According to a report released by Alacero on Monday, finished steel apparent use in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 44.9 million tons from January to August 2013, similar to the same period of 2012. Finished steel production ...
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In the three months ended 30 September 2013 Diageo delivered 3.1% organic net sales growth with volume up 0.6%. Reported net sales were flat for the quarter mainly reflecting the termination of the distribution agreement for Jose Cuervo. ...
Tags: Management Statement, Food
SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
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Colombian mining and energy minister Amylkar Acosta shows that Colombia is in in-depth talks with a Chinese company on building a railway leading to Pacific coastal region so as to lower costs of exporting coal to Asia. The minister says ...
Tags: Railway Construction, coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
It is learned that Colombia's production of long steel products had dropped 10% in the first half of this year, compare to the same period last year, while the imports of it increased be 23% in the period. According to Colombia's Steel ...
Tags: Steel Products, steel, Construction
The Institute for Export and Fashion of Colombia (INEXMODA) would be hosting the next edition of the World Fashion Convention in 2014, which is organized by the International Apparel Federation (IAF), announced president of INEXMODA, Carlos ...
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Xylem Inc. has won a contract to develop and install a secondary wastewater treatment solution that will eliminate effluent odor problems and significantly improve the quality of wastewater in the town of Tolu on the Colombian Caribbean ...
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In the general assembly of the International Apparel Federation, held in Shanghai-Kunshan (China), IAF President Harry van Dalfsen announced that his federation is working intensively on a global framework for sustainability. The ...
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The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and Generation 10 Ltd (G10), a leading provider of commodity supply chain software solutions, announce the successful launch of the ICAC World Cotton Database. The World Cotton Database, ...
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According to data released by Mexico's economic secretary, the country's rebar exports totaled 189,531 tons in the second quarter of this year, rising by 10% from 171,751 tons in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the country's export values ...
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World trade in denim fabric fluctuated between 530,000 tons and 760,000 tons per year between 2001 and 2011, and averaged 670,000 tons over those years. The largest import market is Hong Kong, followed by Turkey and Mexico, with annual ...
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Toyota Argentina (TASA), a vehicle production and sales subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyota Motors (TMC), is set to invest $800m to increase the annual production capacity of its Zarate Plant from the current 92,000 units to 140,000 ...
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Xylem Inc has secured a US$517 000 contract to develop and install a secondary wastewater treatment solution that will eliminate effluent odour problems and significantly improve water quality in the tourist town of Tolu, Colombia. Xylem's ...
Drummond Ltd., one of the largest coal producers in Colombia, partially restarted operations Saturday night after the government stepped in to resolve a strike that has stifled the country's coal exports. Edgar Munoz, a spokesman for the ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Latin American Association for Cotton Research and Development (ALIDA) will hold its 13th Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia on October 3, 2013. The meeting will continue all day parallel to other sessions of the 72nd ICAC Plenary ...