Mizuno USA has renewed its long-term commercial partnership to 2026 with Alpargatas, the leading Brazilian distributor of performance footwear and clothing. The 13-year agreement renewal retains Alpargatas as sole licensing and distribution ...
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RadiciGroup, one of the world’s leaders in the polyamide 6 and 6.6 industry, is refocusing on its core nylon business (PA synthetic fibres) in Brazil. It has suspended Crylor acrylic fibre production at its Brazilian site Radici ...
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Soybeans were steady to firm on late fund and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look strong, especially from China, even if there is continued talk that they'll eventually cancel on some purchases. ...
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Bakkavor, a UK-based chilled prepared foods manufacturer, has sold its Spring Valley Foods business in South Africa to In2food Group for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1995, Spring Valley Foods supplies fresh prepared fruit to Marks ...
Chevrolet has made the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2014 its global stage for the unveiling of the much-anticipated Corvette Z06 and the C7.R race car. Recognized as an important global launch-pad for automakers to ...
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China, the world's largest tobacco consumer, is aiming to ban indoor smoking in public areas by the end of the year. As more and more places become off limits to smoking, people find themselves using e-cigarettes more often. E-cigarettes ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. There was no real fresh news, but the outside markets were supportive and the near term supply remains tight. Conditions in Brazil are generally good for development and harvest, but ...
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Bob Schatz for TT Commercial truck dealer Rush Enterprises said it has acquired the assets of dealerships in Indiana and Illinois and interests of Idealease of Chicago for $145 million. Rush said its subsidiary acquired assets of CIT ...
Frequent colds are a normal part of young children's lives, but sometimes a stuffy nose becomes a more severe lung infection. Now, a new study clarifies some of the factors that put certain kids at greater risk. The study, published ...
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Despite affordable prices and high food quality, the United States tied with Japan for 21st place in a ranking of the world's food systems, according to the international advocacy confederation Oxfam. The report, released Tuesday evening, ...
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People who eat tree nuts may have a lower risk off metabolic syndrome and obesity than those who don't eat tree nuts, U.S. researchers say. Lead researcher Karen Jaceldo-Siegl of Loma Linda University and colleagues studied the ...
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Argentina is still on track to grow a record soybean crop this season after moderate to heavy showers in recent days ended a brutal heat wave that threatened to slash yields. Corn suffered some damage in December's heat wave, but ...
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U.S. farmers produced a record-high 13.9 billion bushels of corn last year, but demand from livestock and ethanol producers is helping support corn prices and may provide modest selling opportunities for producers in the coming months, ...
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Monday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.34 and 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 cents Jan. soybeans clocsed at $13.26 and 3/4, up 23 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $446.90, up $11.70 Jan. soybean oil closed at 37.57, ...
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HRT Participa??es em Petróleo SA (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), together with its subsidiary, HRT O&G Explora??o e Produ??o de Petróleo Ltda. ("HRT O&G"), reports that it was concluded on January ...
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