraulic blowing machines for the manufacture of vials, from 100ml to 30 liters.
Multipet
For almost 30 years in the packaging manufacturing segment, the manufacturer, headquartered in Toledo (PR), promoted its PET bottle blowing machine, Multipet VBlow. The machine is driven by electric servomotor, remote monitoring and air recovery system, low energy consumption, and produces up to 18,000 bottles per hour.
Rulli Standard
Rulli Standard, reference in the extrusion machine market, presented at NPE components and peripheral items of its machinery and will demonstrate the machine management software Rulli 4.0, which integrates the whole fleet to a single dashboard that organizes, automates, and generates important data for the production management.
Seibt
For 50 years in the plastic market, the company, headquartered in Rio Grande do Sul, promoted its line of PET (polyethylene) Recycling System, PE/PP (polyethylene and propylene) Recycling System comprising mills, crushers, fine separators and dust separators.
Vizuri
Vizuri manufactures equipment for automation and control of plastic processing lines and is present across Brazil and Latin America. At NPE, the company promoted the Gravimetric Batch Blender, gravimetric mixer that offers maximum precision and flexibility, serving productions from 100 kg/h to 1500 kg/h.
About Brazil Machinery Solutions
The result of a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthening the image of Brazil as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program is composed of companies that manufacture machines and equipment from different sectors, such as agriculture, textiles, mining, plastics, and packaging, among others. For more information, please visit: www.brazilmachinery.com
About ABIMAQ
The Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937, with the goal of acting in favor of strengthening the Brazilian industry, mobilizing the sector, carrying out actions alongside political and economic bodies, stimulating international trade and cooperation, and contributing to improving its performance in terms of technology, human resources training, and management modernization. For more information, please visit: www.abimaq.org.br
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand.
The Agency also acts in a coordinated way with public and private players to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil with a focus on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
