Think Plastic Brazil to Attend The Inspired Home Show, Focusing on Design and Competitiveness in the North American Market
From March 10 to 12, twelve Brazilian companies will bring innovation in housewares to Chicago, reinforcing Brazil as a global strategic supplier From March 10 to 12, Think Plastic Brazil will coordinate the participation of a Brazilian delegation at The Inspired Home Show, considered the premier housewares and consumer goods trade show in North America. […]
Valgroup, a Think Plastic Brazil member, reopens LTC at its Lorena unit
Valgroup gathered major national and international brands in Lorena for the reopening of the LTC (Load Test Center), a space for experimentation, co-creation, and development of technological solutions for the company’s plastic packaging division, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026. The meeting featured presentations by the company’s leadership, addressing the key pillars of its […]
Think Plastic Brazil expands frontiers in East Africa with Trade Mission to four countries
The initiative visits Benin, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia between January and February 2026. This strategic action aims to connect the Brazilian converted plastics industry to markets growing up to 8.3% per year. Think Plastic Brazil — the portfolio of solutions for the converted plastics products sector in the internationalization process for target markets, carried out […]
Think Plastic Brazil attends Ambiente 2026, showcasing sustainability and design trends in the plastics sector
17 Brazilian companies travel to the fair exhibiting consumer goods industry trends in Frankfurt, Germany; the event will mark the first public exhibition of the recently awarded Color Trend® 2026 guide. From February 6 to 10, 17 Brazilian companies associated with Think Plastic Brazil will participate in Ambiente 2026, at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. The fair is a global showcase for sustainability, creativity, design trends, exhibitions, and awards in the converted plastics sector, gathering approximately 5,000 exhibitors from around the world […]
Vasap, a Think Plastic Brazil associate, wins the ApexBrasil + Exame Award
In the Industry – Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises category, Vasap received the ApexBrasil + Exame Award: Best in International Business 2025, being recognized for its work in producing planters, furniture, and accessories made from 100% recycled plastic. The result directly reflects the company’s internationalization strategy, in which it has invested increased effort since 2023, […]
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 […]
Andina Pack 2025 generates USD 280,000 in immediate business for the packaging sector
Seven companies represented Brazil at South America’s leading trade fair for packaging and processing in Bogotá From November 4 to 7, 2025, seven Brazilian companies associated with Think Plastic Brazil participated in the International Andina Pack Trade Fair in Bogotá, Colombia. The event generated USD 280,000 in immediate business deals plus USD 1,565,000 in expectations […]
Think Plastic Brazil’s Color Trend® 2026 wins Design for a Better World Award 2025
The international color trend guide dedicated to the converted plastics industry was honored in the Graphic Design category Think Plastic Brazil’s international color trend guide for the plastics industry, Color Trend® 2026, was recognized at the Design for a Better World Award 2025 in the Graphic Design category, Publications subcategory. Titled “Dos biomas às cores, […]