SkyCargo, the cargo division of the United Arab Emirates airline, will have a stand at Intermodal South America, a foreign trade, logistics and international transportation fair due next week. The company will start flying to Brazil in October.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Vehicle assembly company Mercedes-Benz hit a record high for bus sales in Brazil in March. The company sold 1,651 units during the month. The previous record high volume had been recorded in August 1995: 1,635 units. The company holds 60% of the national market, and is the undisputed leader
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Syrian ambassador to Brasília, Ali Diab, will be paid a tribute today (16), in the late afternoon, by the Board of Aldermen of the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Diab will receive the Pedro Ernesto medal, granted to prominent people in Brazilian society. The ceremony will
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian aircraft company Embraer announced today (16) that it delivered 25 aeroplanes in the first quarter this year, of which 20 were commercial jets, and 5 were executive jets. The company plans to deliver from 165 to 170 aeroplanes in the entire year of 2007. Embraer currently has a
The Usina Itaiquara company is going to invest the funds in expanding its industrial unit in the city of Passos, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The work should be concluded in 2011, when the company expects to be producing 36,000 cubic metres of alcohol. The unit does not produce ethanol, and is known for its bakery yeast.
Businessmen from Libya want to establish joint ventures with Brazilian companies, especially in the oil production equipment and construction segments. They also want to buy foodstuffs from Brazil. The interest was expressed during the participation of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the Tripoli International Fair, which ended on Thursday (12).
In the first quarter this year, revenues from exports reached US$ 972 million. The volume shipped was 1.6 million tonnes, 17.4% more than in the same period of 2006. In March alone, exports totalled US$ 356 million.
Consultant Walter Brasil Mundell will give a lecture next Monday on the challenges for the second term of president Lula in the economic field. Those include the slowing down of the United States economy and the need to address the causes for low growth rates in Brazil. Enrolment is free of charge.
Consultant Walter Brasil Mundell will give a lecture next Monday on the challenges for the second term of president Lula in the economic field. Those include the slowing down of the United States economy and the need to address the causes for low growth rates in Brazil. Enrolment is free of charge.
Diab Abu Ghosh, regional manager at HTM Sukhtian, a large industrial group from Jordan, is currently in Brazil to showcase cosmetics manufactured by the company. Ghosh is seeking a distributor for his products in Brazil and will participate in Hair Brasil, an international beauty fair scheduled to begin on Friday in the capital of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – This week, Petrobras began testing its B5 Biodiesel, a conventional diesel oil containing 5% of biodiesel. The information was supplied by the press office at Petrobras. The company intends to commercialise the fuel next year, anticipating the law requiring mandatory use of 5% of biodiesel in conventional diesel, which
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – By the end of this month, 70% of the national grain production for the 2006/2007 crop will already be harvested. The information was supplied by the Crop Survey and Assessment manager at the National Food Supply Company (Conab), Eledon Pereira de Oliveira. The volume will account for 91 million
