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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of Brazilian entrepreneurs, amongst them the president of shoe factory Grendene, Alexandre Grendene Bartelle, is studying the possibility of building an iron and steel factory in Mato Grosso do Sul, state in the Midwest of Brazil, in the city of Três Lagoas. The information was confirmed by
In the last two years there has been a record growth of 37% in the number of procedures, which grew from 7,981 in 2002 to 10,920 in 2004. Cornea transplants are the most common. This year a total of 2,500 of these procedures have already taken place.
Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – "It is necessary to differentiate, diversify and expand the technological bases between Brazil and the Arab countries," declared Elias Ganthous, secretary general of the Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of the Arab Countries, during the seminar opening the Brazil-Arab Countries Business Meeting in São Paulo, the financial
Isaura Daniel, special envoy* Brasília – Tunisia is taking ahead a daring technology plan that was presented today (10) by the president of the National Chamber of Information Technology, Faouzi Zaghbib, at one of his talks at the business meeting, which took place in the sidelines of the meeting between the Arab and South American
The minister of Science and Technology, Eduardo Campos, visited the Arab country yesterday to discuss partnerships in the construction of pipelines and in scientific cooperation in the oil and agricultural area. Apart from that, he had the objective of inviting country president Taya to the summit of Arab and South American countries.
The ministers of foreign relations of both countries discussed the matter in Brazilian capital Brasília. A joint company may be established to deal with the matter.
The Ministry of Science and Technology will invest US$ 1.34 million to finalise the construction. The unit is being built in the city of Juazeiro and will produce sterile insects that will be used in pest combat in mango orchards. Brazil earned US$ 370 million with fruit exports last year, of which US$ 64.3 million correspond to mangoes.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – A delegation from the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade will be arriving in Los Angeles (USA) today (19), to present the advantages of Brazilian ethanol to companies, scholars, Californian authorities and non governmental organizations. The North American state was chosen as it is the main centre in the
The Military Engineering Institute (IME), of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, developed a process that transforms clay into an input for concrete and tarmac. The coordinator of the study, Álvaro Vieira, stated that the product costs less than half of the price of gravel. Calcinated clay, as it is called, was created to simplify construction of highways in the Amazon region, where there is little availability of stone.
