IndusParquet brings the tropics to homes with its new Brazilian Teak profile. This new Brazilian Teak engineered hardwood flooring gives consumers a golden opportunity to incorporate the popular wood into their home, at a great value. The ...
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Brazilian Iron and Steel Institute (IABr) recently indicated that 13 million tons of finished steel on the first half year of 2013 were consumed in Brazil, increasing by only 0.6% compared to the same period last year. Following two ...
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US-based private equity firm H.I.G. Capital has announced that it has invested in Brazilian ice cream firm Creme Mel Sorvetes through its affiliate. Headquartered in Goiás, Creme Mel is a leading ice cream producer in the Mid-West ...
According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), the country's crude steel production in the first half of 2013 was 17 million metric tons, 2.2 percent lower than in the first half of 2012. In the first six months this year, Brazilian rolled ...
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According to data released by the Brazilian steel institute (IABr), Brazil's crude steel output totaled 2.83 million tons in June, rising by 2.7% year on year bur rising by 6% from a month ago. In June, the country's production of finished ...
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European benzene's premium to naphtha slipped to a 3.5-month low at the end of last week as benzene failed to keep pace with strengthening upstream markets. The spread between spot benzene and its feedstock naphtha was assessed at ...
China’s Foton Motors group plans to install its Brazilian headquarters in Rio de Janeiro state, where it will build a truck assembly factory that from 2015 on will initially produce 20,000 vehicles per year, the state’s ...
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US-based meat processing firm Pilgrim's Pride is set to shut down its cooking and cold storage facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee within the next two weeks, eliminating 200 jobs at the facilities. The planned closure is a part of the ...
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BRF has announced that it is set to make its first pork shipment to Japan, which will make BRF the first Brazilian company to export pork to Japan. The initial shipment includes filets and shoulder of pork, produced at the Campos Novos ...
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The Brazilian government has formally asked the U.S. government for clarification regarding the alleged large-scale interception of electronic communications of Brazilian citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency. The NSA intercepts ...
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It is learned that Brazilian steelmaker of long product Gerdau is aiming the second half of this year to launch its flat products. According to the company’s Finance Executive Mr. Andre Pires, the company’s hot rolled ...
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Brazilian iron ore mining company cis suspending iron ore production at its Corumba mine in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, according to media reports. The miner will suspend operations at its Corumba mine starting from the ...
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Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 26.1 million mt in June this year, decreasing 3.9 percent compared to May and up slightly by 0.9 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to the preliminary information released by ...
According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in May this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 23.3 million metric tons, falling by 27.2 percent ...
Peru's Ministry of Production, Promperu and the ACP Group have signed an agreement to jointly promote exports of cotton garments from Gamarra to Brazil. As per the agreement, the goal is to achieve textile and garment exports of US$ ...
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