Industries

Brazil’s infrastructure is one of the best developed in the Latin American region. However, lack of adequate power supplies and pipeline infrastructure has had an adverse impact on the competitiveness of the Brazilian chemicals and materials industry. Changing demographic structure and the increase in the preteen and teen population categories is...

The Brazilian Chemicals, Materials and Foods (CMF) industry is one of the largest in Latin America. Though privitization and liberalization has helped contributed to growth of the industry, shortage of raw materials, higher taxes and logistics costs have an adverse impact on the competitiveness of the Chemical industry. Strong agricultural sector h...

This research service analyses current economic conditions and its influence on the Brazilian Chemicals Materials and Foods (CMF) industry. The Brazilian Government has implemented several measures in recent years aimed at improving the growth of the manufacturing sector and chemicals and materials industry. Since the implementation of the 'Real Pl...