Brazilian meat industry has received a huge blow as several countries have started to ban its meat imports following an investigation into corruption by health inspectors and the alleged sale of rotten products. China is the latest of the ...
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Kyocera Corporation and Kyocera Solar, Inc. announced today that Kyocera is completing Brazil’s largest highway solar-lighting project on the Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro, a highway project connecting the five main highways ...
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Brazilian miner Vale has been freed from paying taxes on profits made overseas, according to a Reuters report. This is expected to provide an opportunity for Vale to demand a $10 billion refund on a settlement payment. According to media ...
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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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About Inmetro National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) was created by law in December, 1973, to support t Brazilian enterprises, to increase their productivity and the quality of goods and services. ...
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has announced that it is investing around $15 million in the production of advanced high strength steel at its Vega do Sul flat steel rolling mill in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. The ...
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Brazil-based miner Vale has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2013, reporting a net loss of $6.45 billion, compared to a net loss of $2.61 billion in the same quarter of the previous year, as a ...
The Brazilian Government would be closely examining the new US farm bill passed recently by the House of Representatives, to see whether it meets with the standards set by the World Trade Organization (WTO), before adopting any retaliatory ...
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U.S. oilseed production for 2013/14 is estimated at 97.3 million tons, up 0.9 milliontons from last month. Larger crops for soybeans, cottonseed, and peanuts are partly offset by reductions for sunflowerseed and canola. Soybean production ...
The new "Latin America Online Payment Methods 2013 – Second Half 2013" by Hamburg-based secondary market research company yStats.com indicates that online payment continues its growth in the emerging markets of this dynamic region. ...
Tags: online payment, mobile phone, mobile payments, online shopping
The US spot methanol assessment reached the highest level in more than five years Tuesday, assessed at $1.67/gal FOB US Gulf, with prices soaring 4 cents from Monday's assessment. Prices have remained at or near the highest levels in over ...
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Brazilian miner Vale has announced that it has agreed to pay R$22.3 billion ($9.6 billion) to the Brazilian government to settle a 10-year long dispute over back taxes. The company said it will pay the amount on the revenues from its ...
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B2C E-Commerce has benefitted from the growth of the middle class in Brazil, but consumers from lower income groups also have begun to be comfortable shopping online. There were over 40 million online shoppers in Brazil in H1 2013, with the ...
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The Brazilian government has launched an antidumping (AD) duty investigation regarding seamless pipes with external diameter ranging from 3 mm to 141.3 mm imported from China, upon the complaint filed by Brazil-based pipe producer Vallourec ...
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In response to the requirement of the Brazilian government on local manufacturing, JAC recently announces to increase its capital in its Brazilian plant “JAC Motors Brasil” which makes it a joint venture that is engaged in ...