With business intentions for US $ 60 million, Expoconstrucción closed
In the ProColombia business roundtable, the countries with the most commercial possibilities were Puerto Rico, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic. On the part of the Colombians they led Cundinamarca, Bogotá, Antioquia and Valle del Cauca.
During the international business conference of Expoconstrucción, organized by ProColombia, Camacol, Corferias, the Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor's Office of Bogotá, business intentions for US $ 60 million were generated among the 200 international buyers participating and 384 Colombian companies from 11 departments.
The largest purchases were made by countries such as Puerto Rico, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the Dominican Republic and the most demanded products were finishes, covers and profiles. In addition, in the Colombian quota the departments of Cundinamarca, Bogotá, Antioquia and Valle del Cauca led with the highest number of sales.
For the president of ProColombia, Flavia Santoro, "the business conference was very positive because it ratified the position of the Colombian industry as a benchmark of quality, with innovative, ecological and technological inputs and proposals".
He added that it was shown that the greatest business opportunities are in the markets with which Colombia has a current commercial agreement.
For his part, the president of the Modultec company of Ecuador and the timber industry of the neighboring country, Óscar López, who was in the buyers' delegation, held the importance of knowing and making strategic alliances with Colombian companies because “they are leaders on issues of innovation, development and productivity ”. As spokesperson for the union, he also said that they expect to have businesses in excess of US $ 1,000,000 in the next six months with Colombia.
In the business round there was also the interest of foreign buyers in the green building trends of Colombia. Such is the case of the Mexican Ulises Solorio Andrade, of the Environmental and Urban company, who came in search of a national ally to close businesses for about US $ 300,000 that provide solutions to the pollution problems that Puebla, a Mexican city with about 5 million inhabitants "(...) since construction we are exploring contacts with companies from abroad that could help us mitigate this problem," he said.
It should be remembered that exports of construction materials in 2018 reached US $ 365.7 million, with an increase of 13% compared to 2017, which according to Dane figures, were mainly due to markets with FTA. In fact, the most important buyer was the United States, with an increase of 25.5%.
According to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Min.Cit), there are great chances that Colombia will continue to increase these indicators, because the global demand for building materials keeps growing. In the last five years it was 1.6%, to exceed US $ 273,000 million, according to TradeMap trade statistics.
