San Francisco-based private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman has acquired Chicago-based insurance brokerage firm, Hub International, from Apax Partners, in a transaction worth approximately $4.4bn. Commenting on the transaction, ...
Tags: insurance, investment funds
The global apparent steel demand growth expectation for 2013 of worldsteel has been revised upwards today, October 7, to 3.1 percent to 1.475 billion metric tons, up from 2.9 percent in the association's short range outlook published back ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Steel Industry
Fitesa, Simpsonville, S.C. — a designer and manufactuer of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene applications — has partnered with thermoplastic resins producer Braskem S.A., Brazil, and Ingeo? lactides and biopolymers developer ...
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At a time when Indian, Russian and Brazilian car markets are stumbling, China remains the major growth engine for the global automotive industry, analysts say. "For many years it's been the Bric nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) ...
Tags: Automotive Industry, Cars
Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras on Friday confirmed the discovery of a large crude oil deposit off the coast of the northeastern Sergipe state. The reserve could yield nearly a billion barrels of crude, representing one of the ...
Tags: oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Tubo Tech is one of the leading trade fair for the pipes, valves, connections and components industry. Being organized by Cipa LTDA, this three days exhibition will attract thousands of visitors from different parts of the world. The ...
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According to USA’s Census office, Latin American countries exported 40.2% more the steel products to the US in this August. The total quantity was 773,451 tons against 551,564 tons in the same month last year. Brazil is the biggest ...
Tags: Steel Product
The World Cup once four years is around the corner! The great international sports event has become a favorable catalyst for economic development. Not only Brazil's domestic infrastructural construction and sports facilities, but also ...
Tags: Football, FIFA, Brazil, Sports, Furniture, Entertainment, Bedding, Souvenir
Novozymes has entered into a collaboration agreement with Brazil's largest sugarcane crusher, Raízen Energia S/A. As part of the agreement, Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to Raízen's first commercial-scale ...
Tags: Novozymes, Enzyme Technology
The Dow Chemical Company's Performance Packaging business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, which provides packaging solutions through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment. According to the company, Pack ...
Tags: Innovation Center, Packaging
On a recent visit to Karachi, Pakistan, the International Cotton Association (ICA) delivered its two new training workshops to 66 local cotton professionals. ‘Agent Training’ and ‘Cotton Contracting and ICA Bylaws & ...
Lakeland Industries, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities, healthcare and first responders on the federal, state and local levels, announced the hiring of new management for ...
Venue Regarded as the Most Modern in the Major Leagues -- Miami’s Marlins Park is considered Major League Baseball’s most modern-looking new park, and as the first retractable roof structure in the world to earn LEED® Gold ...
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Ethanol production in Brazil's key center-south region fell 9.6% in the first half of September compared to the last half of August, but rose 3.9% year on year, data released by trade group UNICA showed Tuesday. Total ethanol output for ...
Tags: Ethanol Production, Mineral
In early September 2013, KSB launched a zero-leakage mag-drive pump series in back-pull out design: RPHmdp. The horizontal, radially split volute casing pump to US standard API 685 has been developed to reduce maintenance costs and ensure a ...