Peruvian supplier of architectural natural stone, Andean Stone Company has introduced a revamped, user-friendly website for 2014. The new website is a modernized, stylish upgrade designed by Fernando Venturello of OWEUX in collaboration ...
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Animal ag and soybeans have a relationship that goes back generations. That relationship will continue in 2014 as the soy checkoff supports some innovative work of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the USA Poultry and Egg Export ...
Tags: Meat-Export, Soybean-Meal Demand, Checkoff
According to a report from Alacero, finished steel imports from China to Latin America reached 4.7 million tons between January-November 2013, growing 17 percent versus same period of 2012. Latin America represented 10 percent of the global ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
A new brown midrib (BMR) sorghum variety could give small dairies and livestock operations in Central America better forage quality without giving up yield. The variety – CI0947bmr – was developed by researchers at Texas A&M ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The textile industry in Guatemala is estimating its exports to rise between 4 and 5 percent in 2014, as the supply to Haiti and Nicaragua is increasing, according to Association of Apparel and Textile Industry (Vestex), siglo21.com ...
Tags: Textile Exports, textile industry
Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced its expansion plans for Central and Latin America, including the startup of a steel fibre plant in Costa Rica, the acquisition of ...
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The trade barriers between the European Union and Guatemala, have been lifted with effect from December 1, 2013, which effectively means that the whole region of Central America can now benefit from the EU–Central America Association ...
Tags: trade barriers, Textile
The global market for specialty films is projected to be worth $6.0 billion in 2013 and grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.0% until 2018, according to a brand new market report from Smithers Pira. The Future of Specialty Films: ...
Tags: global market, Packaging
The scent of diesel, rusting anchors and fish slurry hung in the humid air of the harbor. I was in Puntarenas on the western shore of Costa Rica, waiting to leave on a scuba-diving trip to Cocos Island – often called an "underwater ...
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Israel-based flavor and fragrance company Frutarom has acquired Aroma, a Guatemala-based flavor company for a net consideration of $12.5m, as part of its growth strategy with a focus on developing markets. Aroma manufactures and ...
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Italian float plant group Sangalli Technologies has supplied a full training service to a Brazilian company. It supplied the service to Compania Brasilera de Vidro Plano (CBVP) of Recife, Brasil and which lasted six months for 10 CBVP ...
Martex Fiber Southern Corp. has acquired the Charlotte-based Waste Services Division of Bollag International. Bollag collects and markets textiles wastes including natural and synthetic waste, cuttings, rags and fabric remnants. The ...
Tags: Martex Fiber, bollag, global, waste, service, business
Japanese steel mills are going to initiate the negotiation of carbon steel hot rolled coil price for next January with their customers in Middle and South & Central America. It is expected those mills could up the HRC prices about ...
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The negotiation of export price of carbon steel hot rolled coil (HRC) from Japan to Korea for December is confronting the stalemate owing to price down required by Korean customers. However, Japanese steel mills still refuse the request ...
Tags: HRC Export, Mineral
Honduras-based Grupo Karim's — a vertical manufacturer of private-label products with yarn spinning, chemicals and apparel manufacturing operations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean — has acquired Cone Denim Mills ...
Tags: Textile, cotton, synthetic sportswear, jeans, twill bottoms