Ambev, the Brazilian unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has acquired craft brewer Colorado for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is a part of the Ambev's strategy to continue buying premium brands in order to boost up stagnant beer sales ...
Tags: Anheuser-Busch InBev, beverage, soft drink
The number of jobs in Brazil’s civil construction segment increased 0.94 percent in the first half of 2014, Sao Paulo state union SindusCon-SP said on Monday. According to the union, Brazil’s job balance was positive at 32,700 ...
Tags: Brazil, Jobs, Metallurgy, Mineral
FMC Corporation announced that, as a result of weaker than expected performance in FMC Agricultural Solutions, the company expects second quarter adjusted earnings to be in the range of $0.95 to $1.05 per share. Additionally, the company ...
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 ...
Tags: Civil Construction
Ethanol production in Brazil's important center-south region fell 4.2% in the first half of May from the same period of 2013 as fewer mills are grinding sugar cane, according to data released Tuesday by cane-grower's trade group Unica. ...
Tags: Ethanol Output, Ethanol
Domestic ethanol prices in center-south Brazil retreated on Friday following the early start of the 2014-15 harvest. The ex-mill Ribeirao hydrous ethanol assessment decreased to R$1,600/cu m -- the lowest in almost a month as traders ...
Brazil's ferrous scrap exports increased 24% in February to 53,071 mt, from 42,930 mt in the same month last year, according to the most recent official customs data. Exports were also up 29% when compared with January shipments abroad ...
Tags: Mineral, ferrous scrap, Energy
Fuel ethanol traders have swamped the freight market with inquiries for westbound transatlantic rates as multi-year low prices in Rotterdam have prompted interest in exports to Brazil, where stocks could fall to razor-thin levels before the ...
Tags: Ethanol Exports, Chemicals
German conglomerate Siemens'IT and engineering subsidiary in Brazil,Chemtech has successfully ended a consultancy developed for Brazilian aluminum producer CBA,part of local conglomerate Votorantim,in the municipality of ...
Tags: Chemtech, Automation of CBA Aluminum Plant, Sao Paulo State
Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta has opened a $100m sugarcane processing plant in Brazil. The sugar produced at the plant will be exported to China. Syngenta sugarcane business director Daniel Bachner said that China's increasing ...
Tags: sugarcane processing, sugarcane business, demand for sugar
US food company General Mills has completed the acquisition of Brazilian food firm Yoki Alimentos in a BRL1.75m($857m)deal,a move which will strengthen the company's presence in Latin America. Yoki produces more than 600 products ...
Tags: US food company, General Mills, acquisition