Cold-sensitive mangrove forests have expanded dramatically along Florida's Atlantic Coast as the frequency of killing frosts has declined, according to a new study based on 28 years of satellite data from the University of Maryland and the ...
Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that it is declaring force majeure (FM) on a number of its iron ore sales contracts as a result of the weather conditions in the Southeast of Brazil. Heavy rainfalls since December in the Southeast of Brazil, ...
Tags: Vale, force majeure, iron ore sales
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.20 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/2 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $12.87, down 25 and 1/2 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $423.80, down $13.90 Jan. soybean oil closed at 38.51, ...
Tags: Soybean, Agriculture, Food
Shell today announces it has completed the acquisition of an additional 23% interest in the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project offshore Brazil for US $1 billion. Regulatory approvals have been obtained and Shell will now hold a 73% ...
Tags: Shell, Parque das Conchas project, purchase
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announced that together with DONG Energy (Denmark) it has demonstrated the combined fermentation of C6 and C5 sugars from wheat straw on an industrial scale. The combined ...
According to data released by Brazil's secretary of foreign trade Secex, the country’s shipments of steel long products totaled 47,587 tons in November, slumping by 21% from a month ago. In November, the country’s export ...
Tags: Steel Long Products, Mineral
According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first 11 months of the current year amounted to 31.52 million metric tons, 1.4 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
Driven by robust growth of its brand John John, Brazil’s premium fashion retailer the Restoque and Trade Clothing, Clothes SA or Restoque, witnessed a healthy rise in sales revenue in the third quarter of 2013. The company, which ...
The 26th Istanbul International Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo (CBME Turkey 2014) will open in four exhibition halls in Istanbul CNR Exhibition Center from January 16 to 19, 2014, with a total exhibition area of 38,000 square meters. ...
Tags: CBME Turkey, Apparel
As the cold of winter settles in across the United States, associations that represent the interests of wheat farmers met in many states to review the last year's activities and set plans for the next year. USW officers and staff look ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
After seeing its revenue fall over the past years, Boston Scientific is looking to boost its bottom line in China. The company is adding employees in China and is debuting surgeon-training centers there, according to a Wall Street Journal ...
There are some products be recalled in stationery export because of the foreige technology and standards.Stationery is one kinds of children supplies.And the European Union has adopted high safety standards for children.So that they would ...
Tags: Trade Friction, Office Supplies
Soybeans closed higher Friday. DTN cites buying late in the session, the result of USDA's bullish export sales figures for soybeans. That may have been even more bullish, except for a general distrust of USDA's estimates, and of China's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Corn, Soybean
Soybeans closed lower Monday. That is in spite of a USDA announcement of 120,000 tons of U.S. soybeans being sold to unknown destinations. According to DTN, the market was showing caution as prices approached December’s highs. The ...
Tags: Soybean Futures, USDA
It is reported that Brazilian Vale and Brazil owned subsidiaries Cemig power company Cemig Geracao e Transmissao reached an agreement, that the two companies agreed a joint venture. The new joint venture company called Alianca Geracao de ...
Tags: power company