From left to right: Jacobo Cure Dau of Retreader Colombia stands with Jose Miguel Carreira Lopez, genereal director of AutoMundial, Colombia's largest retreader, and Roberto Londono Vargas, commerical general for AutoMundial. AutoMundial ...
Tags: Latin American Expo, Tyre Expo
Trade barriers between the EU and Colombia will be lifted as of 1 August 2013, when a comprehensive and far-reaching trade deal enters into application. The Agreement will open up markets for both EU and Colombian exporters, eventually ...
Colombiamoda 2013, held in Medellin combined with the Textiles 2 fair and the Fashion for the World exhibition, is estimated to have generated US$ 250 million business, according to the organizers. Colombiamoda closed with US$ 186 ...
Tags: Colombiamoda, Textiles
Alacero, the Latin American steel association, reported Monday that apparent finished steel use was 28 million tons between January-May 2013, similar to the same period in 2012. Finished steel production reached 23 million tons, 1 percent ...
Protect-A-Bed has appointed four new distributors. The sleep accessories company has named Advance Foam Limited, serving Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Tobago and Trinidad;, Matsushita Greatwall Corp., serving Singapore; and ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
In the year in which Colombia Moda is celebrating its 25th anniversary, 18 Portuguese companies will be present, travelling to Colombia between 23 and 25 july with high expectations and a strong desire to show the best that is produced in ...
Tags: Textile Makers, Colombian Market
Colombia-based Nutresa has agreed to acquire Chile-based food and beverage producer Tresmontes Lucchetti for $758m, as part of its efforts to expand its international footprint. Tresmontes Lucchetti is involved in the manufacture of ...
Commission for the promotion of Peru Export and Tourism (PromPeru) has scheduled 14 Peruvian companies to participate in Colombiamoda 2013 fair, to be held between July 23 and 25 in Colombia. The Peruvian textile and apparel companies ...
Tags: Peru Export, Textile
As digital commerce extends into mobile technologies, growing numbers of consumers are integrating smartphones into their purchasing processes. This worldwide trend is moving fastest in certain emerging markets, where switched-on consumers ...
Tags: E-Commerce, Mobile Shopping, Americans
US commercial crude stocks fell 9.87 million barrels to 373.92 million barrels for the reporting week ended July 5, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. The latest decline marks the sharpest two-week draw in US crude ...
Tags: Crude Stocks, Crude imports
LED and lighting industry players make news in new executive hires and distribution agreements, with Cree Lighting increasing its presence in Europe and Nualight appointing a new CEO. Major players in the LED and solid-state lighting ...
TelefA3nica will be the first to offer a commercial smartphone based on Firefox OS. The Spanish operator will start selling the ZTE Open on Tuesday for a!69 (US$90) with a prepaid subscription. Firefox OS is built around applications ...
Tags: OS Phone, Computer Products
The Chinese market represents a high potential market for premium clothing made in Mexico, because the Chinese consumers with high purchasing power now prefer American and European brands. The growing middle and upper classes in China ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
The COTTON USA Sourcing Program promoted U.S. cotton yarns and fabrics at the 25th annual ColombiaTex trade show in Medellin. This was the first show since the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement went into effect, giving the U.S. ...
Tags: Textile Makers, Textile
Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a contract to supply 50 buses to the BC Transit, British Colombia in Canada. The deal includes a firm order for 25 units of the Xcelsior 40ft heavy-duty buses powered by the ...
Tags: Auto, Heavy-duty transit bus