Mexico was the country that contributed most to the growth in consumption of rolled steel in Latin America in the first five months of this year, reveal data from the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero). According to figures from ...
Monforts, together with its local representative, Eurotexteis, will be participating at the Febratex’14 exhibition in Blumeneau, Brazil, 12 – 15 August. Monforts Technologists will present the latest developments for ...
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Engine manufacturer Cummins made seven percent more money in the second quarter of 2014 than in the same quarter last year, due in part to higher on-highway demand in North America, the company reported. Cummins posted revenues of $4.8 ...
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Alessandra Ambrosio and The Lunada Bay Corporation, in partnership with Silver Sunrise, LLC and Cherokee Global Brands announced the upcoming debut of the ále by Alessandra swimwear and cover-up collection at the Miami Swim Show on ...
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Gerdau S.A. reported Wednesday that shipments of steel products reached 4.5 million mt in the second quarter of 2014, a reduction of 2.4 percent when compared to Q2 2013. Net Sales reached R$10.4 billion in Q2 2014, an increase of 5.7 ...
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Carton packaging and filling machine supplier SIG Combibloc’s Brazilian packaging plant has commenced operation of an extrusion line which laminates unprocessed cardboard for the company’s carton packs on-site. This is said ...
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Mexico’s auto production and exports increased year-on-year by 8.5 and 20.2 percent, respectively, in July 2014, the country’s car industry association Amia said. Mexico produced 259,634 cars in July 2014 and exported 231,934 ...
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International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Brazil steelmaker Gerdau’s rating at BBB-, with a stable perspective, it said recently. The rating is based on Gerdau’s “position as the leading ...
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Brazil steelmaker Gerdau has welcomed the idea of a regional bank that could connect the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations, an executive told reporters recently. According to Gerdau’s CEO, Jorge Gerdau Johanpeter, the ...
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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced Thursday that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Lourenco Goncalves to the positions of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Goncalves replaces ...
On the field of play, adidas outperformed all competitors: adidas outfitted yesterday's two finalists, World Champion Germany and runner-up Argentina, and is also the partner of adidas Golden Ball winner Leo Messi, adidas Golden Boot winner ...
As per the July 2014 Cotton USA global economic update, 2014-15 world cotton production is estimated at 116.4 million bales, 500,000 bales higher than estimated in June. 2014-15 world ending stocks are estimated at 105.7 million bales, ...
Long steel producer Siderurgica Norte Brasil (Sinobras) has received a license to expand its mill in the city of Maraba, in the state of Para, Brazil, the company announced on Thursday. The state’s governor delivered the document to ...
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Australia-based South American Ferro Metals Limited (SAFM) has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the owners of the property adjacent to its Ponto Verde iron ore project in Brazil. The memorandum ...
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Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 29.55 million mt in June this year, decreasing by 3.70 percent compared to May and up 13.20 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the information released by the Brazilian ...
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