General Mills today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Sales and operating profit for the 13 weeks ended Feb. 23, 2014, reflect lower volumes, consistent with generally weak food industry trends during this period; the ...
The technical textiles sector in Brazil will benefit from Portuguese technology as associations from both the countries have signed a major partnership agreement for the transfer of technical textile technology from Portugal to Brazil, with ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, clothing sector, Portuguese Technology
New FORAN user in Brazil Tuesday,Mar 18,2014 Aliança Shipyard has acquired FORAN 3D Viewers for project control,construction and maintenance tasks. Strategically located in an area of 54,000 sqm in Niterói,alongside ...
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Domestic ethanol prices in center-south Brazil retreated on Friday following the early start of the 2014-15 harvest. The ex-mill Ribeirao hydrous ethanol assessment decreased to R$1,600/cu m -- the lowest in almost a month as traders ...
Brazil's ferrous scrap exports increased 24% in February to 53,071 mt, from 42,930 mt in the same month last year, according to the most recent official customs data. Exports were also up 29% when compared with January shipments abroad ...
Tags: Mineral, ferrous scrap, Energy
Brazil cuts corn & soybean crop production forecasts. Brazil revealed the first estimates of damage to its crop prospects from hot and dry weather, cutting forecast for corn and soybean production, but the downgrades failed to prevent ...
Tags: Agriculture, weather, soybean, Corn
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has announced that it is investing around $15 million in the production of advanced high strength steel at its Vega do Sul flat steel rolling mill in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. The ...
Tags: steel, coating, automotive
Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a facility in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with an investment of $250m. To be located adjacent to the company's existing site in Campo Grande, the complex will produce a range of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, beverage
Three winners of the inaugural AkzoNobel Architecture Prize were announced at a ceremony held in Brazil recently. Developed in partnership with the Tomie Ohtake Institute, the award was specifically set up to help develop the careers of ...
Tags: Construction, Architecture Prize, construction industry, design
To facilitate growing demands for virtual crash test data, Ford is increasing its investment in computing power an additional 50 percent this year. The technology investment will allow Ford to more quickly conduct virtual crash tests - ...
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An increase in food prices changed dietary patterns of both high and low-income societies in past decades, parallel to an increase of cancer, an expert says. Dr. Sandra Crispim, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo, ...
Tags: increase in food prices, changes in food quality, impact meal frequency
Brazil revealed the first estimates of damage to its crop prospects from hot and dry weather, cutting forecast for corn and soybean production, but the downgrades failed to prevent a tumble in Chicago futures. The Conab crop bureau cut by ...
Tags: corn and soybean production, lack of rainfall, influenced by climate
Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 22.63 million mt in February this year, decreasing by 8.40 percent compared to January and up 9.46 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the information released by the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, flat steel, steel
Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 22.63 million mt in February this year, decreasing by 8.40 percent compared to January and up 9.46 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the information released by the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, flat steel, semi-finished products
Brazil's motor vehicle output in February this year increased by 18.7 percent from the previous month and rose by 16.9 percent year on year to 281,452 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle, new Vehicle registrations, agricultural vehicles