The battery manufacturer, China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) has already started the environmental licensing process for the construction project of the Lithium Battery Unit, in Sines, in the Setúbal district, for electric vehicles, presenting at the end of February to the Portuguese Environment a Scoping Proposal of the Environmental Impact Assessment.

The Leonora Group reinforces the internationalization of operations through the office opened in China. The brand of stationery, which is headquartered in Santa Catarina, estimates revenue of R$390 million in 2023 with diversified strategies.

The China (Zhejiang) Economic and Trade Seminar was held in Lisbon on the 7th of March, 2023. The delegation from Zhejiang, the province of origin of the majority of the Chinese community living in Portugal, is one of the first official Chinese delegations to visit Portugal in the post-pandemic period.

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of the winners of the 6th tender for the exploration of hydrocarbons, launched in November 2021 by the National Petroleum Institute (INP), expects to sign contracts for the start of activity soon.

On the 7th of March, the Federal University of Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões campus (UFSM-PM) received representatives of the Brazil-China Health Forum. On the occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at promoting the development and use of medicinal plants in Brazil was signed between the Federal University of Santa Maria, Beijing Institute of Traditional Medicine, Brazil-China Health Forum, Small Farmers’ Movement and Hospital Santo Antônio.

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Pet Brasil Institute (IPB) invite Brazilian companies in the pet food industry to participate virtually in the China Feed Industry Expo 2023, the 29th and 31st of March.

A new plant to produce cement will be installed in the province of Nampula, Mozambique. For this purpose, the local government and Dugongo managers met on the 28th of February to discuss the project to set up the factory in the Nacala Special Economic Zone.

The Brazilian government expects the release of beef exports to China in the coming days and is planning a review of the protocol with the Asian country. Exports have been suspended since the end of February when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in Pará.

The Brazilian automotive market is about to receive the SUV Haval H6 GT, a hybrid vehicle from the Chinese automaker GWM. Brazil has already received the first batch of the vehicle, composed of 41 units.

On the 3rd of March, the Chinese airline Ruili Airlines and Embraer signed a Letter of intent for cooperation. Ruili Airlines, which opened in Wuxi in 2021, is the first local airline in Jiangsu.

On the 6th of March, the Secretary of Infrastructure of Ceará, Antonio Nei de Sousa, received the delegation of the Chinese company CRRC Dalian Co., which will produce the Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) of the Airport Branch Line. Being one of the largest manufacturers of trains in the world, the company will deliver to Ceará three vehicles that will transport passengers on the line.

A group of Chinese businessmen is visiting Angola in April this year with the aim of investing in the agricultural sector, namely in the production of rice, maize, beans and cassava. Formed as an association of nine companies, the group of Chinese businessmen intends to operate in the provinces of Malange, Bié, Huambo, Zaire and Luanda.