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RegionalGerman chemical firm Lanxess expects to increase sales in Brazil in 2010 as a result of an improved environment in the country's chemical industry, Lanxess CEO in the South American country, Marcelo L...
Chlorine, caustic soda production improve in January-September
Brazilian chloralkali production improved in January-September versus the same period last year, chi... more
Heringer reverts year-ago loss, reports US$17mn profit in Q3
Brazilian fertilizer producer Heringer reported net profits of 29.8mn reais (US$17mn) in the third q... more
PPQ sees 3% growth in PE market in 2010
Mexican state oil company Pemex's petrochemical arm PPQ expects the domestic polyethylene (PE) marke... more
Oxiteno's volumes seen rising in Q4, raw material prices to impact Ebitda
Brazilian chemical company Oxiteno, a wholly owned subsidiary of local chemical, gas and fuel distri... more
Plastic sales to rise on presidential election, World Cup
Sales of plastic in Brazil will rise in 2010 due to two perhaps unlikely factors: the presidential e... more
PE, PP expansions unlikely to start up before 2013 - consultant
None of the expansions that have been announced for polyethylene and polypropylene in Latin America ... more
Asia, Middle East firms to target Latin America - consultant
Latin America will be a prime target for Middle East and Asian petrochemical firms as they attempt t... more
PPQ expects 18% jump in PE sales in 2010 on Swing plant
Mexican state oil company Pemex's petrochemical arm PPQ expects polyethylene (PE) sales to reach 580... more
Govt receives proposal to build solid waste recycling plant
Ecuador's industries and productivity ministry (MIPRO) has received a proposal to build a low-densit... more
Pirelli plans to invest a further US$100mn
Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli is planning to invest US$100mn at its industrial site in Santo And... more
Ultrapar profits up 9% in Q3 to US$77.4mn
Brazilian chemical, gas distribution and cargo group Ultrapar's (NYSE: UGP) net profits increased 9%... more
Ultrapar approves US$273mn loan from BNDES
Brazilian chemical, gas distribution and cargo group Ultrapar's (NYSE: UGP) board has approved a loa... more
Unipar posts net profits of US$26.3mn in Q3, sees improved margins, demand
Brazilian petrochemicals group Unipar (Bovespa: UNIP6) reported net profits of 45mn reais (US$26.3mn... more
Quattor profits sum US$56.9mn in Q3, down 39% from Q2
Brazilian petrochemical company Quattor Participações, controlled by local petrochemical group Unipa... more
Chemicals exports, imports down in January-October
Brazilian chemical exports fell 17% in January-October and totaled US$8.5bn, according to national a... more
Pemex conducts maintenance at petrochemical complexes
Mexico's state oil company Pemex, through its petrochemical subsidiary PPQ, is progressing with its ... more
RiskMetrics recommends CF stockholders tender shares to Agrium's final offer
Proxy advisory company RiskMetrics has recommended Illinois-based fertilizer manufacturer and distri... more
Lanxess Latin America Q3 sales down 41.6% to US$217mn
German chemical firm Lanxess' sales in Latin America in the third quarter fell 41.6% year-on-year to... more
Braskem to import specialty PVC from Mexichem Colombia, idles São Paulo's plant
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE:BAK) and Mexichem Colombia, a subsidiary of Mexican ch... more
Fertilizer prices down in November
Nitrogen fertilizer prices fell in Brazil by an average of 1.2% in November compared to October, acc... more
Court suspends Heringer's Paranaguá operations
The federal court of Paranaguá, Paraná state, has suspended temporarily operations of Brazilian fert... more
Petrobras to start RPCC refinery expansion works
Brazilian federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) and the Rio Grande do Norte state government ... more
García to support South Korean investment in petrochemicals
Peruvian President Alan García has promised the support of his government to his South Korea counter... more
First phase of petrochemical projects to begin in 2013-14, investment US$1.3bn
Cuban-Venezuelan petrochemical joint venture Cuvenpeq's chief executive Tomás Oviedo said that in 20... more
Arconvert Brasil opens paper, auto-adhesives films facility in São Paulo
Arconvert Brasil, a joint venture between Brazilian company Gafor and Italian group Fedrigoni, has o... more
Solvay Indupa sees net loss of US$37mn in January-September
Solvay Indupa, the South American subsidiary of Belgian chemical group Solvay, made a net loss of 14... more
Stockholders tender 62% of CF shares to Agrium's offer
Stockholders of Illinois-based fertilizer manufacturer and distributor CF Industries (NYSE: CF) have... more
S&P affirms BB rating for Petrotemex, outlook stable
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed its BB long-term corporate credit rating and mxA natio... more
Petrobras Energía sells fertilizer unit to Bunge
The Argentine subsidiary of Brazilian federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), Petrobras Energí... more
Neoris to implement SAP for Cromex
Latin American IT consultancy firm Neoris has started to implement a SAP (NYSE: SAP) CRM solution fo... more
Global bioplastics demand forecast to grow 300%, Latin America to see "stellar gains"
Worldwide demand for bioplastics is forecast to grow 300% to 900,000t in 2013 and be worth some US$2... more
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Alessandra Lancellotti
Latin America research analyst for chemicals, materials and food
Frost & Sullivan
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