Tag Archives: Brazil

European Union’s Global Gateway Initiative Supports Sustainable Projects in South America

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the signing of multiple loans during the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. These loans will provide financing for climate action … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Targets 40% Growth in Brazil with Extensive Electric Vehicle Offensive

(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen is set to achieve significant growth in South America, particularly in Brazil, through a major product offensive. The company aims to expand by 40% in the region’s largest market by 2027. As part of this plan, Volkswagen … Read the full press release

Scania prepares for world finals of Top Team workshop excellence competition

(IN BRIEF) Scania is preparing for the world finals of the Top Team competition, which celebrates workshop excellence and customer care. Twelve finalist teams from around the world will compete in Södertälje for the chance to win the top prize … Read the full press release

DAAD appoints two German academics to prestigious professorships in Argentina and Brazil

(IN BRIEF) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has announced the appointment of Professor Lisa Diedrich and Dr Laura Kemmer to the Walter Gropius Professorship at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Martius Professorship at the University … Read the full press release

Santander Private Banking Takes Home Multiple Awards at 2022 Euromoney Awards

(IN BRIEF) Santander Private Banking has been named the Best Private Bank in Latin America by Euromoney, which also recognized the bank in several other award categories including Best Bank for Family Office Services and for Wealth Transfer/Succession Planning. The … Read the full press release

Solvay’s Brazilian sites awarded highest recognition for quality of working environment

(IN BRIEF) Chemical company Solvay has been awarded for its efforts to create a welcoming and inclusive work environment at its Brazilian sites, for the second time. The certification was awarded by the Great Place To Work® organization, after employees … Read the full press release

Protecting Brazil’s savannas and dry forests vital for achieving climate goals, according to new research by Exeter and Campinas universities

(IN BRIEF) A new study led by the universities of Exeter and Campinas shows that Brazil must protect and restore its dry forests and savannas to achieve its climate goals. While attention is often on the Amazon rainforest, the researchers … Read the full press release

Automated Threading Systems from ANDRITZ to Revolutionize Paper Packaging Industry in Brazil

(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ secures order from Klingele Paper & Packaging Group in Brazil to supply automated threading systems for PM1 and PM3 paper machines. The systems, aimed at increasing safety and reducing paper break time, will be installed in 2023. … Read the full press release

Suzano selects ANDRITZ for sustainable sulfuric acid plant at new pulp mill in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 18-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ, an international technology group based in Austria active in the supplies of plants, has received an order from Brazilian pulp producer Suzano to deliver a SulfoLoop concentrated sulfuric acid plant for its … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies Approves Final Investment Decision for Lapa South-West Oil Development in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), a global multi-energy company with over 100,000 employees and presence in more than 130 countries as well as the world’s 3rd-largest low-carbon LNG company, has announced its approval of the final … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain expands construction chemicals portfolio with acquisitions in Brazil and Egypt

(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Matchem in Brazil and is in exclusive negotiations to acquire IDP … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom to expand manufacturing capabilities at its Louveira plant in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based materials founded in 1851, has announced an investment of EUR 2 million in a new laminator at its Louveira plant in Brazil in order to expand manufacturing … Read the full press release

AFRY honored with two awards in Brazil

(PRESS RELEASE) SOLNA, 12-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AFRY (STO: AF-B), Swedish-Finnish engineering, consulting and design company active in energy, industry, infrastructure and IT, has announced the company has been recognized with two prestigious awards in Brazil. The first recognition is … Read the full press release

The ANDRITZ Biomass Handling Plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in Três Lagoas, Brazil receives the Final Acceptance Certificate

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 10-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced that the company received the Final Acceptance Certificate for its Biomass Handling Plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in … Read the full press release

La Planta de Manejo de Biomasa de ANDRITZ en el sitio Onça Pintada de Eldorado en Três Lagoas, Brasil, recibe el Certificado de Aceptación Final

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) GRAZ, 10-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, grupo tecnológico internacional con sede en Austria activo en el suministro de plantas, ha anunciado que la compañía recibió el Certificado de Recepción Final para su Biomasa Planta de Manejo … Read the full press release

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 to a sustainable future, has announced a full restoration of the production at Brazil’s largest producer of primary aluminium Albras, … Read the full press release

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 renovable comprometida con un futuro sostenible, ha anunciado una restauración total de la producción en el mayor productor de aluminio … Read the full press release

Hydro REIN, Hydro’s venture in the renewables industry, to form a joint venture in Brazil for the development of a combined wind and solar power project

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that its subsidiary with focus on renewables Hydro REIN will form a new joint venture in … Read the full press release

Hydro REIN, la empresa de Hydro en la industria de las energías renovables, formará una empresa conjunta en Brasil para el desarrollo de un proyecto combinado de energía eólica y solar

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) OSLO, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), una empresa noruega de aluminio y energías renovables comprometida con un futuro sostenible, ha anunciado que su filial centrada en las energías renovables Hydro REIN formará una nueva empresa … Read the full press release

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 announced the company signed USD 200 million sustainability-linked loan to finance the replacement of heavy fuel oil with natural gas … Read the full press release