AUGEO has started the international development project for an electronic components company based in Switzerland. Although no geographical area has been conditioned in the first phase of project execution, the Swiss Client’s international deployment efforts will be concentrated in Latin America and Africa, markets that the Swiss Company does not currently work on.

AUGEO has contracted with a Spanish company from the fishery industry to launch a project for the supply of fresh fishery products from Morocco and Algeria. This project includes the identification of potential suppliers, the biological and commercial standardization of the different objective references and the preparation of contract models adapted to the legislation of the European Union and of the supplier countries, as well as support in the negotiations that are made.

AUGEO has been contracted by a German Investment Group to provide advisory services on its investment plans in the food sector in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The service will last for 18 months, a period in which it is intended to address investments close to 18 million euros.

AUGEO has proposed, will manage and execute for a consortium of Spanish companies in the fishing sector a program of visits to the main markets for the commercialization of fishing products. The objective of these visits is to assess the trends in the forms of commercialization of the main European markets (products, formats, packaging, price levels, average consumption per inhabitant,…), so that the production of the companies of the Spanish consortium is best suited to the requirements of these European markets.

AUGEO has contracted with a company from Uruguayan meat production and transformation sector a strategic plan for the introduction of its meat products in the European Union. This project, which must deliver its conclusions in September 2022, will include a detailed assessment of the company’s catalogue, the review and proposal to adapt the references to the current legislation in force in the EU, the description of the sector scenario by country of the EU, a precise development program (budgets, markets, calendars, marketing and communication…) and a contingency plan.

AUGEO has signed a contract with a Panamanian agricultural company with the aim of transferring technology in the field of intensive cultivation under plastic.
The advisory project will entail the training of the technicians of the Panamanian company, the support in the tasks of commercialization of the production towards the United States of America and the accompaniment in the negotiations with the purchasing centers of the national supermarket chains.

AUGEO has signed a contract with a Croatian company that manufactures consumer electronics elements to define the process of its establishment in Florida (U.S.A.). The project will include a market study (competitors, prices, entry and exit barriers, contingency plans,…) and the execution of the administrative process of establishment in Miami.

AUGEO has signed a contract with an Italian company in the prêt-à-porter fashion sector to identify the markets in Latin America that should be a priority for its expansion in this geographical area. The project must be completed in January 2022, in order to plan the start of operations of the Italian company in Latin America in the second half of 2022.

A Spanish company in the machine tool sector has contracted AUGEO to carry out a survey of the German market with the aim of establishing alliances with companies in the same sector in Germany. AUGEO’s work will include an updated description of the machine tool sector in Germany, will identify the most suitable market segments for the Spanish company and will establish a short list of potential German operators with whom to establish an alliance, taking into account the complementarity of the products and services, the economic and financial situation of German companies and the market share of these German companies. AUGEO will also participate with the Spanish company in the negotiations that will take place.

LME REBAR PRICES

The average monthly price of REBAR on the LME has grown by 9% in the period from January 1 to August 31, 2021. However, the average price for the month of August with regard to the average price for July is 5 % lower. This is probably an effect of ordinary conditions in August in normal years. Even so, the annual trend shows clear average monthly growth.

The figure below illustrates the monthly average, maximum and minimum prices of REBAR in the LME in the period from January 1 to August 31, 2021. The broken brown line shows the trend of the average prices of the period considered obtained. using a linear regression.

LME SCRAP PRICES

The average monthly price of the SCRAP in the LME has decreased by 1% in the period from January 1 to August 31, 2021. Likewise, the average price for the month of August with regrad to the average price for July is 7% lower. This is probably an effect of ordinary conditions in August in normal years. Even so, the annual trend shows clear average monthly growth.

The figure below illustrates the monthly average, maximum and minimum prices of the SCRAP in the LME in the period from January 1 to August 31, 2021. The broken brown line shows the trend of the average prices of the period considered obtained using a linear regression.