Tag: Brazil

Seamless pipes mill startup delayed

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd has announced that it will push back until the end of this year the startup of its USD 1.6 billion pipe mill in Brazil, owned jointly with France-based Vallourec SA with regular shipments due to begin in mid 2011.

WorleyParsons bags major contract

Vale awarded the significant cost reimbursement contract to a consortium of WorleyParsons and SNC-Lavalin for implementation of its S11D project in Brazil.

ThyssenKrupp CSA Inauguration ceremony

On 18 June 2010 ThyssenKrupp AG opened its ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico steel mill in Santa Cruz, Brazil.

Sumitomo to construct plant in Brazil

Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) will establish an overseas incorporated entity and construct a new plant in Brazil.

Petrobras refinery upgrade program

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. has turned to Sandvik’s Rotoform solidification technology to handle the increasing volumes of sulphur produced at its Brazil refineries.

Brazil: sodium methylate plant

On 11 February 2010, BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America.

Shell invest in biofuels

Shell and Cosan plan to form a circa USD 12 billion joint venture in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail of transportation fuels.

World’s longest HVDC transmission link

Areva has announced that its Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division has been awarded an order worth USD 400 million by IE Madeira for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission link in Brazil.

Brazil: Roncador field contract

Aker Solutions has signed two contracts to supply subsea connection systems for the P-55 platform, which will operate at the Roncador field offshore Brazil.

GME4 project in Brazil

India-based iron ore mining companies and China-based steel mills have been the first to show interest in Brazil's giant PI4 iron ore deposits.