The new plant is to be located next to the company’s existing air separation facility and will be powered by renewable energy from local solar and wind power projects to produce independently certified green hydrogen, Linde said Once the new White Martins plant is up and running it will supply green hydrogen to the glass manufacturer Cebrace as well as to other customers in the metal White Martins was the first company to produce green hydrogen on an industrial scale in South America at its plant in Pernambuco in 2022 “Investing in green hydrogen to supply the industrial heart of São Paulo reaffirms our commitment to the energy transition in Brazil,” said Gilney Bastos “We look forward to helping Cebrace achieve its decarbonization goals while also supporting merchant customers’ transition to lower carbon solutions,” Bastos added and strategic direction in an exclusive CHEManager International interview CHEManager Innovation Pitch supports innovation in the chemistry and life sciences start-up scene and start-ups to present their companies to the industry Franz-Josef Richardt is global product manager for ozone systems at Xylem and has been with the company for more than 20 years He has more than 30 years of industry experience Richardt has a degree in process engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne Instrumentation White Papers Advertise Customer Service Reporting by Luana Maria Benedito; Editing by Kylie Madry Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved ProductionLinde announces second green hydrogen plant in Brazil for the production of glassCebrace joins a growing number of glassmakers exploring the use of H2 to displace natural gas in furnaces An experienced Brazil ‘A’ squad including 13 full internationals has been named for the Americas Pacific Challenge Also included in the extended group which numbers 33 are a number of SLAR representatives with the Cobras as Brazil look to prepare for their upcoming tour to Africa The squad will be reduced to 29 prior to the tournament Brazil will travel to Montevideo on Sunday with their first match against Uruguay ‘A’ next Friday. They will then face off against the USA Selects and Paraguay ‘A’ in quick succession. For 11 members of the squad this is a chance to move on from the disappointment of defeat during July’s World Cup Qualifiers Loosehead prop Lucas Abud is the senior member of the roster with 44 caps He is joined by second row Gabriel Paganini and winger Robert Tenório who have 27 and 21 caps respectively who broke into the national side as a teenager returns after four years in the international wilderness A detailed squad list can be seen here Tags Two of the best teams in Major League Rugby will meet at Fort Quincy on … Stay at the forefront of the industrial gas industry with a gasworld subscription and get access to: Linde company White Martins will start-up a new electrolyser to produce green hydrogen at its existing facility in Jacarei The five megawatt pressurised alkaline electrolyser plant will use renewable energy from nearby solar and wind power projects to produce green hydrogen for glass manufacturer Cebrace to reduce emissions from their glass melting furnaces in Jacarei the facility will also supply industries such as metals “Investing in green hydrogen to supply the industrial heart of São Paulo reaffirms our commitment to the energy transition in Brazil,” said Gilney Bastos to continue reading you must be subscribed At a time when the world is forced to go digital more than ever before just to stay connected discover the in-depth content our subscribers receive every month by subscribing to gasworld Ahlstrom-Munksjö is planning to make a €21m investment to support coated specialities capabilities at its Jacarei plant in Brazil The investment is set to be completed in Q3 2019 and will enable the company to better serve customers in South America with enhanced offerings Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s coated specialities business produces products for application in manufacturing and production processes coated label and flexible packaging papers The project is expected to expand the site’s capabilities of coating and calendaring on the paper machine The additional capacity will enable Ahlstrom-Munksjö to offer improved on-line coated products to clients in self-adhesive and wet glue labelling flexible packaging and sublimation printing segments Ahlstrom-Munksjö Industrial Solutions executive vice-president Daniele Borlatto said: “The investment shows our long-term commitment to the South American market and our ambition to maintain a leading position in coated speciality papers “This allows us to better serve our customers continuing to grow with them by developing sustainable and value-added fibre-based solutions.” Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The company will also enhance flexibility to deliver a wider range of product trims as well as an improved product mix and increased production efficiency the modernisation will offer additional innovation opportunities in existing and new product areas the firm reached a deal to purchase MD Papéis’ Caieiras speciality paper mill near Jacareì in Sao Paulo Ahlstrom-Munksjö will have three operating plants in the country Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Linde says its White Martins unit will build a second electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen in Brazil while Sunfire has launched a front-end engineering and design study (FEED) for a new 500 MW hydrogen project Linde’s White Martins subsidiary has revealed plans to build and operate a second electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen for the southeastern region of Brazil The German industrial gas company said it will set up a 5 MW pressurized alkaline electrolyzer plant next to its current air separation facility in Jacareí The new plant will be powered by renewable energy from local solar and wind power projects and it expected start up in 2025 White Martins became the first company to produce green hydrogen on an industrial scale with an international certification in South America at its plant in Pernambuco AVL said it is partnering with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to develop ultra-high-power density fuel cell technology “The lightweight solutions are expected to be two-thirds lighter than conventional fuel cell systems,” said AVL The two sides noted that the solutions will mainly target the aerospace and future motorsport series sectors “The conversion team reused several components More articles from Sergio Matalucci Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close 2018 - Ahlstrom-Munksjö will invest EUR 21 million in its coated specialties business to improve capabilities and flexibility at its Jacarei plant in Brazil The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019 and will expand the site’s capabilities of coating and calendering on the paper machine It will allow Ahlstrom-Munksjö to offer more efficient high-quality on-line coated products in the areas of self-adhesive and wet glue labeling flexible packaging and sublimation printing Demand growth for high value-added coated specialty papers has been robust in the region during past years The coated specialties business produces a wide range of products and materials often used in manufacturing and production processes The upgrade of the production line will also improve the company’s flexibility to deliver a wider range of product trims it will open up further innovation opportunities in existing and new product areas The benefit of the investment includes an improved product mix and increased production efficiency “The project represents the latest step in the journey to reinforce our position in Brazil Ahlstrom-Munksjö agreed to acquire MD Papéis’ Caieiras specialty paper mill Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s presence in Brazil will comprise three operating plants employing over 700 people and with revenues of approximately of EUR 200 million Cobras have named a 34-man squad to prepare for the upcoming Super Rugby Americas campaign Among the list are five Argentine additions There are 24 returnees including Colombia winger Alain Altahona the sixth member who is not a Brazil representative Second row Franco Carrera makes the switch from the Pampas Wing or fullback Agustin Llano has previously trained with the Pumitas under-18s the Tupis center making the move from Italy’s top division having most recently suited up for Calvisano Second row Ben Donald has returned after playing with Sligo in Ireland while Altahona spent the off-season in the USA with the Rhinos Rugby Academy and also got a run for the San Diego Legion academy a group of 14 academy players have been identified Most notable are Australia-based prop Jack Forbes and former Brazil u20 fullback Alison Crispin The latter trained with the senior squad in 2023 but did not make a regular season appearance A detailed squad list can be seen here Tags Western Conference leaders Utah carry a four-game win streak into their road game against DC … , opens new tab.Heineken's approach represents an opportunistic move to increase its exposure to Africa where trading took a severe hit during the pandemic Jefferies analysts Edward Mundy and Jaina Mistry said in a note."Whilst the wine/spirits business is not a natural fit it points to (Heineken's) new CEO's appetite for growth and to explore new categories," they continued.Purchasing Distell would mark the first acquisition for Dolf van den Brink who took charge at the Dutch brewer last June and has launched a plan to restore profit margins partly through cutting 8,000 jobs.Analysts also pointed to the potential for Heineken to dispose of some parts of Distell's business it didn't want including its liqueur brand Amarula and wines which include well-known brands like Nederburg.Distell's shares which have taken a beating since the outbreak of COVID-19 and successive bans on alcohol in its home market as a result pared earlier gains to stand 4% higher by 0853 GMT.Heineken shares meanwhile were 0.32% higher also dropping back slightly from earlier in the day.($1 = 14.0305 rand)Reporting by Nqobile Dludla Ardagh Group has announced plans to expand its Jacareí can and Manaus ends production facilities in Brazil this year The decision to expand the facilities is part of the company’s commitment to supporting the growth in the Brazilian can market and will allow it to cater to the customers’ demand for infinitely recyclable and sustainable aluminium packaging the Jacareí can facility was established in 2017 while the Manaus ends facility was commissioned last year Both facilities are operating at full capacity and will increase production further The company plans to complete the expansion of the Manaus plant in the third quarter of this year It will start the Jacareí plant expansion from the first quarter of next year Ardagh Group announced plans to introduce an online product catalogue with a 360° 3D feature enabling customers to interact with its packaging products Designed using the 3D computer-aided design (CAD) system turn and look inside each glass container using the technology The company has redesigned around 600 glass