Keyword: Brazil

Chemistry & Life Sciences

M&A in the Chemicals & Materials Sector in the First Half of 2012

25.09.2012 - Mergers & Acquisitions - Recently, Squire Sanders commissioned a report from their partners at Mergermarket on mergers and acquisitions activity in the chemicals and industrials...

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Petrobras Posts First Loss in 13 Years

04.08.2012 - Brazil's state-led oil giant Petrobras on Friday posted its first quarterly loss in more than 13 years, fanning concerns that the company, hampered by government intervention and...

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Learning From The Cliff

12.06.2012 - Pharma Engineering - While the upheaval in the pharmaceutical industry has brought with it a lot of problems, one sector that is benefiting from the overhaul is pharma engineering...

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BASF Inaugurates Sodium Methylate Plant in Brazil

09.02.2012 - BASF said it has inaugurated its new world-scale production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant has a capacity of 60...

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Galp Purchase Makes Sinopec A Top Brazil Oil Player

14.11.2011 - Chinese oil giant Sinopec said on Friday it will pay $3.5 billion for a 30% stake in the Brazil unit of Portugal's Galp, extending China's drive to secure access to energy for its...

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Braskem Books Deep Loss on Currency Swing

14.11.2011 - Brazil's Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas, booked a steep third-quarter loss as Brazil's tumbling currency drove up the cost of its foreign debts. Braskem...

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BASF Breaks Ground for New Sodium Methylate Plant in Brazil

12.02.2010 - BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant will have a capacity of 60,000 metric...