With an eye on the international expansion of the animal rendering sector, Brazilian Renderers landed in Costa Rica with a clear mission: to open doors, build connections, and showcase the strength of the Brazilian industry to the local market. Held last week (June 4), the Business Connection Costa Rica brought together Brazilian companies and representatives of the Costa Rican industry in a strategic trade promotion agenda. The initiative is a result of the partnership between the Brazilian Renderers Association (ABRA) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), with the support of the Brazilian Embassy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA).
The event also featured the screening of an institutional video about the Brazilian Renderers project and the formal presentation of the participating Brazilian companies: A&R Nutrição Animal, BRF Ingredientes, FASA by Darling, Friboi, Levo – Plusval, Minerva, Patense, and K-Pro. On the Costa Rican side, representatives from Cargill, Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos, Rackam SA, CMI Alimentos, and Latin America Representative F-TKO were present.
The meeting brought together Brazilian companies interested in exporting to the country and key representatives of the local industry. The program began with a special breakfast offered by the organizers of REAM 2025, followed by institutional speeches from the Brazilian Ambassador to Costa Rica, Antonio Alves Junior, and the Agricultural Attaché of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), Priscila Moser, who shared information about the sanitary status and the export authorization process to the country.
Brazilian Renderers
Since 2012, ABRA and ApexBrasil have promoted the Brazilian Renderers project with the objective of promoting exports from the Animal Rendering sector – meal, fat, blood products and palatabiliy ehancers, and hydrolyzed protein of animal origin. Through participation in fairs, workshops and other special actions of commercial promotion, the projects value attributes of the animal rendering industry and its products – such as quality, health status and sustainability of production – and value the international brands of products, fostering new business for Brazilian exporters.
To learn more visit: brazilianrenderers.com
About ABRA
ABRA is an entity that represents the industries in the animal rendering sector that produce meal, fat, blood products and palatabiliy ehancers, and hydrolyzed protein of animal origin. It is a non-profit entity. It was founded in 2006 and works to promote its members, disseminate actions aimed at the segment, mediate the relationship with other entities and government agencies, in addition to fostering the generation of business in the national and international market.
For more information, visit: abra.ind.br
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) acts to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
The Agency carries out diversified commercial promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and commercial missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in large international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion-makers to know the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim to strengthen the Brazil brand. ApexBrasil also acts in a coordinated manner with public and private actors to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
To learn more, visit: https://apexbrasil.com.br/