bottles and jars using the new In January, Ardagh announced plans to expand its Valparaiso plant in Indiana, US, in a bid to increase production and meet the growing demand for beverage can packages the Valparaiso facility encompasses a 135,000ft2 manufacturing and warehouse space Ardagh currently operates more than 100 metal and glass manufacturing facilities across 22 countries 45-06 21-28 80-29 03-35 31-38  72-14 39-17  29-28 20-20 45-40 80-12 20-22 19-24 08-22 Lizandro Urrejola Gil (Universitário de La Plata – (1 capped by Argentina) – Pedro Delgado Os Cobras are under pressure to end their winless campaign Looking to do so against the reigning champions will require solid execution of a game plan outperforming the opposition in the contact area and greatly improved discipline This will ask a lot of the Brazilian side Los Dogos are favorites to win on the road Los Dogos showed class in a bonus point home victory on Friday The red hot Dogos travel to Jacareí to take-on Os Cobras on Saturday. The second round match of Super Rugby Americas 2024 sees two teams who impressed in week one looking to continue their winning ways The match will be played at the Estádio Du Cambusano in Jacareí The city is located one hour northwest from São Paulo’s biggest airport It is a new home for Os Cobras but one that already is already written in history Os Cobras’ 15-13 win over Peñarol in week one marked the first Uruguayan loss against Brazilian opposition since the South American professional league began in 2020. Now the challenge is against the 2023 runners-up Head Coach Josh Reeves has not stuck with the winning formula his line-up sees a staggering eleven changes The four names retained are flanker Matheus Cláudio and the Argentine trio of tight head Francisco Moreno second-rower Franco Carrera and winger Agustín Llano Cláudio takes over the captaincy from Cleber Dias who drops to the bench as part of Reeves’ rotation Endy Willian Pinheiro is nowhere to be seen Henrique Ribeiro replaces him at hooker and joins Argentines Luciano Gabellieri Carrera is joined by Ben Donald in the second-row; Donald was a replacement against Peñarol the new look back-row sees the trio of Cláudio Douglas Rauth makes way for Felipe Gonçalves at scrum-half Gonçalves starts in combination with Lucas Spago Victor Souza will play inside center with Joel Júnior making his Super Rugby Americas debut outside him and Sérgio Luna join Llano in the back-three Renato Santos and Maiki Lemes will both make their debuts for Os Cobras as will Argentine prop José Santucho Head Coach Nicolás Galatro continues with Franco Molina as captain Galatro’s line-up sees Molina leading a team with just one change Old Resian winger Nahuel Romero comes in to the side Molina captained Los Dogos to a dominant 56-8 win over the American Raptors in Córdoba It was a mismatch as the team from Colorado was throughout outplayed across the set-piece and in open play Not only does the Argentina XV second-rower lead a stable line-up but the replacements are also settled The one replacement alteration is that of the inclusion of Club Atlético Estudiantes de Paraná flanker Felipe Villagrán Los Dogos not have Pumas but the side has plenty of Pumitas and Argentina XV players there are players more than capable of making the step up to the highest level; indeed Felipe Contepomi is certain to be paying close attention In addition to Molina, hooker Boris Wenger, and fellow second-rower Lautaro Simes were both stand-out performers throughout Super Rugby Americas 2023 There is a lot of potential individually and collectively in the back-row of Aitor Bildosola Agustín Moyano is one player to assume is on Contepomi’s radar Scrum-half was scrutinized throughout 2023 as a weak point of Los Pumas The 20-year-old Moyano plus 20-year-old fullback Mateo Soler lead the way as prospective youth options to be capped in the new era Os Cobras and Los Dogos have crossed paths twice before. Los Dogos won the two prior matches. The first was twelve months ago with Los Dogos winning 31-14 in São Paulo. The second was in April with a home win in Córdoba It was among the best matches from the 2023 regular season Brazil has named a 12-man squad to take part in the upcoming Sudamérica Sevens Series With two spots in the Rugby World Cup Sevens up for grabs the team can’t take any chances with Chile The top two between the five South American nations following the tournaments in Punta del Este and Viña del Mar will qualify direct for San Francisco Where other squads have rely heavily on sevens specialists Brazil’s entire roster are fully capped 15-a-side players with all expected to contend for spots in the Americas Rugby Championship following the conclusion of the two tournaments In fact only Ariel Rodrigues and Roberto Tenório were not part of Tupis squad on their European Tour in November though each featured in test matches earlier in 2017 Only four players return from the squad that competed in the Rio Olympics and the Sancery twins Daniel and Felipe will be asked to play senior roles Other notables include forwards André Arruda and Matheus Daniel while versatile Lucas Muller was unlucky to miss out on Olympic selection Super Rugby Americas 2025 has been shaken up Los Tarucas celebrated an away victory over … All seven stadiums for Super Rugby Americas 2024 have now been confirmed They include some repeated and some new venues compared to Super Rugby Americas 2023 Selknam will play their matches at the Estadio Nacional while Os Cobras move from São Paulo to Jacareí for the new season Venue: Estádio Poliesportivo Municipal Du Cambuzano (3,814) Venue: Estadio Heroes