Amyris, Inc., a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters over a 45-day period. Amyris's Chief Executive Officer John Melo will speak ...
Biotronik, a manufacturer of cardio and endovascular medical devices, has announced that its DREAMS scaffold (DRug Eluting Absorbable Metal Scaffold) has been successfully implanted in the first coronary artery disease patient in Germany as ...
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Brazilian regulators are to investigate Google after claims by Microsoft and Brazilian search rivals that the firm is involved in anti-competitive practices. Brazil's antitrust watchdog Cade said that it was looking into accusations that ...
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In the first half, total revenue increased by 14% underlying, with retail growth of 17%, wholesale down 7% and licensing up 2% (both adjusted for Beauty). Adjusted PBT for the six months to 30 September 2013 is now expected to be around the ...
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The Volkswagen Group grew worldwide deliveries in the first three quarters of this year by 4.8 percent, handing over 7.03 (January-September 2012: 6.71) million vehicles to customers. There was a 7.0 percent rise in September deliveries, ...
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adidas and the Mexican Football Federation announce the official on-pitch presentation of the National Team's uniform, during its FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Panama at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico's ...
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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 ...
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Swiss commercial property-casualty insurer Zurich has rolled out a new Side A D&O policy to deal with the growing litigation landscape and provide cover for liability exposures globally, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and India. ...
Top Chinese telecom equipment and network solution provider Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is fueling expansion in the Southeastern Asian market. It signed a cooperation agreement with Khazanah, a strategic investment fund controlled by ...
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Reportedly, Vallourec, the France-based steel pipe and tube produce said that it has inked an agreement to buy the assets in Lupatech’s tubular services Rio das Ostras Unit, which is an oil & gas services company in Rio de Janeiro. ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian Steel Institute (IABr) has lowered its forecast for growth of domestic steel shipments for 2013 to 5% from the previous 7.6%. IABr currently forecasted that the country’s domestic steel shipments ...
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Vietnam was among the five biggest cotton importers in the world when it planned to import about 600, 000 tons in 2013, according to the Vietnam Cotton and Yarn Association on Wednesday. In the first nine months of this year, the country ...
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Brazilian ethanol exports to US plunged in September to 139.4 million liters (37 million gallons), down 51% from August's 2013 peak and down 53% on September 2012, Secretariat of Foreign Trade data Tuesday showed. The volume sent to the ...
U.S. refiners are selling more fuel abroad than ever before, effectively exporting the American energy boom to the four corners of the world. As crude production soars in places like the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas, U.S. refiners ...
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CeMAT Hannover, Europe’s largest trade show for material handling and logistics, announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with MHI, the nation’s largest material handling, logistics and supply chain ...
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