Brazilian furniture manufacturers establish consortium

06/10/2005

A group of Brazilian furniture manufacturers, the Brazilian High-End Furniture Manufacturers Association (Abimad), is forming an export consortium in order to promote Brazilian furniture and high decoration objects to Arab countries. CHM Corp., organised by Abimad, will be officially launched at the Index furniture fair to be held in Dubai, November 28 - December 2.

In 2004 Brazilian furniture exports to the Arab countries increased by 600% from $800,000 in 2003 to $5.6 million.

The consortium to the Arab countries is the third such group established by Abimad. The two other consortiums that already exist are Ineo Furniture, aimed at North America and the Caribbean markets, and Marketplus, which targets South America.