The Brazilian steelmakers including Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) and Usiminas are mulling to raise the prices of steel flat products for automobile sectors by 5%~7%, effective from May 2nd. In January, CSN increased the prices of ...
Tags: Steelmakers, Steel
Vale S.A. announced Monday that it has been granted the operating license (LO) for the railway terminal at Ponta da Madeira (PDM) in the state of Maranho, Brazil, issued by the state environmental authority. The railway terminal is part of ...
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According to the latest report published by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in 2012 Brazilian iron ore output amounted to 375 million mt, increasing 0.5 percent compared to the 373 ...
Tags: Iron Ore Export, Mineral
Brazil's national statistics agency, the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE), has reported that the producer price index (PPI) in Brazil was stable month on month in March this year, but recorded a rise of one percent ...
Tags: Metal Industry, Mineral
The number of government requests that Google has received to remove certain types of content, often politically charged, reached its highest level ever during the second half of 2012, the company reported Thursday. For the period between ...
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It is learned that Brazilian flat steel imports in March closed with a drop of 21.6%, compared to the previous month. According to the data of Brazil's National Union of Steel Products Distributors (Sindisider), the volume that came from ...
Tags: Flat Steel, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
GOOGLE has released data showing that requests by governments to censor the internet giant's content have hit new heights, with Brazil and the United States leading the way. Google received 2285 government requests to remove content from ...
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, the Brazilian subsidiary of the German-Japanese machine builder, is all set to introduce a fully electric SE 280 HSZ with 2,800 kN clamping force for packaging applications. The injection molding machine will produce ...
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On 18 April 2013, pumps and valves manufacturer KSB has inaugurated its new factory in Jundia?, Brazil, some 50 km north of S?o Paulo. The location, designed as a production site for standard pumps and valves, will begin by manufacturing ...
JBS USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS, has opened a ground beef production facility at the JBS beef processing plant in Tolleson, Arizona. The new facility, which began production last week, features a modern ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), in the first quarter of this year Brazil's crude steel output fell 4.3 percent year on year to 8.35 million metric tons. In the given quarter, Brazilian rolled steel output decreased by 1.3 ...
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Daiichi Sankyo Company and Ranbaxy Laboratories have announced synergistic collaboration in Brazil to expand their respective businessess in the country. As part of the synergy, the companies will launch hybrid business model. Ranbaxy ...
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A mix of materials and finishes continues to drive the accent furniture category at the High Point Market. Thus far this week, metals like iron and glass-top tables that make rooms appear bigger have done well. Many suppliers are ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Construction
According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Institute of Non-ferrous Metals (ICZ), the country's nickel production amounted to 3,547 mt in March this year, falling 27.1 percent compared to February and down 45.5 percent compared ...
Tags: Nickel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The JAC automotive car was one of the earliest companies to entry into Brazil to expand their business in China. According to the announcement in October 2011, the company decided to invest 900 million reais (about 500 million dollars) to ...
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