BRAZIL/SOUTH AMERICA REPORT
TheM&T Expo 2022 is one of the most important trade fairs in the construction and mining equipment industry throughout Latin America and this year the show featured more than 600 exhibiting brands in 54,000 square meters. Held in Sao Paulo Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2022, the event had more than 30,000 visits in four days.
Disagreements between show organizers and exhibitors caused key players in the market to avoid the show. The list of missing exhibitors included Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, JCB, CNH, and Volvo. Chinese companies, as well as Liebherr, took this opportunity to use large spaces at the event, both in area and in product portfolio with respective sales and engineering teams.
The M&T Expo 2022 was organized by Messe Muenchen do Brasil, together with its institutional partner, the Brazilian Association of Technology for Construction and Mining (Sobratema). Since 2017, the M&T Expo has been part of the bauma NETWORK, the largest international network of events for the construction and mining equipment industry and is considered the most important trade fair for the industry in Latin America.
The team of analysts from Power Systems Research worked the show for several days, and here are some of the most interesting items that we saw during the event.
XCMG. This company has reached third place in sales worldwide, and in Brazil, it is already in fifth place. This year, the company is producing the Excavator XE80DA and the Mini Excavators XE27U and XE35U in Brazil instead of importing them. Next year, they work for nationalization of Mini-Loaders LW350KV.
XCMG is bringing to Brazil the concept of robust loaders without connectivity and automation, but with a high working performance. Currently imported, it has plans for nationalization of these items.
They are testing an electric truck, currently imported, at Vale, major mining company in Brazil with nine units. This is part of Vale strategy to meet the company’s “Zero Carbon Emissions” plan. Vale is investing $6 billion in this plan in several fronts. The power source of the trucks is photovoltaic.
All XCMG equipment can be financed by the Bank of China with lower interest rates than the Brazilian market.
ROMANELLI. This is the Brazilian manufacturer of compactor rollers and asphalt machines that acquired Muller. At the show, it displayed several road implements and other paving-related machines.
HYUNDAI was not at the event, but we were informed that Hyundai acquired the Distributor BMC as well as the distribution of the Doosan Bobcat Mini Loader in Brazil.
VOLVO did not exhibit at the event, but it was represented by the Dealer TRACBEL. Through the TRACBEL dealer, we were informed of the nationalization of the L150H and L180H loaders. It provides financing at interest rates often more attractive than those frequently found in the Brazilian market.
SANY. This OEM istesting three Off-Road electric trucks at CSN mining and steel.
LIEBHERR. This company presented a high profile at the show.The company is offering products for autonomous cycles and high degree of connectivity.
FORMEQ RENTAL. This company is offering solutions in lighting towers with photovoltaic panel, replacing the diesel generator. PSR
Carlos Briganti is Managing Director-South America, for Power Systems Research
