Australia-based sustainable resins manufacturer and marketer Cardia Bioplastics has set up a film and bag manufacturing plant in Brazil, which will help the company to produce up to 500 million retail carry bags every year. The company ...
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Sika has opened a new plant in Aparecida de Goiânia, state of Goiás, mid-western Brazill, which is the seventh plant in this country. Goiás is one of the fastest growing states in Brazil, providing an excellent platform ...
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GIA has released a comprehensive global report on Polymeric Polyols markets. Global market for Polymeric Polyols is forecast to reach 33.1 billion pounds (lbs.) by 2020, driven by growing demand for polyurethane in the automobile, ...
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Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. and BASF have signed agreements concerning the EPS (expandable polystyrene) and PU (polyurethane) business activities of their Polioles joint venture in Mexico, and BASF's EPS business in North and South America, ...
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Ube Industries, Ltd. recently commemorated 20 years of business operations in Spain. The milestone was celebrated with a reception and concert featuring the world-renowned Kodo drum troupe of Japan, on July 11, 2014 at the Auditorium of ...
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(New York, N.Y.) Nathaniel Wight, a science teacher at Bronx Design & Construction Academy in the South Bronx, New York, and Luke Colley, a high school senior from Tarrytown, New York both won top presidential honors for their dedication to ...
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Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, will share its passion for sustainability with Brazil’s vibrant textile industry at Febratex 2014 from ...
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Brazil’s crude steel production fell 4.9 percent in June, year-on-year, to 2.6 million metric tons (mt), the country’s steel institute (IABr) said. “We’re seeing the portrait of what was being drawn during the ...
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Global crude steel production in June this year increased by 3.1 percent year on year to 137.122 million metric tons, while a 2.88 percent decline was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). ...
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The number of jobs in Brazil’s civil construction segment increased 0.94 percent in the first half of 2014, Sao Paulo state union SindusCon-SP said on Monday. According to the union, Brazil’s job balance was positive at 32,700 ...
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With nearly 130 artisans from 32 countries worldwide participating, the summer 2014 edition of Artisan Resource will be the largest event since its initial launch in 2012. Artisan Resource, which runs concurrently with NY NOW, the Market ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first half of the current year amounted to 16.7 million metric tons, 1.5 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel output ...
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Imports of carbon steel products by Brazil reached 214,000 mt in June, 30 percent less than in May, according to the country’s ministry of development, industry and foreign trade (MDIC). The main items imported were coated flats ...
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In the first half of 2014, Dufry’s turnover reached CHF 1,707.9 million and grew by 6.7% in constant FX rates and 2.4% when translated into Swiss Franc. Organic growth accelerated in the second quarter to 5.0% from 2.2% in the first ...
Brazilian sales of civil construction materials fell 13.6 percent in June, year-on-year, according to the country’s construction materials industry association (Abramat). According to Abramat, sales decreased 11 percent in June over ...
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