AgroFresh Solutions announces a new formulation of Harvista pre-harvest technology to help apple and pear growers in Argentina gain a competitive edge. Argentina's Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) has ...
Tags: AgroFresh, Harvista 1, 3 SC formulation
An increase in eastbound long-haul grain and petcoke cargoes from the US Gulf Coast has triggered a rebound in Handysize and Supramax freight rates in this key loading area this week. Also, inquiries in the region remains spearheaded by ...
Tags: Corn Demand, US Gulf Coast
Xylem Inc has opened three new dewatering pump rental hubs across Latin America this year. The company has just opened its newest dewatering pump rental facility in Barranquilla, Colombia. Xylem opened a new rental hub in Pará, ...
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CCL Industries, a specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, small businesses and consumers, reported 2016 second quarter results. Sales for the second quarter of 2016 increased 33.1% to $960.2 million, compared to ...
Organto Foods has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with a Mexico-based privately owned real estate investment management to form a new food and agricultural joint venture. The proposed joint venture will be ...
Renault will manufacture the new model of Kwid hatchback at its Ayrton Senna industrial complex in Curitiba, Brazil. Renault Technology Americas (RTA) and Renault Design Latin America (RDLA) have adopted the Brazilian Kwid. Some reports ...
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Toyota has inaugaurated a new $170m engine manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is the company's first engine manufacturing plant in Latin America. The new plant, which employs about 320 people, was constructed on a plot of ...
General Mills has agreed to sell its Argentina bakery and foodservice business to a Mexico-based baking company Grupo Bimbo for undisclosed sum. However, General Mills will retain its growing retail food business in Argentina, including ...
Tags: General Mills, Grupo Bimbo, Acquisition
Despite a dip in results during March, the April edition of the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index returned to the trend of month on month improvements seen in January and February. Nonetheless, structural issues within both the air and ...
Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico has introduced two new beverage can sizes to better serve beverage companies in the Latin American region. Two additional beverage can sizes, including 9.1 oz. sleek style and 11 oz. standard format, have ...
Tags: Crown, Beverage, New can sizes
The recovery in air freight volumes from a weak first half of last year continued into 2016, although subdued underlying global trade conditions suggest another modest year for volumes growth, reports the IATA. Ongoing strong capacity ...
Tags: IATA, Solid, Air Freight
The sixth festival celebrating Chinese New Year was held on Jan 17 at the Bergara Theater in Viniar Delmar, a famous tourist destination in Chile. At the event, China's Jilin Art Troupe entertained audiences with ethnic dance, featuring ...
The decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to confer the reserve currency status on China's renminbi (RMB), "is good news," a former Chilean diplomat said. "It's good news because it acknowledges the role that the Chinese ...
Tags: RMB's Upgrade, Reserve Currency
Huawei and ZTE are building up their presence in Colombia, counting on the quality of their products to attract local consumers. The two Chinese tech giants are now mainstays in the Latin American country thanks to their smartphone and ...
Tags: Huawei, ZTE, Colombian Market, cellphone
Jose Luis (left), and Hector (right) who are woodcutters working near Casa de Isla Negra, express their admiration of the Chinese people.[Photo by Li Ge/China Daily] The embassy coordination meeting on the 2016 China-Latin America ...