“With these efforts, we are able to provide our clients with a more reliable and environmentally friendly solution to their printing needs,” he concluded.

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The government is currently in full force to simplify bureaucratic procedures of these policies such as the Economic Freedom Law and the newly signed provisory law (medida Provisoria/MP), which aims to enhance entrepreneurship in the region.

Ueno Profit participates with the country in transforming these laws and policies by proposing ways to improve them. “These changes are for the benefit of society and provide opportunities for new companies to contribute to the growth of Brazil’s economy,” Ueno stated.

Currently operating in São Paulo, Indaiatuba and Porto Alegre, Ueno Profit continues to look for more ways to improve. As the company celebrates its 25th anniversary this 2020, they are implementing the integrated management of interdisciplinary consulting with technological innovation anticipating future trends.

“We are excited to offer the new Ueno Profit as Brazil develops to be a better business environment and a positive outlook for Japanese investments,” Ueno concluded.

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“Our AI technology focuses on providing doctors (with) the best medical imaging quality possible while also putting patients’ needs as the center of our efforts,” said Flávio Martins, president and CEO of Canon Medical Systems do Brasil.

Aside from developing the technology of their medical equipment, the company is also forging partnerships with nonprofit organizations such as the Dharma Institute, whose main mission is to take medical care to needy and remote communities that do not have access to medical facilities.

“The Dharma Institute’s initiatives have a strong relation with our corporate philosophy ‘Made for Life’ and this is one of the reasons why we chose to donate portable ultrasound equipment to support their cause,” shared Martins. “This will help doctors offer better care for their patients in the long run.”

As Canon Medical Systems do Brasil improves hospital management and operational efficiency through its wide array of technologically advanced medical imaging equipment, its aim to satisfy its customers remains present.

Through an NPS survey, the company was able to measure the level of its customers’ loyalty and satisfaction.

“Canon Medical Systems do Brasil is committed to giving patients the best possible treatment. We want our customers to trust in our capability to provide them with world-class medical equipment and at the same time showcase a variety of original innovations that can help enrich life for everyone,” concluded Martins.

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GSI Creos Brasil’s long-term partnership with Toray Medical Co. strengthens this year as the companies started to expand hemodialysis products across South America. Currently, the company’s strongest product in Brazil is the TR-8000 hemodialysis machine.

With the majority of sales coming from the medical field, GSI Creos Brasil is eyeing increasing its revenue through investing in clinics that provide high-quality hemodialysis treatments in Brazil.

“We at GSI Creos Brasil saw the need and opportunity for high-quality hemodialysis treatments in Brazil. We are looking forward to our recent investment in clinics that offer this and will soon begin offering this around South America, as well,” Yatsuyanagi concluded.

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“As we strengthen our ties with the Brazilian community, we are also able to educate them about our business and develop our operations throughout the entire process,” said Kazuhiko Kamada, director-president of CENIBRA.

With a huge demand for its products, CENIBRA was able to provide jobs to around 5,000 direct employees.

“We want to expand the business and project in Brazil to plant more trees, which will positively affect more communities,” Kamada shared.

Thanks to its environmentally friendly way of doing business, CENIBRA has garnered multiple awards over the years for its sustainability and environmental management.

As the company celebrates its 35th year of working hand in hand with local farmers in 2020, modernization is CENIBRA’s top priority to allow for a more efficient process that would help its employees along the way.

“We have been investing every year in improving our operations and we are continuously growing. This year we expect to hit the highest record of production in our history,” stated Kamada.

“We have to keep good relations with society, prioritize safety and contribute to the local economy here in Brazil,” he concluded.

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In 1988, it expanded its borders to South America, opening its first factory in Brazil and, starting in 2003, consolidating its position as Konica Minolta Business Solutions do Brasil, a company with an administrative office in São Paulo, headquarters in Manaus and branches in Porto Alegre, Florianópolis, Recife and Vitoria. According to Takahito Mitsuhashi, president of Konica Minolta Business Solutions do Brasil, there are plans to expand these branches in the coming years.

Mitsuhashi has been strongly focused on customer satisfaction, with a strong share in the digital production printing (PP) market enabling the company’s net sales to grow to about 15 percent per year since 2011.

“As a leader of the PP market for eight consecutive years, we strive to maintain that level by delivering innovative value to our customers through our industrial printing technology (IP), hybrid solutions and also preserving the high quality of our post-sales services,” Mitsuhashi said.

Looking to the future, the company is betting on the IP market in Brazil and has expanded its portfolio to cover digital label printing solutions.

In addition, it is investing in the construction of a new DIS (Digital Imaging Square) for 2020 to underline its commitment to customers in the professional production and industrial printing markets. The new center of excellence gives customers a hands-on experience through live demonstrations and a world of printing ideas.

