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November 24, 2008
Symrise Boosts Citrus Portfolio
Symrise says it has opened a citrus center at its Sorocaba, Brazil. The company will develop and manufacture...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15506.html
November 24, 2008
Kemira Buys Water Treatment Firm
Brazilian antitrust authorities have approved Kemira’s acquisition of water treatment firm Nheel Quimmica (Rio Claro, Brazil)...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15539.html
November 17, 2008
APLA: Latin American Firms Brace for a Difficult 2009
Latin American countries are bracing for a difficult 2009 as  regional GDP growth is expected to be far lower than earlier predictions, according to speakers at the Latin American...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15421.html
November 17, 2008
Cautious Mood at APLA as Conference Draws Large Crowd
APLA is enjoying record attendance for the event in Brazil, despite the global crisis in the chemical industry. Some 760 attendees have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15426.html
November 10, 2008
ADM to Invest in Brazilian JV
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) says it has entered into an agreement with Grupo Cabrera (São José, Brazil) to form a joint venture to produce...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15209.html
November 10, 2008
Petrobras Picks Stone & Webster Cracker Technology
The Shaw Group says that its Stone & Webster energy and chemicals unit has secured contracts to provide proprietary ethylene technology for a previously announced 1-million...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15237.html
November 10, 2008
Evonik to Build H2O2 Plant in Brazil
Evonik Industries says it will invest €45 million ($57.8 million) to build a 40,000-m.t./year hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) plant at its Triunfo, Brazil...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15238.html
November 10, 2008
South America: Sweet Prospects Hit Sour Note
South America has experienced a period of relative stability in recent years with most countries enjoying strong currencies, enhanced consumer confidence, and sustained GDP growth...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15242.html
November 10, 2008
Chemical Firms Find Brazil Fertile Ground for Green Projects
Recent oil price volatility, anticipated growth in consumer demand for green plastics, and the relatively low cost of sugar cane-derived ethanol have caused a rush of investments in...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15243.html
October 27, 2008
Petrobras Awards Comperj Technology Contracts to Shaw
The Shaw Group says its energy and chemicals division has secured contracts for providing its proprietary ethylene technology for the 1 million m.t. ethylene complex to be built near...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/15034.html
October 20, 2008
Cereplast Inks Brazilian Supply Deals
Cereplast says it has signed a two-year contract to supply 2 million lbs of...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/14842.html
September 29, 2008
Firms to Invest $4 Billion in Brazilian Ethanol by 2013
Several companies have recently announced investments totaling about $4 billion in sugar cane-to-ethanol ventures in Brazil, including a joint venture of Bunge and Itochu to spend...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/14456.html
September 8, 2008
Biodiesel Firm Invests in Glycerin
Integrated Biodiesel Industries (IBI; São Paulo) says it will invest $300,000 to acquire a former chemical plant at Jau...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/14016.html
September 8, 2008
Gail India Plans Petchem Project in Colombia
Gail India (New Delhi) plans to set up a ‘mega’ petrochemical plant in Colombia, and Reliance Industries could be a partner in the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/14087.html
August 25, 2008
Reliance, Petrobras Mull Petchem JVs in Brazil (Update)
Reliance Industries is in talks with Brazilian oil company Petrobras to set up two petrochemical joint ventures in Brazil, which could involve a total investment of up to $6 billion...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13749.html
August 21, 2008
Reliance, Petrobras Mull Petchem JVs in Brazil
Reliance Industries is in talks with Brazilian oil company Petrobras for setting up two petrochemical joint ventures in Brazil...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13732.html
August 18, 2008
Braskem’s Earnings Rise on Favorable Currency Exchange Rates
Braskem (São Paulo) reported second-quarter net income up 36%, to R383 million ($244 million), compared with the year-ago period. Braskem attributes the increase primarily to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13605.html
August 18, 2008
Ultra Buys Texaco Brand in Brazil
Oxiteno parent company Grupo Ultra (Sáo Paulo) has agreed to purchase the Texaco brand fuels marketing business in Brazil from...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13608.html
August 18, 2008
Peru and Brazil Jointly Study Petchem Complex
Braskem says it has signed an agreement with Brazil’s state-owned oil firm Petrobras and Peru’s state-owned oil firm PetroPeru to study a petrochemical...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13640.html
August 18, 2008
BASF Widens Scope of Proposed Styrenics Sale
BASF says it has widened the scope of a previously announced divestment of the company's global styrenics business and has reorganized the activities in preparation for the sale...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/13687.html
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