The exports of garments and textiles from Vietnam increased by 18 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of the current year to US$ 13.154 billion, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Of this, the ...
Tags: Garment Exports, fabric exports
Urban cycling is showing strong signs of growth throughout this South American country prompting Shimano to once again sponsor Shimano Fest Argentina. Nicolás Muszkat, Shimano's sales manager for Latin America (except Brazil), said ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has raised its own world record for mass-produced photovoltaic module efficiency from 33.9% (announced in January 2012) to 35.5% ...
Tags: Solar Modules
The next big opportunity for growth in the global solar business lies in small, emerging markets where photovoltaic (PV) installations are forecast to rise at about triple the global average during the period from 2012-2017. Annual ...
Methanex Corporation has reached a number of key milestones with respect to its near-term capacity growth objectives in New Zealand, Canada and Chile. On October 4, 2013, the company successfully produced its first methanol from the newly ...
Tags: Operating Capacity, Methanex
US-based life insurer MetLife has finalized acquisition of a 64.3% stake of Chilean pension fund administrator, AFP Provida from Spanish bank BBVA, in a deal worth approximately $1.54bn. From the sale of AFP, the Spanish bank received ...
Tags: Metlife, life insurer
Torishima Pump Mfg Co Ltd has received an order from Posco Engineering & Construction Co Ltd to supply 14 pumps for the Cochrane Thermoelectric Power Plant in Chile. The order covers six boiler feed pumps, four condensate pumps and four ...
Hennes & Mauritz reported results for the third quarter and for nine months (1 December 2012 – 31 August 2013). NINE-MONTHS - The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 8 percent in the first nine ...
Despite of an overall drop of 24% in Chile market, JAC remains to see good news from the South American market. From Jan. to Aug., JAC sells 681 units of light and heavy trucks in Chile, following after Benz and Freightliner, maintaining a ...
Tags: Transportation, Trucks
Embotelladora Andina, a Chile-based beverage firm and a Coca-Cola bottler, has outlined plans to offload $600m in international bonds due 2023. The amount raised by selling the bonds will be used to finance the acquisition of Brazil-based ...
Tags: Coke Bottler, Food
The propane industry has set its sights on that symbol of American middle-class achievement: the lawn mower. Blame it in part on the natural-gas drilling boom, which has left distributors scrambling to find new ways to increase demand for ...
Tags: Lawn Mowers, Tools, Hardware, propane
Adept Technology has partnered with six primary packaging system integrators to provide advanced technical capabilities and knowledge base in the packaging line. The food partners include JMP Engineering of Canada and US, Adaptpack of ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing
According to Latin America Steel Association Alacero's data, China exported 13.9 million tons of finished steel to the world in the second quarter of this year, which is 10% more than the first quarter and 8% more than the same period last ...
Tags: steel, Construction
The Continental Corporation is one of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers offering comprehensive know-how in tyre and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, electronics and sensor systems with the aim of making individual ...
Tags: Tyres, Auto Parts, Continental
Rexam Beverage Cans South America (BCSA), a manufacturer of beverage cans, is all set to open its second production line at its plant located in Santiago, Chile. The new line will enable the plant to operate with a production capacity of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Can Production Line