Brazil

Brazil’s largest producer of primary aluminium Albras restores full production following power failure earlier this year

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed…

2 years ago

El mayor productor de aluminio primario de Brasil, Albras, restablece la producción completa luego de un corte de energía a principios de este año.

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) OSLO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), una empresa noruega de aluminio y energía…

2 years ago

Hydro to replace heavy fuel oil with natural gas at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 1-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, has…

2 years ago

Vestas to supply 43 V150-4.5 MW turbines as part of a new project in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) SÃO PAULO, 8-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH: VWS), a Danish global leader in sustainable…

2 years ago

VINCI Airports obtém contrato de concessão de 30 anos da aviação civil brasileira para operação do Aeroporto Internacional de Manaus no Brasil

(COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Airports, líder mundial em operação de aeroportos privados e parte da…

2 years ago

VINCI Airports lands 30-year concession contract from the Brazilian civil aviation for the operation of Manaus International Airport in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Airports, world’s leading private airport operator and part of VINCI Concessions SA,…

2 years ago

ANDRITZ’s L2A and L2B pulp drying line at Bracell’s project in Brazil boast new production world records

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, Dec-22-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, equipment,…

2 years ago

Tugboat propulsion market: Rolls-Royce to deliver eight 16V 4000 M63 mtu engines to Brazilian shipyard Rio Maguari

16V 4000 M63 engines will power four new tugs Delivery of the engines by May 2022 Construction of the vessels…

2 years ago

Natural Cotton Color features organic cotton fabrics that already grow colorful

(PRESS RELEASE) JOÃO PESSOA, PARAÍBA, Brazil, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Brazilian company Natural Cotton Color has developed new yarns…

3 years ago

Hydro to support the development of multipurpose social centers for local communities in Belém in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 11-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a…

3 years ago

ANDRITZ’s state-of-the-art technologies to be used in one of the largest and most sustainable pulp mills in the world

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 6-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Austrian plant engineering group, ANDRITZ, has won a major contract for the supply…

3 years ago

Iveco Defence Vehicles and New Holland Agriculture facilities earn Bronze status in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. announces that its global brands Iveco Defence Vehicles and New…

3 years ago

Zurich to plant 1 million trees to restore biodiversity at Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces an exclusive reforestation sponsorship in The Atlantic Forest…

4 years ago

ANDRITZ IDEAS simulation tool selected for Klabin’s Puma II project in Ortigueira, Brazil

DCS checkout and operator training simulator will be developed by ANDRITZ Automation (PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, Austria, 28-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ —…

4 years ago

Rolls-Royce wins multi-million euros contract to provide safety I&C systems for the Nuclear Power Generation Laboratory in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce to provide safety Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for the Nuclear Power…

4 years ago

Albras aluminium plant in Brazil resumes full operations following court decisions to lift the production embargoes on Alunorte

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 22-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Albras has just announced that it decided to…

5 years ago

Siemens Gamesa will supply 36 units of its SG 3.4-132 wind turbine for the Voltalia wind project in Brazil

Siemens Gamesa will supply 36 units of its SG 3.4-132 wind turbine model with a flexible power rating of 3.55…

5 years ago

Federal University of Campina Grande study concludes that Hydro Alunorte can safely produce at 100% of its capacity

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 16-Jan-2019— /EuropaWire/ — A study carried out by professors from the Federal University of Campina Grande, recognized as…

5 years ago

Total to acquire Grupo Zema’s fuel distribution business, retailer arm as well as its importation company in Brazil

PARIS, France/ ARAXA, Brazil, 23-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Total has entered into an agreement with Brazilian company Grupo Zema to acquire…

5 years ago

SUEZ signs 9 contracts in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Costa-Rica

PARIS, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ announces the signature of 19 contracts in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Costa-Rica. These contracts…

6 years ago

Terna completes the construction of the new high-voltage electricity line in Rio Grande do Sul in Southeastern Brazil

The construction of the “Santa Maria 3 – Santo Angelo 2” line, the 158-kilometre long infrastructure in Rio Grande do…

6 years ago

Alunorte reaches milestone in resuming normal operations at the alumina refinery in Pará, Brazil

On September 5, Alunorte signed two agreements representing a milestone to resume normal operations at the alumina refinery in Pará,…

6 years ago

Glencore Energy to acquire 78% of ALE Combustíveis (ALE), the 4th largest fuel distributor in Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 02-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore Energy (Glencore), through its subsidiary in Brazil, has signed an agreement to acquire…

6 years ago

Iberdrola to build its largest renewable energy facility in Latin America: the Paraíba wind farm complex in Brazil

The Paraíba complex will have a total installed power of 565 megawatts This big facility will consist of 18 wind…

6 years ago

WACKER Brazil volunteers support the “JUNTOS SOMOS +” program to instill hope in local children and young people

São Paulo, Brazil, 05-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WACKER Brazil volunteers support the “JUNTOS SOMOS +” (“together, we can do more”) program…

6 years ago

Pöyry provides engineering and technical consulting services to Assuruá Energia Solar power plant in Brazil

Vantaa, Finland, 22-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Assuruá Energia Solar PV power plant started to generate energy in the first quarter of…

6 years ago

Saab to open a Gripen fighter jet aerostructures plant in Brazil

STOCKHOLM, 14-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab unveils a 5,000-square-meter facility for its future Gripen fighter jet aerostructures plant: Saab Aeronáutica…

6 years ago

Brazil awarded interests in seven licenses to Germany’s largest internationally active oil and gas producer Wintershall

Wintershall awarded seven offshore exploration licenses in Brazil’s 15th oil and gas licensing round Entry into Brazil strengthens Wintershall’s position…

6 years ago

CNH Industrial plant in Curitiba, Brazil certified Silver Level in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program

LONDON, 10-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) announces that its Curitiba, Brazil plant has been certified…

7 years ago

Gemalto to deliver​ innovative Visa Quick Read debit cards for Banco Neon in Brazil

User-friendly card design uses Visa’s Quick Read features, providing a complete online shopping experience AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext…

7 years ago

Kapsch CarrierCom provided TETRA communications infrastructure for the new metro Line 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

TETRA infrastructure for the new metro Line 4 has been successfully implemented at Metro Rio Vienna/Rio De Janeiro, 05-Aug-2016 —…

8 years ago

Enel Green Power starts construction of Ituverava solar power plant in the state of Bahia in Brazil

Ituverava, which will have a total installed capacity of 254 MW, is Enel Green Power’s largest solar plant currently under…

8 years ago

Nokia Networks to modernize and expand TIM Brasil’s 3G and 4G LTE networks

Three-year turnkey deal covers radio access equipment, Nokia Flexi Zone and Flexi Lite small cells and services Subscribers to enjoy…

8 years ago

Brazil signs contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of three Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft

Three SAR aircraft add to existing fleet of 12 transports. Paris, France,28-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Brazil has signed a contract with…

10 years ago

Royal Philips and Royal Dutch Football Association kicked off series of football clinics at Philips Community Light Centers across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This weekend Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA), the global leader in lighting, kicked off a…

10 years ago

FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil: 4000 Voith DIWA Automatic Transmissions in citybuses and in the BRT systems across the main host cities

Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In preparation of the Soccer World Cup 2014, Brazil has substantially expanded its…

10 years ago