The Intersolar South America Summit made its debut in São Paulo,Brazil,on August 15,2012.The conference,which ran in parallel to the 14 th Electrical Installations Exhibition&Conference at the Expo Center Norte,met with a ...
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd, China's largest construction machinery maker by revenue, expects to double its sales in the Brazilian market from last year to exceed $200 million, further consolidating its market share in Latin America. Sany ...
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The global financial downturn has resulted in very evident changes in the volume of buying power from the USA, Canada, Mexico and South America.To reflect these changes, Kenfair have announced a new sourcing event to take place in Las Vegas ...
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CHS,a US-based grains and food company owned by farmers and ranchers,has completed the acquisition of Atman,a Goiania,Brazil-based input distribution and grain origination company,for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition,which is a part ...
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Latin America-Outline,the Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems,has announced an agreement with Studio Sound International to represent its brand in Latin America(with the exclusion of Brazil and Puerto Rico). With over ...
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The Chilean wood-based panels manufacturer Masisa intends in the coming years to invest roughly US$120m in setting up its own production sites in Peru and Columbia, according to reports from various South American business newspapers. The ...
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Positec, a China-based manufacturer of power tools, lawn and garden equipment and accessories, is set to begin selling its products in Wal-Mart stores this fall, says Positec Chief Executive Tom Duncan. It will start with fall clean-up ...
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Jenoptik broadens horizons with Brazil office 13 Jun 2012 German photonics company sees strong growth potential in south American economies. Optical metrology:a Jenoptik specialty Jenoptik has opened its first service office in ...
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NASHVILLE, TN - Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) says wood product sales for the first quarter were $362 million, 9 percent higher than a year ago. A net loss of $11.3 million was less than half the loss reported the year prior. "All of our ...
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Brazilian miner World Mineral Resources (WMR) has found a large reserve of neodymium, one of the 17 rare earth elements, in the western Bahia state (photo), which could bring US$8.4 billion to the country. Local newspaper Nova Fronteira ...
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Haulotte Group has announced a 23 percent increase in sales to €306.9 million for 2011, driven by a doubling of sales in North America and increases of 77 percent in Latin America and 48 percent in Asia. However, the company said ...
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PSIPENTA Software Systems has won a contract from Volkswagen’s Brazilian subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil to implement integrated corporate planning and control software of the tool-making at its main plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo. ...
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Met-Pro Corp’s Environmental Air Solutions business unit is to supply a US$675 000 Flex-Kleen dust collection system to a mining facility in South America. The Met-Pro system includes dust collectors, material handling equipment and ...
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China’s slowing manufacturing economy and difficult conditions in export markets in North America and Europe hammered Chinese injection press maker Chen Hsong Holdings Ltd., sending revenues for the first half of its fiscal year down ...
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Teak is so rare and precious wood species in the world and it only can be cut in Thailand now from planted teak forest. There is a huge request for teak flooring and furntiure but the raw materials are not enough. This big request-demand ...
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