In May, the Ceará Export Processing Zone (EPZ), the only one currently in operation in Brazil, exceeded the mark of 5 million tons of cargo handled in 2021. In all, 5,135,509 tons passed through the company’s gates in the first five months of this year, an increase of 15.3% compared to the same period in 2020. In the first five months of 2021, the Ceará EPZ has already handled 1.14 million tons of steel slabs, as well as 1.89 million tons of iron ore and another 969,000 tons of mineral coal, totaling more than 4 million tons only among these three main cargoes. Among the main destinations for goods produced by the Ceará EPZ in 2021, the United States was the primary destination, importing 586,609 tons. In the same period, Canada imported 69,749 tons and Belgium imported 22,609 tons. Total exports in 2021 reached 678,968 tons. The main countries exporting to Brazil this year are the United States, with 741,537 tons, Russia, with 307,968 tons, and South Korea, with 6,233 tons. In all, 1,060,164 tons arrived from other countries to be processed in the Ceará EPZ.
Source: Datamar News