Tag: mineral

• Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 11:19 UTC

  Long steel industry concentration in Brazil: ArcelorMittal taking over Votorantim

  

  The Brazilian unit of ArcelorMittal expects to conclude in the second quarter the takeover of rival Votorantim Siderurgia SA to become the country’s largest long steel producer, a senior company executive said. Jefferson de Paula, ArcelorMittal executive vice president, said that ArcelorMittal’s long steel capacity in Brazil would reach up to 6 million tons per year after the tie-up.

• Wednesday, January 12th 2011 - 17:58 UTC

  Brazilian Offshore Subsea Lab

  

  The Brazilian government and Navy are considering an ambitious plan for launching an offshore subsea lab to be located at the limit of the country´s territorial waters and beyond the farthest pre-salt play

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

  Latam’s India challenge: market for commodities, but manufacturing competitor

  

  India could become a fast-growing market for Latin American and Caribbean commodities but governments in this region must foster closer ties with the 1.1 billion population giant and reduce trade costs to tap into that opportunity, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).