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Odebrecht to invest heavily in Latin America

May 6, 2013
Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht announced May 1 plans to invest $20 billion globally over the next three years, 85 percent of which will be invested in Latin America.
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Brazilian oil giant to host first demo showcasing ROM solution

January 24, 2013
The Fieldbus Foundation on Wednesday announced plans to conduct a series of live field demonstrations showcasing its FOUNDATION™ for Remote Operations Management (ROM) technology.
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Peru to hold third national petrochemical conference in January

January 14, 2013
Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) will hold the Third Peru Petrochemical Conference on Jan. 24-25, in Lima.
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Malvern Instruments opens new applications laboratory in São Paulo

January 4, 2013
In December 2012, in support of continued, strong business growth in South America, materials characterization company Malvern Instruments opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil.
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Brazil's processed plastics industry losing ground to imports

November 26, 2012
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil is seeing a growing domestic demand for plastics, but the industry there is finding it impossible to meet the increase.
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JBS SA to acquire poultry processor for $63 million

November 5, 2012
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian meat company JBS SA has agreed to buy local poultry processor Agroveneto for approximately $63 million. Agroveneto, which specializes in the production of chicken
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Braskem Idesa awarded EPC contract for the Etileno XXI project

October 9, 2012
MEXICO CITY -- Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture formed by Odebrecht, Technip and ICA Fluor a contract worth more than US$ 2.7 billion for the engineering,
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DSM announces South American biologics manufacturing contract

July 17, 2012
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM N.V. announced a biologics contract manufacturing agreement with its first Brazilian client, RECEPTA Biopharma
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Brazil’s cocoa processing declines in second quarter

July 9, 2012
BAHIA, Brazil — Brazil’s cocoa processing declined 4.8% in the second quarter, signaling a drop in demand on the domestic market, Bloomberg reported. Brazil produced about 57,702 metric tons
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Peruvian mine purchases CiDRA flowmeter

June 11, 2012
WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc. announced today that Southern Copper Company’s Cuajone mine in Peru has awarded CiDRA a contract to supply, install, start-up and commission a 48”
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