“Konica Minolta Business Solutions do Brasil believes in the potential of the Brazilian economy to grow,” Mitsuhashi said. “And so we are prepared and excited to grow together with the country, contributing to our customers through our core values, delivering quality technology, customer service and support.”

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Along with its goal to be the leading automotive company in Brazil, Honda also took into account the environmental challenges that the industry is facing.

In order to address this concern, Honda formulated solutions and incorporated into its corporate strategy the aim to lessen the environmental impact of its products and operations and promote the efficient use of natural resources in its facilities.

“A major action of Honda Automóveis do Brasil towards this goal is the creation of the Honda Energy Wind Farm, located in the city of Xangri- Lá (RS). It is the first of its kind in the domestic automotive sector and in the Honda Group worldwide, which is capable of meeting all the electricity demands of the automobile factory in the city of Sumaré and part of Honda’s offices in the state of São Paulo,” shared Mizoguchi.

Honda Energy celebrated five years of activities in 2019. During this period, over 600,000 cars were produced with clean and renewable energy. The inauguration of the wind farm is part of Honda’s global goal of halving its carbon dioxide emissions by up to 2050.

Meanwhile, Moto Honda da Amazônia, its motorcycle plant located in the state of Amazonas, remains to be one of the world’s most vertically integrated Honda motorcycle production unit in the world.

In the same state, Honda maintains about 820 hectares of standing forest and 245 hectares of trees from reforestation, comprised mainly of endangered trees.

“Economic development combined with environmental preservation. This is the premise adopted by Moto Honda for conducting its business in the country. The company considers sustainability in all its decisions and daily activities, aiming at the minimum environmental impact generated by industrial production,” Mizoguchi said.

As Honda ushers in a new line of sustainable products, it aims to better serve its clients and maintain its good relationship with them.

“Honda is a company that acts to create new values for mobility and people’s lives. We serve people in Brazil with the joy of expanding the potential of their day-to-day living and it’s our goal to do it sustainably,” Mizoguchi concluded.

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Currently, the company is focusing its efforts on digital commercial printing, as well as producing high-quality digital interchangeable lens cameras and mirrorless cameras.

One recent company development to expand the consumer experience in Brazil is the Casa Canon, launched last December in São Paulo. Casa Canon is a unique place where customers can have a firsthand look at all Canon products, utilize their photographic studio, enjoy printing services and appreciate art exhibitions.

The space can also be a business hub for customers and resellers and it is integrated with Canon’s own e-commerce where they are working on omnichannel development. Visitors can test the products and shop in the online store at a digital totem available at Casa Canon.

Continuously working toward sustainable growth and contributing to the development of the Brazilian market, Canon do Brasil is planning to create new businesses. “We have a number of ideas for the country as part of our transformation for growth and are looking forward to launching them in the near future,” Choki said.

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Extrema factory  |  © Panasonic do Brasil

“There is a growing potential for home appliances or white goods in Brazil, and it is a good opportunity for our business as they have a good market size and competitive environment in the region,” said Michikazu Matsushita, president of Panasonic do Brasil.

One of the factories of the company operates exclusively for the production of home appliances. With over 1 million accumulated fridge units and 400,000 washing machine units sold since the establishment of the plant just seven years ago, Panasonic do Brasil sees the need to expand its facilities and is currently making plans for further investment in the near future.

This new line of refrigerators save up to more than 36 percent of energy compared to similar products in the region. This is part of the company’s efforts to improve its manufacturing and engineering capabilities as it aspires to deliver better products and services to its customers.

“We continue to find ways to provide better solutions for our products, similar to how our factories now operate using hydroelectricity, which has greatly decreased its carbon dioxide production,” Matsushita shared.

Panasonic do Brasil is also looking into expanding its profile by joining the servicing industry, providing complete digital signage solutions to retailers and unique, natural gas-based energy management solutions to large-scale facilities such as factories, shopping malls, business parks or hospitals, through two newly acquired engineering service companies in Brazil (Digital Full Service and Union Rhac).

One of the exciting plans Panasonic do Brasil has is its renewed sponsorship deal with Daniel Dias, the male swimmer with the largest number of medals in the Paralympic Games for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Panasonic is an Official Worldwide Partner for both the Olympic and the Paralympic Movement as the company believes in the importance of investing in sports and athletes following their principle of “Contribution to Society.”

“Next year is a milestone year for Japan and Panasonic as we expect the upcoming sponsorship we have with the 2020 Olympics and 2020 Paralympic games to result in one of our biggest sales,” Matsushita said.

“I am eager to witness Brazil bounce back as I see a brighter future ahead for the economy and an opportunity for Panasonic to provide for the community a better world through equipment and our services,” Matsushita concluded.

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