The Brazilian oil company was awarded by the International Regulators Forum for its safety in operating offshore installations. The organisation brings together regulating agencies in the oil and gas fields from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Norway, England and Brazil.
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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Exports by the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have already surpassed by more than US$ 1 billion, in an eleven-month period, the total for last year. The accumulated result of exports from January to November this year has reached US$ 16.8 billion, against US$ 15.6 billion in the
Agência CNI* Florianópolis – After weak performance identified in September, industrial activity returned to growth in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina in October. According to study Industrial Indices in Santa Catarina, disclosed by the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (Fiesc), disclosed today, industrial sales grew 15.05% in October in
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Iron and Steel Sector Association (IBS) estimates that steel production this year should total 34 million tonnes, which should correspond to an increase of 9.9% compared with last year. According to the organisation, the sector had a year of record-highs in production, in domestic sales and apparent
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian leather exports totalled US$ 1.99 billion from January to November, representing a 18.3% increase over the same period of last year, according to data supplied by the Confederation of Brazilian Hides and Skins Industries (CICB). According to the president at the organisation, Luiz Bittencourt, in a press release
Agência CNI* Curitiba – Revenues posted by the industry in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná grew 9.21% in October in comparison with September. From January until October, the growth rate was 11.22% compared with the same period of 2006. The data were culled from the Conjuncture Indicators survey, disclosed today (3rd) by the Federation
The garments made by stylist Fabia Bercsek, one of the great revelations in Brazilian fashion in recent years, have already reached Dubai, where she has a point of sale. Her interest for the Arab universe is not just commercial. Her 2008 summer collection is inspired on Ancient Egypt, more specifically on Cleopatra.
In the first ten months of the year, sales to the Middle East and North Africa by the vehicle hub in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná reached the volume registered in the whole of last year, US$ 21.3 million. The Brazilian industry is seeking more and more emerging markets.
The company based in the southeastern Brazilian state of Paraná has been present in the Arab country since 2004. So far, the company has supplied post-tensioning services to 450,000 square metres in the Emirates. By the end of next year, Engeprot will have executed one million square metres, according to its director, the Brazilian Omar Khaled Hamaoui.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian balance of trade (exports minus imports) was positive in the last week of November, from the 26th to the 30th, at a US$ 459 million surplus. Exports reached US$ 3.633 billion and imports, US$ 3.174 billion. The data were disclosed today (3rd) by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry
