Egypt and Peru have imposed a ban on imports of beef from Brazil following the confirmation of a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease in Mato Grosso state, a major beef producer and importer in the country. ...
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According to Brazilian news reports Monday, Gerdau has joined the competition to acquire the assets of bankrupt, France-based engineering steel manufacturer Ascometal. Gerdau, which has reportedly offered 86 million euro (US$118 million), ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has won an automobile supply contract from Mexico City's public transport system. Under the deal, the manufacturer will deliver 62 buses, including 52 articulated Scania K 360 Euro 5 buses ...
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Brazil's motor vehicle output in April this year increased by 1.6 percent from the previous month and fell by 21.4 percent year on year to 277,091 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
Finland-based Valmet will supply two pulp drying lines to Klabin's new plant in Ortigueira in Paraná, Brazil, as part of a supply contract. According to Valmet, the pulp dryer investment is part of Klabin's Puma project, and a ...
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A leading Brazilian ethanol trader is forecasting an 8% rise in the average domestic price of the biofuel during the 2014-15 marketing year (April-March) as burgeoning domestic consumption is likely to more than offset tumbling export ...
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France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, noting that the first quarter results are in line with the expectations, with an improved overall financial performance. In the ...
For first-quarter 2014, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has reported revenue of $7.4m, down 5% on $7.8m last quarter ...
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The CIF Bremen index remained stable recording only slight fluctuations since the last report. Thus, it reflected the firm quotations for promptly available shipments. The negotiations on prices between trade and industry often did not ...
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Brazilian ethanol exports reached 137.4 million liters (36.3 million gallons) in April, up 77% from 77.7 million liters in March and up 33% from 103.3 million liters the same month last year, according to the latest data from the ...
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Cold-rolled coil pricing increased in the US on Tuesday as buyers and sellers reported higher offers and transactions. "I have not heard of anyone quoting below $800/st for CRC and more have been between $810-820/st. Everything that I am ...
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Combined with paperboard, the use of bio-based LDPE made from sugar cane increases the content of materials from renewable sources to as much as 82% in a Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000ml Base package. In February Coca-Cola Brazil became the ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first quarter of the current year amounted to 8.32 million metric tons, 1.5 percent higher year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
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"Clariant had a promising start to the year with good volume growth and an increase in operating profitability," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Overall, our businesses performed well in an improving but still mixed economic environment. The ...
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U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil, and most of the world’s other major economies. So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher ...
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