Brazil's national statistics agency (IBGE) has reported that in April this year industrial production in the largest Latin American country decreased by 0.3 percent compared to March, declining for the second consecutive month on ...
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At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Buses has delivered 124 units of articulated buses to Brazil based Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Rio de Janeiro. The new vehicles will be used to offer services on Transcarioca, which is a new BRT ...
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The cost of civil construction in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, increased 1.71 percent month-over-month in May, according to the state’s civil construction union SindusCon-SP. The basic unit cost of civil construction or CUB in ...
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In April this year, Brazilian miner Vale's iron ore export volume totaled 21.95 million mt, increasing by 14.44 percent year on year, according to Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase). ...
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US exports of ethanol in April totaled 251 million liters (66 million gallons), down 21% from March, but 62% above those of April 2013, according to US Census Bureau data released Wednesday. The data includes all ethanol types except for ...
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Brazil steel maker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) plans to expand its presence in the domestic rebar market, local media reported on Tuesday. The company has just entered in the long products segment and is eyeing a 9 percent market ...
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Australia's Atlas Iron in May made its first iron ore sale for delivery into India and is looking to add other Asian and European destinations, it said in a presentation Tuesday. China has been Atlas' traditional offtake market, with the ...
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Global specialty products supplier AMG Aluminum is curtailing its annual aluminum alloys capacity by 5,000 mt, or around 10% of its global demand, due to current market conditions, the company said Tuesday. AMG said in a statement its ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has opened a new satellite design studio in Rio de Janeiro to leverage Brazil’s passion for automotive design and desire for quality products. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has opened a new ...
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Brazil’s civil construction union SindusCon-SP sees a lower increase in the sector’s gross domestic product (GDP), it said, adding the growth in 2014 would be between 1 and 2 percent, year on year. The forecast is below the 2.8 ...
In 2013 shipments fell in most segments though remained on a relatively high level. In comparison to 2012 global shipments of new short-staple spindles rose by +10% while those of open-end rotors decreased slightly by -2% and those of ...
Chinese sportswear brand 361 Degrees (361°) would be investing 33 million real to enter the Brazilian market, Xinhua International reported quoting Sao Paulo newspaper. As per the report, 361 Degrees plans to set up 10 ...
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The global market for acrylic acid is expected to reach $22.78 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing adoption of super absorbent polymers in emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil is ...
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The European premium of ETBE over MTBE -- two gasoline components -- hit a two-and-a-half-year high of $166/mt Tuesday, as imports from Brazil fell, according to market sources. Platts assessed ETBE barges for spot delivery at $1,277/mt ...
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