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LBM SAC is World Trade Center Delaware’s newest member. A Delaware company, founded in Peru, LBM SAC produces a wide variety of custom plastic packaging materials for the food, agriculture, and cosmetics sectors. While manufactured in Peru, the company’s packaging is used in products sold from the Ukraine to the US. Major well-known US companies sell products such as organic red quinoa under the Simply Balanced™ brand (Target) or frozen chunked mango (Giant) that employ its packaging. Manufacturers of gluten free, vegan, USDA organic, non-GMO verified, Kosher, and Halal products use their packaging. Companies and consumers will be glad to know that most of their products are biodegradable or can be recycled.

LBM’s packaging ranges from vacuum and molecular bags of nylon and polyethylene to keep products such as meats from drying out or dry foods from absorbing moisture as well as protecting them from absorbing odors. Their dog food bags have an interior laminate to protect the pet’s food from the atmosphere. Their process allows for a high degree of customization and can be adapted to any needs. Flexographic printing can be done with gloss or matte finishes, applying zippers and notches or with laser pre-cutting to facilitate the opening of the bag making the bags consumer friendly and easy to use. LBM’s products lines are not limited to bags and wraps. It also produces aluminum seals for products that require temperature or a stable humidity environment, and lids for containers of yogurt, milk, juices, etc. Its mulching sheets and storage bags can be used by nurseries and greenhouses. LBM’s labels are used on containers for liquids and can be shrink wrapped on bottles for uses as different as sports beverages or AXE body spray, used by men the world over.

LBM’s president, Mr. Jorge Luis Rodriguez Abad (Luis Rodriguez) visited Delaware for several days during the second week of December and met with business and economic development leaders from private industry and government both north and south of the canal. He was impressed by the advantages that Delaware offers foreign companies to establish in the United States. Delaware’s Port of Wilmington, roads, railroad connections, new logistics and business parks, and airports provide many ways that US companies can bring in LBM’s high quality custom plastic packaging to their plants from Peru. The shorter lead times to import LBM’s bags and wraps means a faster turnaround time to sales. Their experience in customizing food packaging and wraps for the world market means that US companies can be assured that LBM is familiar with the requirements and preferences for product presentation in other countries, an advantage when US companies wish to export.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the World Trade Center Delaware, it is our pleasure to welcome LBM SAC as the newest member of the organization.

To learn more, please visit their website at https://lbmplastic.com.pe/

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The group works with private and public sector clients to identify legal and legislative issues that affect their businesses and provide them with regulatory and strategic counseling to help them achieve their objectives. In addition, the group advises clients on strategies for entering the markets served by the firm, including the coordination of media outreach and relationship marketing.

The Government Affairs group has extensive familiarity with the process of government and has worked with key individuals at the federal, state, and local levels. Many of our members have played significant roles in government and various public sector initiatives and are skilled in anticipating and responding to the public policy challenges that may stand between clients and their business goals. Our background and experience enables us to provide clients with invaluable insight into dealing with the media and the subtleties of government, maneuvering through complex processes and penetrating layers of bureaucracy.

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United Cocoa Processor, Inc. is a manufacturer of customized high quality cocoa products. UCP's manufacturing operations start at raw cocoa beans imported from cocoa producing nations and ends at the delivery of cocoa products such as cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, and cocoa powders to the confectionery industries domestically and internationally.

UCP has been in operation since 1992 delivering cocoa products to the US market. Over the years, UCP has delivered tens of thousands of metric tons of product into the chocolate, cookie, baking, pharmaceutical, flavoring and other such industry segments. These achievements have given UCP an extensive know-how in manufacturing and delivering cocoa products. UCP has sponsored our Chocolate and Beer tasting each year and will do so again in 2022.

For more info: https://www.unitedcocoa.com/en/index

Our roots go all the way back to 1923 when Charles I. Belfint created an accounting practice where clients received an interactive and personal approach to accounting and tax management services. Since then, we have been delivering exceptional services through exceptional people, listening to our clients and helping them manage their changing business and financial needs. In today’s global marketplace, many of our clients conduct business across geographic and cultural boundaries. There are many tax and accounting questions that occur when involved with a foreign entity. Our International Services Team pays careful attention to each situation and provides expert assistance to foreign businesses branching into the U.S. market, as well as to U.S. citizens working or investing abroad. Just being located in Delaware gives our firm a unique advantage to specialize in consulting foreign companies using Delaware as a gateway into the U.S. market (foreign direct investment). As countries enact cooperative programs to shift toward global tax transparency, we keep our clients ahead of the evolving reporting requirements. To better serve our clients, BLS is an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal, the fifth largest association of independent accounting firms in the world, comprised of approximately 300 highly successful independent public accounting firms in over 100 countries. We invite you to learn more about how we can help you plan for today, tomorrow and beyond. And when you are ready, we are here. We are listening!

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Jimmy Avendano is the Operations Manager for Amazon Fulfillment. Prior to joining Amazon in May, 2021, he served as Director of Operations for Port to Port International Corporation for 8 years and as the Director of the MBA Program and Continuous Education at the Universidad Privada de San Pedro Sula – USAP in Honduras and the University of Twente in the Netherlands where he was a Researcher and Ph.D. candidate. Jimmy was educated at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras from which he received a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente where he was awarded M.S. in Geographic Information Science.

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