Environmental Services Connecting Argentine exporters with the world
About ‘Fundación Exportar’ Fostering Argentine Exports Fundación Exportar is the export promotion agency of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, aimed at fostering the increase and diversification of Argentine exports. In this regard, provides assistance to the business community in their efforts to conquer new markets in order to accomplish the ultimate goal which is that Argentine companies trade products and services worldwide.
About Argentine Economy Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America, behind Brazil and Mexico. According to IMF data for 2012, its GDP in terms of purchasing power parity reached US$ 751.391million. Its GDP per capita in 2012, measured in purchasing power parity was of US$18.201.
IMF Data , 2007 to 2012: estimated
INDEC Data
15% 32%
25% 59% 16%
52%
Transport services
Tourism services
Non-Traditional services INDEC Data
In the prestigious Global Competitiveness Report 20122013 prepared by the World Economic Forum, Argentina is ranked 94th among 144 economies analyzed, and has been placed within the group of 21 developing economies that are ‘in transition to’ the last stage of development: the ‘innovationdriven economies’ (35 developed economies).
INDEC Data
INDEC Data
In its report about the performance of Free Exchange Market during 2012, the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) issued preliminary data stating that Argentine exports of business and professional services showed a positive net balance (revenue minus expenses) of 3,100 million dollars during 2012, representing over a twofold increase as compared to the previous year.
Environmental Services According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Environmental Services include: - Sewage services - Refuse disposal - Sanitation and similar services - Reducing vehicle emissions - Noise abatement services - Nature and landscape protection services - “Other� environmental related services such as:
Environmental Consulting Services
Environmental Engineering Services
•Environmental errands due in mergers and acquisitions • Determination of Environmental Liabilities • Support environmental • Audits and expertise • Assessments: - Environmental Impact - Environmental Risk - Environmental Liabilities • Studies and Reports for environmental compliance and obtaining certificates, authorizations and permits
• Projects and implementation of site remediation and industrial facilities • Projects and implementation of urban and industrial landfills
Editing and Publishing Services of environmental contents
These Argentine companies are exporting many of those services:
INCOL S.A. www.incolgroup.com
INDARSA Gesti贸n de Residuos www.indarsa.com
JMB INGENIERIA AMBIENTAL www.jmbambiental.com.ar
KIOSHI ENERGIA S.A. www.kioshienergia.com
ELISA COZZI & ASOCIADOS www.ecyasociados.com/
GRUPO INDUSER SRL www.induser.com.ar
LIHUE INGENIERÍA S.A. www.lihue.com.ar
SIM SERVICIO INTEGRAL DE MEDIO AMBIENTE www.sim-alianza.com.ar
Getra GETRA is the ‘Exporting Group of Equipment, Technology and Engineering Services for Water Treatment’. It is part of the capital goods project of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Worship of Argentina (MREC). These companies are able to be responsible for, either individually or jointly, the design, engineering, construction, assembly, supply, start-up, supervision, and worker training at any kind of water treatment plant facilities, turnkey projects and “ready-to-move” compact plants, using the most varied types of building materials. They are also ready to work on the below mentioned projects, either on a stand-alone or joint basis: - water and effluent management - effluent pre-treatment - urban, industrial effluent treatment - compact plants - tap water systems
- industrial use water - water reuse - special applications in solid and disposal removal - desalinization plants
Furthermore, such companies work with the global service and social profile concept in mind, while being friendly to the environment, preserving natural resources and adhering to sustainable development. Last but not least, these companies can offer the “BOT” (BUILT OPERATE AND TRANSFER) system, which involves operation of a plant for a certain period of time by manufacturers and technicians, and later on transfer to a buyer. In this way, the efficient enterprise operation can be ensured to importers, while facilitating getting familiar with such plant handling. Those Argentine companies which have already adhered to this high added and tech value export promotion initiative are as follows: AGUAS Y PROCESOS SRL www.aguasyprocesos.com.ar
MAKO S.A. www.makoi.com.ar
SERVIUR S.A. www.serviur.com
BIOINGEPRO SRL www.bioingepro.com.ar
MEDITECNA www.meditecna.com.ar
TECNOLOGISTI-K SA www.tecnolok.com.ar
IATASA www.iatasa.com
OPECI www.opeci.com
UNITEK S.A. www.unitek.com.ar
INGENIERIA GLOBAL S.A. www.ingenieriaglobal.com.ar
SALAS SRL www.salassrl.com.ar
5 DE SEPTIEMBRE S.A. www.5deseptiembre.com.ar
INSADI S.A. www.isadi.com.ar
SERVICIOS ECOLOGICOS www.carbox.com.ar
Editing and Publishing Services of environmental contents
The Argentine magazine ‘DNA’ is the first Latin American magazine that addresses the issue of water and the environment from all angles of interest: social, political, productive, educational, and economic development. This company participated in Argentine Stand in Pollutec Horizons International Fair 2012. SALAS SRL participated of Pollutec Horizons International Fair in 2012
Promoting Environmental Service Exports
Fundación Exportar participates in Pollutec Fair 2013, ParisNord Villepinte, France, for the 3rd time, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina and the Argentine Environment Business Chamber (CEMA). Their first participation in this fair was in 2011, and in Pollutec Horizons 2012, Argentina participated invited as ‘Honor Country’. Other Argentine authorities were also present then: ACUMAR (Authority from Matanza–Riachuelo Rivers Basin), the National Power Secretariat, the UISCUMARR (Industrial Union for Sanitation of Matanza, Riachuelo and Reconquista Rivers Basin) and the Provincial Organism for Sustainable Development from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (OPDS).
Pollutec Fair in 2012
Fundaci贸n Exportar also participated in the Presidential Mission to WFES - WORLD FUTURE ENERY SUMMIT 2013 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina.
www.exportar.org.ar/medioambiente