Big 5 Global opens doors for expansion of Think Plastic Brazil associate companies to the Middle East
One of the region’s largest trade fairs provided an opportunity to showcase Brazilian products to the Arab world and to North and East Africa Big 5 Global 2025 Photo: Big 5 Global. Brazilian companies associated with Think Plastic Brazil participated for the second time in Big 5 Global, one of the Middle East’s largest trade fairs focused on the construction and infrastructure sectors, held from November 24 to 27 at the Dubai World Trade Center. The event generated USD 50,000 in immediate business deals and USD 670,000 in projected business for the next 12 months. Think Plastic Brazil is a portfolio of solutions for the converted plastics sector in the internationalization process for target markets, carried out through a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and the Brazilian Plastic Institute (INP). “Our second participation in Big 5 Global in Dubai demonstrates Think Plastic Brazil’s ongoing commitment to expanding the presence of Brazilian products in the Middle East and in the North and East African markets. The results attest to the success of our strategy and the quality of Brazilian companies’ solutions in the global construction and infrastructure landscape. This fair is an essential showcase that offers us global visibility and opens doors to a diverse and strategic international audience,” states Carlos Moreira, Brazilian Plastic Institute (INP) Executive Director and Think Plastic Brazil CPO. Participation in Big 5 Global, one of the sector’s largest and most recognized trade fairs, offered significant global visibility, allowing the five participating Brazilian companies to expand their brands by presenting their solutions in civil construction, finishing, and geosynthetics to a diverse international audience. The companies were: Atlas Pincéis, Azul Pack, Enerbras, […]
Think Plastic Brazil and Chicago’s Institute of Design sign Letter of Intent for international cooperation in strategic design
Partnership aims to innovate and reinforce sustainability in the Brazilian plastics industry with advanced international strategic design methodologies Professor Carlos Teixeira, Director of the PhD Program at the Institute of Design; Carlos Moreira, INP Executive Director and Think Plastic Brazil CPO; and Marco Aurélio Lobo Júnior, coordinator of the Global Green Design hub at Think Plastic Brazil. Photo: Promenade Comunicação Think Plastic Brazil, together with the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), signed a Letter of Intent on December 9, 2025, for international cooperation in strategic design. The goal is to strengthen research, education, and design practice to bring innovation and sustainability to the converted plastics industry. The signing took place at an event at Braskem’s Cazoolo space in São Paulo. Think Plastic Brazil is a portfolio of solutions for the converted plastics sector in the internationalization process for target markets, carried out through a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and the Brazilian Plastic Institute (INP). The document marks the start of an international institutional and academic cooperation aimed at strengthening research, education, and strategic design practice, with an emphasis on innovation and sustainability in the plastics converting industry. The partnership provides for the development of joint research, workshops, seminars, and training programs aimed at entrepreneurs and innovation leaders, as well as connecting Brazilian companies with advanced design methodologies used in international academic environments. “One of our future goals is to increasingly empower the industry within the axis of strategy, innovation, design, and sustainability. Signing this letter with the Institute of Design consolidates the start of this goal. We will contribute to the strategy industries have for 10 years from now and how they can grow sustainably, incorporating ESG principles and innovation through design across their operations,” states Carlos Moreira, Brazilian Plastic Institute Executive Director and Think Plastic Brazil CPO. The agreement was signed by Carlos Moreira and the Director of the PhD Program at the Institute of Design, Professor Carlos Teixeira, a […]