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February 6, 2012
BASF has started up a 60,000 m.t./year sodium methylate plant at Guaratingueta, Brazil, the company says. BASF invested “low-double digit million euros” in the plant, which...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/BASF-Starts-Up-Sodium-Methylate-Plant-in-Brazil_41037.html February 2, 2012
BASF says the value of its crop protection pipeline increased by €400 million ($525.8 million) to €2.8 billion, driven mainly by the company’s star fungicide F...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/BASFs-Crop-Protection-Pipeline-Value-Jumps-to-&euro2-8-Billion_40887.html February 1, 2012
AkzoNobel says its Eka Chemicals subsidiary plans to invest €80 million ($105 million) in the construction of a new pulp "chemical island" facility in Brazil. Eka...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/AkzoNobel-Invests-in-Plant-to-Supply-New-Pulp-Mill-in-Brazil_40953.html January 25, 2012
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will appoint Maria das Graças Silva Foster to replace Petrobras chief executive...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Brazils-President-Names-New-Petrobras-Chief-Executive_40770.html January 24, 2012
Sensient Technologies (Milwaukee) has opened a colors and fragrance facility at Jundaí, Brazil. The site includes a state-of-the-art factory, an...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Sensient-Opens-Colors-and-Flavors-Facility-in-Brazil_40735.html January 9, 2012
Industry executives are closely monitoring Latin America in early 2012 for indications of how well the region withstands external pressures, including problems in the eurozone...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Latin-America-Withstanding-External-Pressures_40257.html January 5, 2012
Evonik Industries says it is going ahead with the planning phase for a new production facility for a wide range of ingredients for cosmetics and consumer goods at Americana in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Evonik-Industries-Plans-Cosmetics-Ingredients-Plant-in-Brazil_39939.html December 27, 2011
Petrobras says it has purchased an 80% stake in Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Plantas Utilidades (CPDU) for R$20 million ($10.8 million). CPDU will provide steam power, water and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Petrobras-Buys-Comperj-Utilities-Firm-for-$10-8-Million_40031.html December 13, 2011
Yara International (Oslo) and Moroccan phosphate provider OCP (Casablanca, Moroccos) say they will establish a 50-50 fertilizer joint venture in Brazil and will enter into a phosphate...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Yara-and-OCP-Form-Fertilizer-JV-in-Brazil_39731.html December 7, 2011
The board of directors at mining giant Vale (Rio de Janeiro) has approved 2012 investments of $21.4 billion, including $1.08 billion in 2012 for the 4.3 million m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Vale-Plans-$6-Billion-Potash-Project-for-Argentina_39564.html November 28, 2011
Braskem and PetroPeru (Lima) on Thursday signed a letter of intent (LOI) to carry out a feasibility study into a previously announced petrochemical complex planned as a joint venture...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Braskem-and-PetroPeru-Sign-LOI-to-Progress-Petchems-Project-in-Peru_39348.html November 28, 2011
W.R. Grace says it has completed an expansion of silica gels production capacity at its Sorocaba, Brazil...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Grace-Adds-Silica-Gel-Capacity-in-Latin-America_39362.html November 23, 2011
DSM Nutritional Products says it opened two premix plants at Tocancipá, Colombia; and at Amaguaña, Ecuador, last week. “The quality of premix for the feed sector is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/DSM-Opens-Premix-Plants-in-Colombia-and-Ecuador_39259.html November 22, 2011
Novozymes says later today that it will open new R&D laboratories and customer solutions facilities for biofuel enzymes at its site in Araucária, Brazil. The facility has...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Novozymes-Opens-Enzymes-R-and-D-Lab-in-Brazil_39236.html November 17, 2011
Cirihal: Cost and environmental benefits. Dow Chemical’s recently announced joint venture with Mitsui & Co. (Tokyo) to revive Dow’s plans for a world-scale biopolymers...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Dow-Stakes-Claim-on-Brazil-Biopolymers_38667.html November 11, 2011
Final financing packages for Mexico's Ethylene XXI have been submitted and approvals are expected to be complete by early next year, says José Luis Uriegas, president and CEO of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Ethylene-XXI-Financing-Approvals-Expected-by-Early-2012_39004.html November 11, 2011
The rise in value of the Brazilian real is hurting competitiveness, including the Brazilian chemical sector which has the nation’s largest commodity deficit, an estimated $25...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Strong-Currency-Challenges-Brazilian-Chemical-Producers_38919.html November 10, 2011
Leading Chemical makers continue to save costs through resource-efficiency programs, but they are also focusing increasingly on the development of sustainability-advantaged products. A new trend is also emerging, in which companies and their industry customers are not just targeting lower emissions but zero emissions....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Firms-Shift-Sustainability-Efforts-Toward-Profit-Optimization_38958.html November 9, 2011
Dow Chemical and Mitsui & Co. have secured all necessary governmental regulatory approvals and completed the formation of the previously announced 50-50 joint venture in Brazil for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Dow-and-Mitsui-and-Co-Complete-Formation-of-JV-in-Brazil_38937.html November 7, 2011
Braskem officials say their Latin America plans remain focused on its 65-35 jv with Grupo Idesa (Mexico City), which is advancing development of its 1-million m.t./year complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Ethylene-XXI-Project-Leads-Braskems-Plans-for-Latin-America-Growth_38892.html |
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