Crisis in the steel market and disbursements for expansion put pressure on financial leverage 02/24/2025 Steel, the largest business of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), is no longer the main guarantor of businessman Benjamin Steinbruch’s group. Faced with adverse times for the sector globally and high investments in plant modernization, the group’s steel arm has been […]
Debt issuances account for 33% of Brazilian companies’ liabilities; share more than doubles in ten years 02/20/2025 Capital markets have reached a record share of total corporate debt in Brazil, driven by a surge in fixed-income issuances last year. This share rose to 33% in 2024, up from 31% in 2023, according to a study […]
This breakthrough discovery that could significantly advance more efficient and sustainable large-scale production of ethanol from agro-industrial waste 02/19/2025 Researchers from the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in collaboration with other institutions both in Brazil and abroad, revealed yesterday a breakthrough discovery that could significantly advance the large-scale production of ethanol […]