Brazil Gets the Business at February Event
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Buyer/seller meetings at Marmomac Brazil here last month should result in more than $18 million in new business over the coming year.
The Round of Negotiations, which matched 22 domestic natural-stone producers with 14 foreign buyers, resulted in more than 260 individual meetings.
The activity was promoted by the Brazilian Natural Stone Association (Centrorochas) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).
Buyers came from countries including Canada, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Taiwan and the United States. Those sessions resulted in an immediate estimate of $1.83 million in business deals and a projected $18.06 million for the next 12 months..
Centrorochas President Tales Machado called the Round of Negotiations part of a solid strategy for global insertion.
”It creates opportunities for Brazilian natural-stone companies to remain connected with target markets, strengthen international partnerships and reinforce Brazil’s role as a point of reference in quality, diversity of materials and sectoral innovation,” Machado said.
Overall, the participating companies reported making almost 600 business contacts, 278 of them with new prospects. More than 87% of the stone companies assessed the experience as positive, while the rate among buyers reached 98%.
The participating companies are all located in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, the largest exporter of natural stones in Brazil.
The manager of It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone, Thiago Fukuda, emphasized that the schedule is a distinguishing feature of the program, allowing foreign guests to experience all stages of the production chain.
It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone is an export promotion program which currently supports 223 companies while aiming to encourage and increase exports of Brazilian natural stone through a set of strategic internationalization actions.
Marmomac Brazil 2026 is set for March 24-26 in São Paulo.