During the Year of 2022, the Paving Expo Returned to Happen In-Person. The Event Took Place at the Beginning of June and Counted with More Than 12 Thousand Visitors, and About 120 Brands Showcasing Products and Services. Additionally, There Were More Than 115 Lectures Alongside 3 Thousand Congressmen. According to the Executive Responsible for the Organization of the Event, There Are Good Expectations for Brazil in a Few Years. The Country Should Double Its Amount of Concessioned Highways from 24 Thousand km to About 48 Thousand.
For Guilherme Ramos, Director of STO Feiras, who Organized the Fair, the Event Was One of the Most Significant in History with the Return of In-Person Activities. According to Him, the Entire Sector Related to Industry in the Country Showed Up and Provided New Ideas on How to Improve and Automate the Economy. This Year’s Edition Would Have Surpassed the Expectations of All Participants, Having Satisfactory Feedback. The 115 Lectures Presented at the Event Took Place Between June 8 and 10 with at Least Five Auditors Available in the Amarelo of Expo Center Norte, in São Paulo. The Lecture Model Included Workshops for Those Interested in Networking in the Industry. Votorantim, a Leading Company in Cement Manufacturing in Brazil, Also Attended the Event. Among the Predictions of the Paving Expo is That Brazil Will Double Its Investments in Infrastructure for Concessioned Highways by Two Times.
Brazil Should Double Concessioned Highways and Reach 48 Thousand km, Says the Organizer of the Paving Expo
The Sector Appears Positive Regarding Brazil’s Outlook for the Coming Years. According to the Lectures, It Is Estimated That the Number of Highways Will Double from 24 Thousand km to About 48 Thousand km in a Few Years. Brazil Has Enormous Investment Potential in Infrastructure for Concessioned Highways – Approved by the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT). With This in Mind, the Number Could Double.
It Is Worth Noting That Non-Concessioned Highways Are More Numerous, Reaching About 1.7 Million km, Including Those That Are and Are Not Paved. Additionally, Paved Highways Typically Total About 260 Thousand km.
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Ramos, from STO Feiras, Estimated That Brazil Could Produce at Least 6 Thousand Concessioned Highways During the Year of 2022. He Reminded That the Investment Forecast for the Year of 2022 Is R$ 75 Billion. Rafaela Vitória, a Consultant at Banco Inter, States That the Ministry of Infrastructure Presented Major Projects in New York with Predictions of Significant Investments.
New Fair Brazil Equipo Show in 2023 Will Bring More People to the Industry and New Expectations for Infrastructure and Highway Concessions
Tanos Took Advantage of the Situation to Inform That Next Year, They Will Launch the Brazil Equipo Show (BES 2023), a Fair Scheduled to Take Place in Jaguariúna, in the Interior of São Paulo (SP), to Showcase the Main Equipment Used by the Industry.
The Fair Is Scheduled to Take Place in August Next Year, and Each Exhibitor Will Have Areas Ranging from 100 to 1000 m2. According to Ramos, Exhibitors Will Allow Potential Clients to Test the Equipment and Possibly Complete Purchases During the Exhibition with the Company Responsible for Its Sale.
The Executive States That This Is a Completely New Proposal and That Approximately 50 Thousand People Are Expected to Attend, Filling Up All Available Hospitality in the City. According to Him, They Are Gradually Breaking the Concepts of Expensive Fairs.

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