Assets in the country are estimated at $200 million, sources say 10/25/2022 Luis Bueno — Foto: Sergio Zacchi/Divulgação Suzano agreed to buy Kimberly-Clark’s tissue paper operation in Brazil. The two companies did not reveal the value of the transaction, but sources estimate that the U.S.-based company’s assets in the country are valued at around $200 […]
Before the pandemic, 170,000 tonnes of textile waste were disposed of inappropriately in landfills in Brazil 10/24/2022 The textile sector has been increasingly pressured by consumers and investors to reduce the use of natural resources, pollute less, and manage waste more efficiently. And in Brazil there are examples of manufacturers and retailers that are reacting […]
Constitutional amendment proposal includes creation of uniform rate, non-cumulative 10/24/2022 Debora Freire Cardoso — Foto: Divulgação A consumption tax overhaul can not only bring production gains for all major sectors, such as industry, agribusiness and services, but also bring simultaneously greater economic growth and more progressiveness, with reduced inequality. This is one of the conclusions […]
Brazilian company, the world’s leading maker of aircraft with up to 150 seats, has been gaining customers in other segments 10/24/2022 Embraer estimates that the global demand for new aircraft of up to 150 seats in the next 20 years will be 10,950 units — Foto: Divulgação Embraer, the leading maker of aircraft with up […]
Plan is to try and replicate in other countries model developed in Brazil 10/21/2022 IHS closed five acquisitions in two and a half years — Foto: Reprodução/IHS IHS, TIM Brasil’s partner in the neutral network company I-Systems, is looking for fiber optic providers and towers to buy in Brazil, other Latin American markets and in […]
Government opened public consultation on most effective ways to limit or remove commodities linked to deforestation from supply chains 10/21/2022 Soybean plantation in Pará: crop may be affected in case of restriction in the U.S. — Foto: Claudio Belli/Valor The United States government has taken a new step to define trade restrictions aimed at prohibiting commodities coming from deforested areas as of December […]
Sengi Solar wants to be more than just an alternative to China 10/21/2022 Everton Fardin — Foto: Divulgação With the inauguration of the first 100% Brazilian photovoltaic module factory, Sengi Solar wants to be more than an alternative to China — the source of most of the solar panels supplied to the world — and […]
Latin America’s largest economy is expected to absorb 30% of the 2,240 additional aircraft that will be needed to serve the region, a study by Boeing shows 10/20/2022 David Franson — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor Brazil will drive the demand for new airplanes in Latin America in the next 20 years and airlines will look mainly […]
SBM, Camargo Corrêa and Nova Participações were reintegrated to oil company’s base 10/20/2022 Companies that provide services to Petrobras and that were excluded, as of 2014, from the register of suppliers for involvement in cases of corruption investigated by the anti-corruption task force Car Wash are returning to have commercial relations with the oil company, […]
After deals were unveiled, target companies surged 21% on average 10/20/2022 In the last five months, 10 deals caused shares of target companies to rise 21% on average — Foto: Aloisio Mauricio/Agência O Globo At a moment when the international outlook and Brazil’s economic growth numbers limit the recovery of the stock market, strategic investors […]