The Mexican particleboard and plywood manufacturer Duraplay has followed the Chilean wood-based panels group Maderas y Sinteticos S.A. (Masisa) and Proteak in announcing an MDF investment project in Mexico. The company intends to install a ...
Tags: MDF, Construction, plywood, particleboard
Transistors in ultra-high definition displays (UHD) possess particularly fine structures. Only extremely pure sputtering targets are suitable for use as the input materials for the fine conductor paths. "UHD-ready" will be the motto when ...
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The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public notification regarding a a recall issued by the Chilean Ministry of Health for chicken products as they may be contaminated with Dioxin. This ...
Spanish water company ACCIONA Agua is to use Energy Recovery Inc's PX technology for the Minera CAP expansion desalination project in Chile's Atacama Region. Earlier this year, Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CAP Group) ...
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Colombia-based Nutresa has agreed to acquire Chile-based food and beverage producer Tresmontes Lucchetti for $758m, as part of its efforts to expand its international footprint. Tresmontes Lucchetti is involved in the manufacture of ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the imports of salmon produced in Chile by Norwegian multinational firm Marine Harvest after a carcinogenic chemical known as crystal violet was detected in a shipment. Crystal violet ...
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Howden Broking Group has purchased a 25% shareholding in Chilean insurance broker, Patagonia Corredores de Seguros (PCS), for an undisclosed sum. Based in Santiago, PCS provides an array of property, energy, liability, construction, ...
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Chile's newest and largest coal mine, Mina Invierno, which started production in January has to date exported a total 435,000 mt of thermal coal in five vessels, including two Capesize [around 300,000 mt] cargoes to India, said a spokesman ...
Norske Skog has announced its consent to divest 51% of the shares in Norske Skog Pisa in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio, which is controlled by a consortium of Chilean investors Group BO/Pathfinder, for $41.3m. According to the Norwegian ...
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According to data of Chile's construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 54,842 tons in April, rising by 11.3% from 49,269 tons in March and increasing by 6% year on year. In the first four months of this year, ...
Tags: Chile, Construction&Decoration, Rebar
According to data released by Chilean steel institute (Icha), Chile’s steel consumption totaled 663,000 tons in the first quarter of this year, decreasing by 9% year on year. Juan Pablo Silva, Icha's economist said that the decreased ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France says that Santiago-based Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America using its ...
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The success of Chilean footballers in European soccer leagues has led to an evident increase in the purchase of expensive pieces of sports clothing, particularly outdoor sportswear, in the Latin American nation of Chile, according to a ...
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Achieving smooth, taut and toned curves gets simpler and easy with the ever magical Triumph’s futuristic Shape Sensation Collection; a new genre in a glamorous, highly efficient, firming body wear that transforms your profile ...
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According to data released by the Chilean construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 49,269 tons in March, falling by 6.4% from a month ago and decreasing by 6.6% year on year. In the first quarter of this year, the ...
Tags: Rebar Shipments, Rebar