DuPont: Brazil, China to lead growth in emerging markets

Brazil and China are expected to drive US chemical company DuPont's (NYSE: DD) growth in emerging markets, the company's Latin America president and global VP for emerging markets Eduardo Wanick told ...

• Brazil

   Demand for plastic packaging forecast to improve in H2

  Brazilian flexible plastic packaging industry association Abief's president Alfredo Schmitt forecast...   more

• Brazil

   Weidenhammer to build local production unit

  German composite and plastic packaging group Weidenhammer is planning to build a production facility...   more

• Brazil

   DuPont opens technology center in Paulínia, plans further expansion

  US chemical company DuPont (NYSE: DD) has opened a technology and innovation center in Paulínia, São...   more

• Peru

   BPZ sees northern gas demand mirroring Lima's Camisea thirst

  Natural gas demand in northern Peru will mirror that of Lima's for Camisea gas, according to Houston...   more

• Regional

   Continental acquires majority ownership of Erco

  Continental Tire North America has acquired just over 50% of Ecuadorian tire company Compañía Ecuato...   more

• Brazil

   Rio de Janeiro wants to ban plastic bags in supermarkets

  Rio de Janeiro's state legislature (Alerj) has passed a bill to replace supermarket plastic bags wit...   more

• Brazil

   Supreme court bans used tire imports

  Brazil's supreme court (STF) has banned imports of used tires into the country for environmental and...   more

• Brazil

   Petropar, Fiberweb pen nonwovens JV

  Brazilian group Petropar, a producer of nonwovens, plastic packaging and fibers, has settled with UK...   more

• Brazil

   Abiplast: Plastic imports, exports down in January-May

  Brazilian plastic products imports totaled US$763mn and 165,000t in January-May, down 14.7% and 8.6%...   more

• Brazil

   Judge suspends Petroquímica Triunfo incorporation

  Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem's (NYSE: BAK) incorporation of Petroquímica Triunfo has been...   more

• Venezuela

   Petrochemical law takes effect

  Venezuela's new petrochemical law came into effect July 2, state petrochemical company Pequiven said...   more

• Regional

   Cargill assumes full control of NatureWorks

  US agribusiness company Cargill has acquired full ownership of bioplastics manufacturer NatureWorks,...   more

• Regional

   Agrium says CF refuses to engage in talks

  Canadian fertilizer maker Agrium (TSX, NYSE: AGU) said Illinois-based fertilizer manufacturer and di...   more

• Regional

   Lanxess increases prices for basic chemicals

  German specialty chemicals firm Lanxess' basic chemicals business unit is increasing the prices worl...   more

• Peru

   Pluspetrol holds meeting to address concerns over reserves

  Argentine oil company Pluspetrol held a meeting with national press this week to address differences...   more

• Peru

   Kuntur requests workgroup with MEM to ensure gas demand

  Peruvian transport company Kuntur Transportadora de Gas has proposed to the country's energy and min...   more

• Regional

   IFC enters LAAD to support small, medium-sized agribusiness companies

  IFC has become one of 12 shareholders of the Latin American Agribusiness Corporation (LAAD) to suppo...   more

• Peru

   Maple, Plásticos Rival sign US$10mn contract

  Integrated energy company Maple Energy (AIM: MPLE) has signed a US$10mn contract with Ecuadorian PVC...   more

• Venezuela

   Petrochemicals JVs to last up to an initial 25 years

  Joint ventures between Venezuelan state petrochemical company Pequiven and private sector companies ...   more

• Brazil

   Braskem hires UBS Pactual as market maker

  Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) has hired UBS Pactual bank as market maker for i...   more

• Brazil

   Quattor Químicos Básicos incorporated into Polietilenos União

  Brazil's Quattor Químicos Básicos, formerly Petroquímica União, has been incorporated into Polietile...   more

• Brazil

   DSM Elastômeros sees demand improve

  DSM Elastômeros do Brasil, a subsidiary of Dutch synthetic rubber maker DSM, has reported improved s...   more

• Brazil

   SDE to investigate Triunfo incorporation

  Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade has requested SDE, the consumer affairs division of the country's...   more

• Trinidad & Tobago

   Report: State needs more power for industrialization plans

  Trinidad & Tobago needs more power generation capacity to fulfill its industrialization plans, Prime...   more

• Chile

   PP offer prices increase US$50 for July

  Offer prices for polypropylene (PP) in Chile had a US$50 increase for July for both the domestic and...   more

• Brazil

   Braskem looking to buy assets in the US

  Brazilian petrochemicals firm Braskem (NYSE: BAK) is targeting the North American market for its int...   more

• Brazil

   Companies hike domestic resin prices

  Brazilian petrochemical companies increased resin prices in the local market from July 1, according ...   more

• Brazil

   IN BRIEF Unipar names new president

  Brazilian petrochemicals group Unipar's (Bovespa: UNIP6) board has appointed José Octávio Vianello d...   more

• Mexico

   IN BRIEF Pemex restarts operations of chlorine, effluent treatment plants at Pajaritos

  Mexican state oil company Pemex, through its petrochemicals subsidiary PPQ, announced it has restart...   more

• Mexico

   IN BRIEF Dow declares force majeure for MA

  US chemical company Dow (NYSE: DOW) has declared force majeure for methyl acrylate (MA) due to a dis...   more

• Mexico

   IN BRIEF Alfa chairman, CEO to retire next year

  Mexican conglomerate Alfa's (BMV: ALFA) chairman and CEO Dionisio Garza announced at a board meeting...   more