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Industrial hubs · Territorial intelligence · Research

Building the industrial future of the North and Northeast

End-to-end strategic consulting for creating industrial hubs, territorial intelligence and attracting major investments to Northeast Brazil.

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One consultancy, two spheres

From research to industry up and running, creating jobs

CARTUN is an administrative, financial and business consultancy working at both ends of development: we advise city governments that want to bring an industrial hub to their city and support companies and industries that want to set up in those municipalities. All backed by our own research and statistics team.

Presentation of an industrial hub project to officials at a city hall

For Municipalities

Diagnosis, legal and territorial structuring and creation of the industrial hub, focused on tax revenue, jobs and legacy.

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CARTUN consultant on a technical visit to an industrial production line

For Companies

Legalized, build-ready land, mapped tax incentives and legal certainty to expand in Northeast Brazil.

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Research

Market, opinion, electoral and quantitative research, with statistical data processing and analysis.

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Our services

Everythinga hub needs

We turn regions into economic hubs. From legal feasibility to attracting major industries, with services that can be hired together or separately.

Intelligence and OpinionMarket studies and public opinion research
Territorial SecurityLand prospecting, legalization and expropriation
Corporate ConnectionAttracting national and global industries to Northeast Brazil

Land prospecting

Identification and feasibility of strategic sites close to highways, ports, power grids and water resources.

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Topography

Topographic survey and geotechnical assessment of soil and terrain to support construction and heavy machinery.

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Market research

Sector diagnosis, competitor mapping and audience validation before investing, launching or expanding.

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Statistics and data

Quantitative, opinion and electoral research, with statistical data processing and analysis.

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Industrial hub development

Planning, legalization, infrastructure and the hub's enabling law, handled end to end.

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Company prospecting

Attracting national and international industries and anchor companies to occupy the hubs.

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Financial advisory

Financial modeling, tax incentives, public-private partnerships (PPPs) and administrative and financial consulting for companies.

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About us

We turn territories into wealth, jobs and innovation

We are a strategic consultancy specialized in developing industrial hubs and attracting large-scale investment to Northeast Brazil. We work at the intersection of government, local communities and the private sector: we plan, legalize, structure and bring in the companies.

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Territorial intelligence

We map the real economic strengths of each municipality to ensure well-targeted investments.

02

Legal certainty

We handle prospecting and expropriation with full transparency and legal compliance.

03

Market connectivity

Open channels with industries in Brazil and abroad, securing occupancy even before construction is finished.

Our team

Specialistsat every stage

Business administration, law, engineering, architecture, statistics and communication: a multidisciplinary team that takes the project from land to companies in operation.

Pedro Lima
Prospecting

Pedro Lima

Business administrator

Prospects land with city and state governments to develop industrial hubs, and prospects factories and industries, in Brazil and abroad, to set up in the hubs.

Floriano Martins de Carvalho
Legal

Floriano Martins de Carvalho

Lawyer · OAB/RN 23.931

Specialist in land regularization for industrial hub development. Worked on the development of the Goianinha and Canguaretama hubs.

Yoryio Bechara
International

Yoryio Bechara

Engineer

Runs CARTUN's office in Dubai, prospecting international investors and companies to set up in the industrial hubs.

Bruna Loyza
Research

Bruna Loyza

Statistics manager

Manages the statistics team, which conducts market and opinion research and data processing.

Cláudio Oliveira
Architecture

Cláudio Oliveira

Architect

Responsible for the architectural design of the industrial hubs.

Nadicelle Bonifácio
Communication

Nadicelle Bonifácio

Journalist

Works in press relations and communication, developing institutional communication strategies, producing journalistic content and writing for a range of information channels.

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Market making

CARTUN doesn't wait for companies to arrive. We go to them, turning raw land into productive, legalized and fully occupied industrial complexes.

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Consultants reviewing plans on a site being prepared for an industrial hub Site prospecting and feasibility

Our method in numbers

A complete regional development ecosystem

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integrated phases, from diagnosis to industry in operation

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technical workstreams in every hub project

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levels of government: municipal, state and federal

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lines of research, from markets to public policy

How we work

Four phases, one complete delivery

A step-by-step roadmap showing how we run the project end to end: from understanding the city to the arrival of industries.

  • 01Diagnosis and intelligence

    01

    Municipal survey, market and regional potential study, and public opinion research.

  • 02Land and feasibility

    02

    Site prospecting, zoning, environmental licensing, land regularization and expropriation.

