1. Introduction: The Market for Environmental Technologies
Total Market and Potential
Market Characteristics and Dynamics
Multilateral Development Bank Financed Projects
U.S. Market Share
2. Legal and Regulatory Baseline
Federal Legal and Regulatory Structure
Environmental Licensing
State Regulatory and Legal Structures
State Agency Successes
3. The Market by Sector
Water and Sanitation Services
Municipal Wastewater
Sludge Management
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Water Re-Use Projects
Air Pollution Control
National Program for the Control of Air Quality (PRONAR)
Air Quality Control in the State of São Paulo
Municipal Solid Waste
Introduction
The Market
Hazardous and Industrial Waste
Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal
Hazardous Waste Remediation
Pollution Prevention and ISO 14001
4. Economic Overview
Inflation and Indexation
Statistical Data
5. Financial Overview
Conceptualizing Finance in Brazil
Exporting to Brazil
Securing Export Payments in Brazil
Multilateral Funding Sources
World Bank
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Bilateral Funding Sources
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA)
Brazilian Public Funding Sources
Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES)
6. Positioning Yourself in the Market
Understanding the Environmental Technologies Marketplace
Critical Success Factors
Information Gathering
Defining a Strategy
Forming a Project Team
Develop a Team of Local Professionals
Culture
Spend Time in Country
Setting a Focus
Guard Reputation Carefully
Credibility
Appendix A: Porter Model: Five Forces Analysis of Industry
Appendix B: Selected Bibliography
Documents that Explain Brazil
Documents that Explain Business in Brazil
Documents that Explain the Environmental Technologies Marketplace in Brazil
Documents that Explain Project Finance in Brazil
Appendix C: Selected Key Contacts
Business (End - Users) by Industry Sector
Public/Private Partnerships, Associations, and Academic Institutions
Brazilian Government
U.S. Government Contacts in Brazil
Environmental Trade Working Group
U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service Offices in the U.S.
Appendix D: U.S. Government Export Promotion Programs for Envionmental Technologies
Appendix E: Government Actions
