Celebrating 10 Years of Service ANEA Makes Its Mark
July 1, 2010 This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Brazil’s National Association of Cotton Exports, better known as ANEA. The anniversary and achievements of the association will be celebrated June 17-18 in Rio de Janeiro.
| ANEA Board | |
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Marcelo Escorel, President Louis Dreyfus Commodities Brazil |
Sergio C.T. Mendes Executive Secretary |
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Antony Aluisio, Vice-President EISA-Interagricola Co., S.I.A. |
Antonio Vidal Was, Advisor EISA-Enterprise |
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Henry Snitcovski, Treasurer Louis Dreyfus Commodities Brazil |
Pery Pedro, Registrar Queensland Cotton |
| Directors | |
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Odair Britto Fiho Cargill Agricola S/A |
Matt Robins Queensland Cotton |
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Bruno Martin Dianthus |
Rodrigo Somlo Columbia Warehouse |
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Marcus Menoita Novaagri |
Aldo Tissot SLC Agricola Ltda. |
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Rogerio Monaco Glencore Import and Export S/A |
Alexander Von Erie Multigrain S.A. |
“This will be the 9th ANEA Cotton Dinner,” explains President Marcelo Escorel, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Brazil. “Not to confuse anyone, but the first year of the association was devoted to getting organized.
“In the late 90s the Brazilian crop was growing and a group of cotton traders felt that exports would be forthcoming in the near future. While textile mills and producers had their class entities – the Textile Industry Association (ABIT) and the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA), the exporters had no representation so we decided to form an association,” Escorel explains.
Spearheaded by Peter Graham, Rodrigo Somlo and Antonio Esteve, ANEA began with five Founding Members: Multicotton, Weil, Esteve SA, Maeda, and Maggi. Antonio Esteve was the first president. The association’s mission: To promote and organize the Brazilian exports of cotton.
Today ANEA boasts a membership of 12, and international recognition as the leading voice for Brazil’s cotton export industry.
“There are two major committees – Logistics and Events,” explains Escorel, “Logistics was founded in 2004 to identify problems of logistics infrastructure in the areas of roads, railways, ports and storage. The committee holds workshops bringing together the companies responsible for logistics, exports and production. The Events Committee organizes our Annual Cotton Dinner and Golf Tournament, an event that has grown in popularity each year.
“But perhaps our most important activity is the Ethics Cotton Council formed in 2007. Its mission is to maintain contract sanctity and to help our associates to find a solution to contract issues domestically before the necessity of legal action such as an arbitrage.”
The Council was founded in conjunction with ABRAPA, ABIT, and the Brazilian Mercanil Exchenge (BBM) represented by the Brokers Association, and ANEA to encourage adoption of best practices throughout the cotton industry. ANEA has also instituted a Quality Program, in partnership with Brazilian Mercantil and Futures Exchange (BM&F) commodities futures exchange, to identify, select and ensure the delivery of Brazilian cotton with superior characteristics as to color, class, leaf, no bark, clip, strength, uniformity and micronaire.
“The program establishes an international standard for Brazilian cotton and quality parameters can be verified and accessed readily by buyers from anywhere in the world using the internet,” Escorel points out.
With the 2009/10 crop projected at 1.3 million tons and domestic consumption at close to 1 million tons, Brazil will have an export surplus of 300,000 tons. “The Brazilian economy is growing very fast and the textile industry may increase its demand,” Escorel says. “On the other hand, we are already projecting an increase of 200,000 tons for the 2010/ll crop. It’s my opinion that Brazilian cotton is already a permanent player/exporter in the international cotton market.”
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Marcelo Escorel
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Group Photo
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