Why do you say that? As far as Embraer is concerned, the commercial aviation market has been monopolized by developed countries in Europe and America. Boeing and Airbus share the market together. Besides these two giants, Embraer is the most successful aircraft manufacturer. At present, the company is the third largest manufacturer of civil aircraft in the world and a leader in the field of small commuter aircraft (regional aircraft), with an annual output of 130 to 200 aircraft (including business jets and commercial aircraft).
Vale is also the world's three largest iron ore suppliers, and the other two are Rio Tinto, headquartered in the UK, and BHP Billiton, Australia. The three major iron ore suppliers are in a highly monopolized position in this field. Both China, Japan and South Korea iron and steel enterprises from East Asia and European iron and steel giants are powerless in the face of the price strength of the three major iron ore suppliers, because the mines with the best grade and the largest output in the world are in the hands of the three major iron ore suppliers, among which Vale has the largest iron ore in the world, Karagas Iron Mine, with a reserve of 7.2 billion tons and a grade of 65% to 66%.
Brazil's JBS Group may not be so well-known, but in the food processing industry, this enterprise is an out-and-out multinational giant. This enterprise is the largest beef, chicken and pork processing enterprise in the world. The company also acquired Swift, a famous American meat processing enterprise, and Batista, a family business of JBS Group, was known as the "meat king" of Brazil.
Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, is also known as Petrobras. Many people disapprove of the competitiveness of state-owned enterprises. In fact, Brazil's largest enterprise has the world's top deep-sea drilling technology. In the past 30 years, Petrobras has continuously broken the record of offshore drilling depth, reaching a depth of 9,000 feet below the seabed. Thanks to these advanced technologies, Brazil has discovered a series of large oil fields in the lower layer near sea salt in recent years, including Yala Oilfield and Tupi Oilfield. Petrobras also exports deep-sea drilling technology and provides technical guidance to many countries. In addition, Petrobras is also involved in ethanol, electricity and other fields.
Why did Brazil produce these large enterprises with international competitiveness? To some extent, they are also the dreams of developing countries. In terms of location, the headquarters of JBS Group and Embraer are located in Sao Paulo and its nearby cities. Vale, the Brazilian oil company, is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. These two cities are the two largest cities in Brazil and are called the two economic engines of Brazil.
In terms of resources, Brazil has a unique advantage. The vast Amazon river basin is not only rich in hydropower and forest resources, but also contains huge mineral resources. In the south of the Amazon basin, there is a Serrado grassland with a length of more than 1000 miles, which is also the main grain belt and pasture in Brazil, and objectively has the conditions to produce large food processing enterprises.
Brazil's manufacturing industry is developed, its industrial base is good, and its industrial system is complete, especially the aircraft industry, whose industrial level is the highest in the world. The Brazilian media once described Brazil as "India hides a Belgium", which means that Brazil has two completely different sides. A few elites live in big cities, which is not much different from European residents, and most people are comparable to India. So it is not surprising that Brazil's technological strength in some high-end industries is almost equal to that in Europe.
Of course, the formation of the four major enterprises can not be separated from Brazil's support policies. Brazil's long-term import substitution strategy has objectively promoted the growth of local enterprises. In addition, South America lacks industrial powers, and Brazil's industrial capacity is outstanding, which provides great development space for the growth of Brazil's four major enterprises.