del Curupayty (3,000) The Hounds will be looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses when they host the … Cobras have been given an enormous boost ahead of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season Jardel Vettorato has joined the traveling squad for the first leg in Chile The 35-year-old tighthead prop is an unexpected addition having last played for Brazil in June 2019 Vettorato is the only name on the list of 30 that was not in the original 39-man long-list His inclusion comes at the expense of promising youngsters Henrique Ferreira and Joel Ramírez though it’s not immediately clear if they were available for the trip It’s also unknown if Vettorato will be considered for international selection in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers The most notable absentees from the traveling group are hooker Endy Willian Others from the long-list who did not make the cut are front rowers Alexandre Alves and Brendon Alves and flankers Michael Moraes and Guilherme Dias A detailed squad list can be seen here Tags Brazil's Vice-President Michel Temer (second from the right) Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Li Jinzhang (right) president of Chery International and vice-president of Chery Automobile (second from left) president of Chery Brazil (left) and Wang Mingfang chairman of Anhui Provincial Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (third from left) take a photo at the inauguration ceremony of Chery's first car plant in Brazil on Aug 28 in Jacarei Chery Automobile's new factory in Brazil is a vivid example of Chinese industries expanding in the Brazilian market said Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Li Jinzhang at the factory's inauguration ceremony in Jacarei "Chery and many other leading Chinese companies are enlarging their investment in Brazil which shows that Chinese companies are holding high expectations for the future of Brazil's economy and also have confidence in the cooperation between the two countries," Li said on Aug 28 Li's comments were echoed by Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer who praised Chery's factory as an example of China-Brazil cooperation "Chinese investment has been very cautious but Chery did not hesitate too much," said Temer "I believe Chery will bring more Chinese companies to Brazil." Temer said trade between China and Brazil used to mainly concentrate on agricultural products such as soybeans and corns but that industry is becoming a more important element in the bilateral economic relations the new plant is Chery's first outside of China and includes an automobile factory and an engine factory Construction of the 400,000-square-meter factory started in 2009 Chery will invest $22.3 million in building a research and development center and is looking to partner with leading universities and technology centers in Sao Paulo When fully operational with a production capacity of 50,000 cars in the first year Chery's plant is expected to create 3,000 jobs It will also serve as the headquarters of Chery in Latin America and export cars to neighboring countries such as Uruguay and Paraguay "The investment is an important part of our general foreign investment," said Mauro Borges Lemos Lemos said major improvements are expected soon in Brazil's recovering economy He said Brazil attaches special attention to the automotive industry and that Chery's local factory represents successful development of the country's automotive policies Brazil is the world's fourth-largest automobile market and the sixth-largest auto manufacturer Major automotive enterprises such as General Motors and Volkswagen have built production plants in Brazil To encourage foreign automobile companies to build plants in Brazil the government enacted a series of policies such as the 30-percent increase in tax on imported cars in 2012 which provides a 30-percent discount in the excise tax for locally produced cars Such policies caused international automotive companies to establish production in Brazil Lifan Industry and JAC Motors are planning to build their first Latin American factories in Brazil While Chinese automotive companies are increasing their participation in Brazil a decrease of 13.9 percent compared with that last year "I believe such a decrease is only temporary Brazil's automobile market will continue to grow but it will finally be realized," said Zhou Biren president of Chery International and vice-president of Chery Automobile Get our news on your inbox! Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 11:18 UTC The breweries Ambev and Heineken have been fined heavily in Brazil for the illegal employment in slavery-like conditions of Venezuelan migrants who will now receive about R $ 657,270 (the US $ 125,000) in compensation A total of 22 Venezuelan migrants and one Haitian were freed in March 2021 in an operation of the Slave Labor Eradication Program in the state of São Paulo after discovering they had been working in subhuman conditions for the firm Sider a transport subcontractor of Ambev and Heneiken who have now to pay damages money to the victims The migrants lived for months (some more than a year) in the cab of the trucks parked at Sider's headquarters in Limeira and Jacareí cities in the interior of São Paulo they did not have access to drinking water The workers also had to pay for the work uniform for nationalizing their driving license and for the unforeseen events suffered by the vehicle assigned to them Heineken and Ambev are accountable for the doings of the outsourced contractor (Sider) Both brewers were found to act with deliberate