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Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Yesterday minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, met with leaders of the business community at the Rio de Janeiro Industrial Federation (Firjan). Among the proposals discussed was the transformation of the Galeão International Airport into an industrial airport because it is underused. Also discussed was a

For the first time, a Brazilian company in the alcohol and sugar sector invests in a sugar mill outside the country, in Homs, Syria. Crystalsev, from the city of Ribeirão Preto, in the southeastern state of São Paulo, joined forces with three Syrian companies and Cargill Africa for the investment of US$ 150 million in one year. Land levelling has already begun and the mill should go into operation in the second half of 2005.

Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian industrial production was up 0.8% in January, compared to December. Compared to January 2003, the increase was 1.7%. According to the government statistical bureau (IBGE), the January increase was based on rises in production in 17 out of 20 sectors surveyed. Cumulatively, over the last 12 months ending in