The North African country of Egypt would benefit from the reduction in cotton import tariff announced by Brazil’s Foreign Trade Board (Camex) last week. As per the announcement, duty on import of cotton, classified in product ...
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Microsoft today urged Windows 7 users to uninstall a patch shipped earlier this week that has crashed customer's PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots. The patch, which was originally issued Tuesday, has been pulled from ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian steelmakers including Gerdau, ArcelorMittal Brasil and Votorantim Siderurgia have all announced to raise rebar prices by 6% for April. It’s known that the ex-factory prices of rebar increased ...
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Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 22.6 million mt in March this year, increasing 9.2 percent compared to February and down by 18 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to the preliminary information released by the ...
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In one of the most dynamic fashion markets in the world, Brazilian apparel companies have many opportunities in front of them. But along with rapid growth comes challenges. The national appetite for fresh fashion is requiring retailers to ...
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The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore, the U.S. cotton industry also must devise policy that will resolve the World Trade Organization ...
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The price of hydrous ethanol in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest fuel market, snapped a five-week slide in the week ended April 9 due to stronger demand following the Easter break, agricultural think tank Cepea said Tuesday. Hydrous ethanol, ...
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Burger King chief executive officer Bernardo Hees will become the next chief of ketchup producer HJ Heinz, following its $28bn acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G Capital. However, ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has commenced the manufacturing of the anti-lock brake systems (ABS) at its site in Varzea Paulista near Sao Paulo in Brazil. The company has invested about EUR10m in the international project to combine ...
The Government of Brazil has temporarily removed the tax on import of cotton for a period of three months from May 1 to July 31, 2013. At a meeting of the Foreign Trade Commission (CAMEX) and the Ministry of Development, Industry and ...
Miami, Florida-based Abakan Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cone S.A. for construction of a manufacturing facility to suit large-scale clad pipe manufacture inside the new Suape Export ...
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Australia-based iron ore company Centaurus Metals Limited has announced that it has secured the key installation license for its Jambreiro iron ore project in southeast Brazil, clearing the way for on-site construction to proceed. With ...
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The Inter – American Development Bank (IDB) will provide Brazil with a funding to support sustainable farming methods in the states critical to country’s biomass. As part of the initiative, the grants provided through the ...
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Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)’s mining division announced that its sales revenues totaled BRL1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, soaring by 39% from a quarter ago. In 2012, CSN’s mining ...
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Symrise has acquired the global fragrance business of the Belmay Group, an international developer and manufacturer of fragrances and perfume oils. With this acquisition, Symrise is taking another strategically important step towards ...
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