Southern Company today announced the acquisition of the company's first solar installation in North Carolina-the 2.5-megawatt(MW)Granville Solar Facility-by subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy.The project represents the ...
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The investment is intended for producing bottles for wines and sparklings.The company will expand its production capacity by 50%. Verallia heads the greatest investment in a new industrial plant ever made in Argentina in 2012.The local ...
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Chilean retail giant Cencosud has booked an increase in earnings for the third quarter of the year. Net profit in the three months to the end of September grew 20% to CLP66.9bn (US$139.4m), the company reported today (20 November). The ...
Brazil-Cadac has announced the appointment of leading regional pro audio distributor,Decomac,following a highly successful brand debut at ExpoMusic Brazil in Sao Paulo. The agreement was finalised prior to the exposition where Cadac's new ...
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Unusual weather around the world, including the drought this summer in the US, has led Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings to forecast an increase in global dairy prices in the first half of 2013. Spierings also pointed to weather events in ...
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Industrial and construction growth in Argentina during the past five years fueled the paints and coatings market and is expected to continue its fast pace.In the paints and coatings industry,like most Latin American countries,the ...
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Brazil-based meat giant Marfrig today (14 August) booked a second-quarter profit, moving back into the black after a loss in the corresponding period last year. Marfrig, which owns the Seara brand, posted net income of BRL15.5m (US$19.1m) ...
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Dafiti,Brazil's leading fashion online retailer,today announced its fourth round of investment,worth USD 65 million.The funding from international investors,structured as cash-for-equity,will be used primarily to bolster Dafiti's logistical ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Emerging markets should bring stability to the ailing solar industry, with up to 12 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity added in 2017 up from 1.6 GW in 2012, according to a new forecast from market analyst IHS. The study, which ...
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North American corrugated and consumer packaging manufacturer RockTenn has declared the acceleration of the February 2013 dividend of $0.225 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on 17 ...
Spanish discount retailer Dia has recorded an increase in first-half profit, boosted by a "good business performance" in Iberia, Argentina and Brazil. Net earnings in the six-month period amounted to EUR61.7m (US$75.8m), an 18.5% increase ...
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Chilean retailer Cencosud has set the price at which shares in the company will begin trading in New York. The company is offering a mix of shares and American Depository Shares as it looks to raise funds for expansion, to pay down debt ...
Data of GDP The gross national product of Jilin was 362.027 billion Yuan, increasing by 12 percent, the gross national product per person was 13,348 Yuan, the primary industry was 62.561 billion Yuan, 17.3 percent of the gross, the ...
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US-based Ball announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire Envases del Plata, a leading extruded aluminum aerosol packaging producer. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of October 2012, subject to customary ...
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