The two companies announced the purchase of Unipar’s share of Quattor petrochemicals and its incorporation into the competing Braskem, which becomes the Americas’ leading thermoplastic resin maker.
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The Brazilian food company closed its first sale to Syria, consisting of 133,000 cans of fish. The enterprise is also negotiating deals in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
The contract provides for the leasing of two Embraer 170 jets to the Bahraini airline, and was signed during a trade fair held in the country. the company flies to 39 cities in 27 different countries.
The surplus of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was due to the improvement of investment in bonds, fixed income and remittance of profits and dividends.
In 2009, the company extracted 2.5 million barrels of oil and gas per day, on average, in its domestic and foreign operations. In Brazil, the daily output was 2.3 million barrels.
The information was supplied by the minister of the Special Secretariat for Ports, Pedro Brito. He stated that the sector is a priority, and that improvements should take place across the country.
The 2009 result was 4.36% lower than that of 2008. Overall foreign sales from Brazil, however, dropped by 22%, leading the share of shipments to the Arab world’s to rise from 4.96% to 6.14%.
Gasoline and aviation fuel sales by Petrobras Distribuidora totalled 310,383 cubic metres in 2009. Rising sales by airlines WebJet and Azul are among the factors that contributed to the expansion.
Brazilian foreign trade recorded a negative result of US$ 592 million last week, as a result of US$ 2.41 billion in exports and US$ 3.012 billion in imports.
An agreement that should be signed at the Couromoda fair will guarantee the comfort and safety of leather shoes made in Brazil. The oil exploration industry, among others, will benefit.
The mill, installed in Juiz de Fora, was converted to operate using fuel alcohol. It is the first plant of the kind to operate in the world with this renewable source.
The Economic Sensor index, disclosed on Friday by the Institute of Applied Economic Research, shows improvement in expectations regarding the future of the Brazilian economy.
This is the value of investment that Brazilian ports should receive in private investment over the next five years, according to estimates by Pedro Brito, minister at the Special Ports Secretariat.
