Eight billion people will use smartphones and 100 billion terminals will be interconnected via the internet by 2025, according to Chinese ICT multinational Huawei. This is an eight-fold increase in the number of smartphone users – ...
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Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the first two months of this year apparent finished steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 10.8 million mt, up one percent year on year. The highest increases ...
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Coatex and Arkema Coating Resins , two business units of the Arkema group, are celebrating the official opening of their new Latin America application laboratory and technical center in Araçariguama, Brazil on the outskirts of ...
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Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Latin America's trade deficit with Turkey increased by 55 percent in 2013, mainly due to a drop in the revenues generated by raw material exports and ongoing high levels of finished steel imports from Turkey, according to Alacero, the Latin ...
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A market report on "Baby Diaper Market - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecast, 2011 - 2017" by Transparency Market Research, shows that the global market for baby diapers is expected to rise by 46.6% from ...
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Chobani, LLC, maker of America's No. 1-selling Greek Yogurt brand, announced today that it has begun exporting to markets in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, beginning with Singapore, Malaysia and Panama, to build on the Company's ...
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Akzo Nobel recently reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
UAE-based private investor Abraaj Group has bought a stake in Moroccan confectionery manufacturer Kool Food for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2010, Kool Food specializes in chocolate confections, powder drinks as well as other ...
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Global market for industrial laser systems worth $10.7BN in 2013, says Optech’s Arnold Mayer. Respected industrial laser market forecaster Arnold Mayer says that the global market for laser materials processing systems hit a record ...
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has officially opened its R$2.6bn ($1.5bn) complex in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of its plan to achieve 5% market share and become the number one Japanese automotive brand in Brazil. The ...
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Exhibit space is sold out for the 2014 Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo, July 23-25 at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Organizers announced speakers for the event, which is expected to draw 3,500 ...
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Arcos Dorados announced plans to further raise its leadership in animal welfare in its supply chain. Arcos Dorados announced it will require its pork suppliers to submit documented plans within two years to limit the use of gestation ...
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By 2020, the global middle class will almost double to 3.2 billion people, and as the middle class grows, particularly in emerging markets, so will their demand for high-tech gadgets, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
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Germany is the largest market for Spanish yarn, according to a report by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. In January 2014, Spanish yarn exports to Germany were valued at €6.64 million, showing an increase of ...