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Brazil Throws Troubled Ethanol Industry Tax Breaks, Credit

24.04.2013 - Brazil's government threw its sugar-ethanol industry a lifeline on Tuesday, by cutting taxes and sweetening credit for the struggling sector it hopes will resume investments in new...

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Monsanto to Debut New GMO Soy in Brazil

22.03.2013 - Monsanto hopes to roll out a new bioengineered, worm-resistant soybean seed for planting in Brazil next season, the firm's local president said, but a successful launch is tied to...

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AkzoNobel Chemical Island Starts Supply to Brazilian Pulp Mill

07.03.2013 - AkzoNobel's new €90 million Jupiá Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Eldorado Brasil Celulose pulp mill, which is the biggest in the world...

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Syngenta to Expand Corn Seed Production Capacity in Formosa, Brazil

15.02.2013 - Syngenta today announced plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil. Annual capacity will be quadrupled to 1.6 million...

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Big Crop, Policy Revive Brazil's Sugar-ethanol Mills

12.02.2013 - Brazil's big sugarcane mills have begun to invest in ethanol production again, after licking their wounds from years of slim margins, as an expanding crop and favorable government...

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Buyers Eye Multibillion Deal for Brazilian Drugmaker

07.02.2013 - International drug companies are considering bidding for Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos, one of Brazil's biggest drugmakers, in a deal valuing it at several billion dollars...

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Chemical Islands

14.12.2012 - Sustainability - Brazil is continuously becoming more important in the world economy and it is the most important emerging market after China. The Brazilian market is becoming more...

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Air Liquide Major Licensor for Petrobras Gas-to-Chemicals Complex in Brazil

31.10.2012 - Air Liquide is further expanding its footprint in Brazil, establishing a new licensing agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) in conjunction with its recently awarded...