Author: Mark Ament
This is the forecast of the National Union of the Cement Industry. Last year, the ten groups that compose the sector in the country produced 34.4 million tonnes. Brazil currently integrates the list of ten largest cement producers in the world and is the largest producer in Latin America.
This is the forecast of the National Union of the Cement Industry. Last year, the ten groups that compose the sector in the country produced 34.4 million tonnes. Brazil currently integrates the list of ten largest cement producers in the world and is the largest producer in Latin America.
The total of shipments in the first half was 18% greater than in the same period last year. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce forecasted growth of 13%. In June the second best monthly result was registered since January 1998. For the second half, the forecast is that the performance will be even better.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – In the first week of July, with just one working day, Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 649 million and imported US$ 269 million, which resulted in a trade balance surplus of US$ 380 million. The information was announced today (04) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign
Agência Brasil Brasilia – Mercosur commerce is part of the reason that Brazil has been running historical trade surpluses, says the coordinator for Integration at the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Elaine Fontes. At the moment trade in the block is up 57%, mainly due to economic recovery in Argentina. From January to
Agência Brasil Fortaleza – The Third Brazil-Germany Working Meeting on Biodiesel, which took place on Friday in Fortaleza, focused on the profile of the Brazilian biodiesel market, programs and opportunities for Brazil-German cooperation and the establishment of partnerships in the sector. The meeting is sponsored by the Northeast Bank (BNB), the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Industry
Producer Nazca, located in the city of Diadema, in greater São Paulo, has been exporting to the Arab market for three years. Among the products sold to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are strawberry, melon, paw-paw and peach scented shampoos, conditioners and creams, for the infant public.
This information was disclosed by the Brazilian minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, who is optimistic about the performance of foreign trade. In June, the country shipped the equivalent to US$ 10.2 billion. For the first time, exports exceeded the level of US$ 10 billion in one month. To the Arabs, in the evaluation of the minister, the perspective of growth of exports up to the end of the year is also positive.
The stylists and apparel makers of Brazil started showing, last week, the clothes that they prepared for the spring-summer season. Almost all include the colours of African sands, cream, beige and cashew. The fashion of the next season will be inspired on exotic places of the world. Africa and its deserts were chosen.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – In the first three months of this year, the total wealth produced by the country amounted to US$ 186.41 billion (R$ 438.6 billion). This value, expressed as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), was 2.9% greater than during the same period last year. When compared with the final quarter of
