Brazilians start receiving cooking gas (LPG) from Argentina at their tables through Copagaz
Copagaz signed an agreement to become the first private distributor in Brazil to import cooking gas, or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), by ship in agreement with Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS) of Argentina. The expectation of Brazilians is that with this new acquisition, cooking gas can become cheaper.
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Cooking gas (LPG) from Argentina
The movement of imports of cooking gas from Argentina to Brazil reflects changes in the Brazilian fuel market, since the state-owned Petróleo Brasileiro, known as Petrobras, sells assets and reduces its dominance in the country.
Copagaz, the largest distributor of cooking gas in Brazil, will buy 7,6 tons of LPG in three loads for delivery between April 8 and May 1 at the Tergasul terminal, in Rio Grande do Sul, said the deputy -President of the company's operations, Agnaldo Inojosa.
In 2019, Copagaz was the first private company to import cooking gas from Bolivia by truck. Previously, Petrobras, which intends to sell eight refineries, was the only Brazilian company so far to import cargoes of liquefied petroleum. (Reporting by Marta Nogueira, writing by Sabrina Valle Editing by Marguerita Choy).
Copagaz, the leader in the LPG segment, acquired Liquigás in 2019
Even in 2019, when the largest company in the liquefied natural gas segment in Brazil decided to acquire Liquigás, it had already negotiated with Bolivia about imports through trucks.
In 2019 Copagaz closed a contract that provided for the import of 72 thousand tons of cooking gas per year. Now that the company has a strong partnership considering Argentina and Bolivia, it decided that it would not stop there and that in the following years it intends to capture more of the Brazilian LPG market.
About a company
Considered a family-owned company, Copagaz is known for its performance and commercialization in the distribution of LPG
The company that became a leader in the distribution of cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was founded in mid-1955 in the region of Campo Grande (MS). Copagaz ended up being one of the first companies at that time to distribute a ton of LPG gas daily in the regions of Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Mato Grosso.
Currently the company has a total of 15 business units with regard to bottling, 2 units to distribute and serve the public, 1 station to resell, 9 units to store LPG in bulk and finally a network to serve homes and companies.
It is with this huge distribution network that Copagaz manages to distribute an average of more than 50 million LPG to homes, shopping centers and much more.
