Tag: Brazil

BASF will build a SAP plant in Camacari, Brazil with an annual capacity of 60,000mt. Production is expected to begin in late 2014. In China, BASF-YPC Company Limited, a 50-50 joint venture between BASF and Sinopec, intends to begin construction of a 60,000mt SAP plant at its Verbund site in Nanjing in mid 2012.

UOP LLC, a leader in petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical and biofuels technologies, will open a new office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to accommodate the growing oil and natural gas sector in Latin America.

Serimax, a 100% subsidiary of Vallourec, has received a welding contract for the Gas Sul North Capixaba (GSNC) project by Subsea 7 in Brazil.

Outokumpu’s office in Brazil will host a workshop in Rio De Janeiro on 19 September 2011.

Harsco Corp. has been awarded a new multi-year contract valued at more than USD 90 million over its duration to support an all-new steel mill in Brazil with onsite environmental and logistics services. The nine-year contract at the new

Harsco Corporation has been awarded a nine-year contract at the new Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil (VSB) tube mill in Brazil. The new mill is a joint venture between Vallourec and Sumitomo Metals aimed at producing seamless steel tubes for the oil, gas and petrochemical markets.

Alstom has signed a contract worth almost EUR 200 million to build and service three wind farms in Brazil for Brasventos S.A., a company made up of J. Malucelli Energia (51%), Eletrobras Eletronorte (24.5%) and Eletrobras Furnas (24.5%). The wind farms, to be situated in Rio Grande do Norte State

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC has appointed Jose Francisco Martins de Viveiros as the Chief Executive Officer of ENRC in Brazil, effective immediately. Jose joins ENRC from ArcelorMittal Mineracao Serra Azul SA

NKT Holding’s half-owned NKT Flexibles unit has signed a deal worth up to USD 1.86 billion to supply flexible pipes to Petrobras. NKT Holding, the maker of professional cleaning machines and power cables

As part of its Klöckner & Co 2020 strategy, Klöckner & Co has begun its planned entry into emerging markets by acquiring a 70% share of the Frefer Group, the third-largest independent steel and metal distributor in Brazil. This acquisition will allow the company to create its first foothold in the emerging markets of South America. The acquisition is taking place at a cost that is 6.5 times the projected average EBITDA over a five-year planning horizon.