Agência CNI* São Paulo – The industrial sector agenda for environmental issues, passed last week at the plenary meeting at the end of the 1st Brazilian Industry Conference for the Environment (CIBMA), organised by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI) in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, has included, among its capacitation programmes, capacitation
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The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association will promote, in October, a mission of Brazilian textile industries to the United Arab Emirates. They will present the national products to local buyers in business roundtables and get to know more about the main market areas in Dubai.
Small sized aircraft, of the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 models, were ordered by Arab Wings, the oldest executive jet operator in the Middle East.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – June 05, the World Environment Day, saw the debut of the AgroResponsável blog (http://agroresponsavel.blogspot.com), dedicated to socioenvironmental responsibility in agribusiness. The purpose of the blog is to expose socioenvironmental responsibility actions in agribusiness, and to review the way in which these actions are being propagated, from the point of
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – June 05, the World Environment Day, saw the debut of the AgroResponsável blog (http://agroresponsavel.blogspot.com), dedicated to socioenvironmental responsibility in agribusiness. The purpose of the blog is to expose socioenvironmental responsibility actions in agribusiness, and to review the way in which these actions are being propagated, from the point of
The projection is for the current year. The daily average in terms of barrels produced should reach 480,000, according to the assessment of Petrobras. The company has three new platforms currently under construction.
The Lebanese Etel Adnan had her book published in Portuguese by Fissus Editora. The publication is a novel that takes place in 1975, during the civil war in the Arab country.
Agência CNI* Brasília – Brazilian oil company Petrobras intends to invest US$ 18 billion in the gas sector over the next four years. Most of the investment will take place in 2008. With this, the gas production that totalled 27.5 million cubic metres last year should reach 70 million cubic metres by 2011. This statement
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter this year grew by 4.3% compared with the same period in 2006, according to data from the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In the whole of last year, the Brazilian GDP increased by 3.7%. The GDP for the
Cristal, a company from Saudi Arabia, signed this week a contract for the purchase of Millenium, the titanium dioxide division of the North American de Lyondell. The acquisition includes a factory that the company has in northeastern Brazil and that produces pigment for paint, plastic, paper, rubber and ceramics.
At the opening of Latin America’s largest fair for the sector, the Brazilian minister of Health, José Gomes Temporão, claimed that the event is more than just an exhibit, it is a forum for discussing the sector, which already counts on 1,000 exhibitors from 30 different countries.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Minas Gerais industry produced 9.7% more in April in comparison to the same month last year. This information was disclosed by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The result obtained by industry in Minas, well above the Brazilian average, which was 6%, is the best result since
Agência CNI* Curitiba – The International Business Centre (CIN) and the Industrial University (Unindus), belonging to the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná (Fiep), are going to promote, on June 15, from 8:30 am to 06:00 pm, at the Integrated Centre for Businessmen and Workers of the Industries of the State of Paraná
