Tag: Brasilien

  • Gioia Deucher runs the InnHub La Punt

    Gioia Deucher runs the InnHub La Punt

    In the future, the Engadin should be more than an exclusive tourist destination. The InnHub in La Punt wants to enable Swiss and foreign companies to work intensively and creatively with their employees here, on a daily or weekly basis. A mixture of sports, health and educational offers as well as ten second homes should be available for this purpose.

    According to information on the project's website, the initiators expect construction costs of 52 million Swiss francs, half of which they will raise themselves. A quarter of the costs are to be covered by the sale of apartments and parking spaces, with the remainder being financed by banks. Thanks in part to this idea of combining tourism and modern forms of work, the Engadine was voted Digi-Tal 2021/2022 last year.

    With Gioia Deucher, the innovative coworking space has now found an internationally experienced boss, as the innovation diplomat writes on her LinkedIn page . Deucher was previously Head Startup and Innovation Services at Swissnex in San Francisco and thus represented the Swiss innovation landscape in Silicon Valley. She then set up the new Swissnex office in Brazil . Deucher studied international relations at the University of Geneva and at Tufts University in the US state of Massachusetts.

  • Sika buys mortar manufacturer in Brazil

    Sika buys mortar manufacturer in Brazil

    Sika buys a mortar manufacturer in Brazil. With its BR Massa brand, Supermassa do Brasil Ltda has a strong market position in the Minas Gerais region, Sika explains in a statement on the takeover. It is intended to strengthen the presence of the Zug-based building materials group in hardware stores and specialist dealers in what is said to be one of the most important economic regions in Brazil. In addition, Sika is relying on being able to successfully offer other of its own products in conjunction with BR Massa products.

    "With BR Massa we can further improve our customer service and our offer in the Minas Gerais region", Christoph Ganz, Regional Manager Americas, is quoted in the press release. “The increased presence in sales and the expanded local supply chain will make a significant contribution to the further penetration of the Brazilian market.” The takeover also gives Sika its first production site in the region.

    The transaction will take place subject to the approval of the local antitrust authorities, Sika further informs in the announcement. No information is given there about the purchase price or further details about the takeover.