  • 03Infrastructure and business model

    03

    Power, sanitation, access and connectivity, financial modeling, tax incentives and PPPs.

  • 04Attraction and sales

    04

    National and international prospecting, anchor companies, clusters and place marketing.

Clients

Who already trusts CARTUN

Gree
Grupo Guararapes
Abicalçados
Oxitec Industrial Assembly
ACIT — Commercial and Industrial Association of Toritama
Masterflake Recycling
Biscoitos & Cia
Vamat Hygiene and Cleaning

Why Northeast Brazil

The region is living a unique moment

Energy transition, logistics growth and economic expansion. CARTUN knows the territory where it operates inside out.

Clean energy hub

Wind and solar at scale, placing the region at the center of Brazil's energy transition.

Growing port infrastructure

Ports, federal highways and railways connecting the hubs to the main logistics corridors.

Sudene tax incentives

Regional benefits that reduce the cost of setting up and running industries.

Local intelligence

We move easily among public and private leaders in Northeast Brazil to speed up processes.

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Presentation of the industrial hub project at the City Council From research to the hub's enabling law

How we start

First,we listen to the city.

1

Municipal survey

We find out how residents rate the local administration, what they need most, what they complain about most and what they want most.

2

Presenting the diagnosis

We present the results to the municipality: opportunities, sectors with synergy in the region and community support for a new hub.

3

Solution proposal

Based on the diagnosis, we present CARTUN's solution: the hub design, the legal and territorial roadmap and the attraction strategy.

4

Execution and company attraction

We handle the administrative and legalization work and go out to the industries, so the hub launches with anchor companies and creates jobs.

International presence

From Northeast Brazil toDubai and China

We have offices in Dubai and China, where we prospect international investors and companies interested in setting up in the industrial hubs we develop.

  • DubaiInvestor and company prospecting
  • ChinaInvestor prospecting
  • Northeast BrazilHub development

Meetings with Chinese and African business leaders expand the network of investors connected to the municipalities we serve.

CARTUN meeting with Chinese and African business leaders
Meeting with Chinese and African business leaders
Office meeting with a view of the city
CARTUN team meeting with investors
Business meeting at the international office

Institutional ecosystem

Institutions and councils

We work in dialogue with development, credit, industry institutions and professional councils that strengthen the region's growth.

BNDES
BNDES
Banco do Nordeste (Bank of the Northeast)
Banco do Nordeste (Bank of the Northeast)
CNI — National Confederation of Industry
National Confederation of Industry
Sebrae
Sebrae
Senai
Senai
Nacional Têxtil
Nacional Têxtil
CRA-RN
Regional Council of Administration (RN)
CRT-RN
Regional Council of Industrial Technicians (RN)
CONFE
Federal Council of Statistics

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most common questions from public officials, companies and those looking for research.

Both. In the public sphere, we advise municipalities that want to bring an industrial hub to their city. In the private sphere, we provide administrative and financial consulting to companies and industries that want to set up in those municipalities. Both fronts are backed by our research and statistics team.
With a municipal survey: how residents rate the local administration, what they need most, what they complain about most and what they want most. We present this diagnosis to the city government and, based on it, CARTUN's proposed solution.
Yes. We handle land prospecting and feasibility, topography, zoning, environmental licensing (preliminary, installation and operating licenses), land regularization and public-interest expropriation processes: from the decree and appraisal reports to negotiation and fair compensation for owners.
Yes. We support the technical justification, the feasibility study and the drafting of the bill, coordination with the Executive branch and City Council committees, the presentation on the council floor, public hearings and follow-up until the mayor signs it into law.
We don't wait for companies to arrive: we go to them. We carry out national and international prospecting, business rounds, direct contact with expansion directors and partnerships with development departments and industry federations, so the hub launches with confirmed anchor companies.
It depends on the municipality and the state. We map and negotiate benefits such as IPTU, ISS or ICMS tax exemptions with the local government, as well as regional incentives such as those from Sudene, and sale, lease or built-to-suit models.
Yes. We conduct market, opinion and electoral research, as well as image and reputation, advertising recall, organizational climate, satisfaction, consumer behavior and public policy evaluation studies, always with statistical data processing and analysis.
Our focus is the industrial development of Northeast Brazil, a region going through an energy transition, logistics growth and economic expansion. To attract investment, we have offices in Dubai and China, where we prospect international investors and companies.

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