blindness by ignoring the proper verification of compliance with the laws by the transport company to obtain benefits to the detriment of labour protection regulations “The strenuous working day and the degrading conditions due to not having accommodation are conditions that the contractor [Ambev and the Heineken Group] should have controlled,” said labour inspector Lívia dos Santos Ferreira in a report “The Heineken Group failed to choose and hire Sider as a transportation service provider by not inspecting or requiring that the contractor complied with labour laws and by failing to guarantee directly the hygiene health and safety conditions of the rescued workers,” the report went on One of the Venezuelan victims explained to Spanish newspaper El País that when workers complained about the abusive treatment supervisors simply told them to return to their country in a space where I could only lie down and sleep The Heineken Group claimed in a statement it learned of the case through the Regional Labor Superintendency and that it actively collaborated to guarantee all the fundamental rights of workers The company also said that all suppliers undergo a rigorous selection process and sign a code of conduct in which they commit to fully comply with labour and human rights laws Ambev stated that as soon as they learned of the situation they immediately made sure that the drivers were transferred to a hotel where they were given shelter and received the necessary support «Following the guidelines and with the agreement of the labour inspectors we ensure the payment of all labour compensation and that the transport company will facilitate the return of the drivers to their place of origin or bring their families The monthly remuneration of these workers varied between 1,900 and 4,000 reais (between 360 and 750 dollars); However the worker only reached the maximum wage when he was subjected to all these violations living in the cab of the truck and without days off Sider offered workers the possibility to sell their days off because the company did not offer them accommodation and desperate to save money to help their families at home inspectors found that this practice constituted an abuse of the vulnerability of the immigrant worker Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Rodolfo Ambrosio has named a squad of 26 players to prepare for their ‘Hemispheres Cup’ match against Kenya at Estádio Zerão in Macapá on Friday Included are a number of players who appeared in both the Americas Rugby Championship and South American Championship Three players currently based outside the country are present Buenos Aires hooker Yan Rosetti and two locks – Luiz ‘Monstro’ Vieira of French club Oyonnax and uncapped Pedro Bengaló who arrives from Cascais in Portugal The Sancery twins – Felipe and Daniel – have now completed their moves from Albi in France to Brazilian club São José Os Tupis are just ahead of the Netherlands in 35th spot on the official World Rugby Rankings marginally behind Ukraine and ahead of Chile The two teams have met on one previous occasion with Kenya coming out on top 27-25 five years ago in Dubai Kickoff is set for 5pm Brazil time at Estádio Zerão in Macapá and will be broadcast live on SporTV Tags Brazil’s preparation for the Olympic Games is set to continue this month with participation in the upcoming Rome Sevens Set to be played in the Italian capital on June 10-11 os Tupis will be up against a combination of Italian clubs and countries The 2016 event is to be the third consecutive year in which Brazil has competed This year’s edition will feature sixteen participants with Brazil being joined by Chile South Africa and Tunisia as the nations competing Os Tupis Head Coach Andrés Romagonli has called up New Zealander Josh Reeves while Lucas Muller Lucas Duque and Juliano Fiori miss out through injury Tags He cast his rod happily here for 30 years -- but where a river once teemed with fish Brazilian fisherman Ernane da Silva these days stares out over a valley of weeds and bone dry The southeastern state of Sao Paulo is suffering its worst drought in 80 years with scores of towns sounding the alarm unseasonably high temperatures and creeping urbanization "I was one of the first fishermen to arrive here and today I am one of the last still here," says Da Silva standing by the Jacarei dam 110 kilometers (70 miles) outside Sao Paulo How could I ever have imagined there would one day be no more water?" he asks incredulously The problem of severe drought affects millions of inhabitants of Brazil's most populous and developed region Da Silva says he has abandoned his home by the banks of the Jacarei River part of Sao Paulo's Cantareira system of five dams built in the 1970s supplying water to 45 percent of the metropolitan region of 20 million people This year has forced him to fish further upriver where water levels are higher But he has no idea if that will be possible next year with water levels having already hit an historic low October to March rainfall in the area was insufficient and in November dropped to 90 millimeters well short of the average 161.2 millimeters "The lack of rainfall was especially severe this year accompanied by high temperatures in winter as well as in summer speeding up evaporation of the dams," meteorologist Marcelo Schneider told Agence France Presse both the population and demand for water were higher," suffered a serious drought in 2001 and also at the start of the 1960s Although the economic fallout from the current crisis has yet to be calculated experts warn the supply system faces collapse and say drought is not merely a climate issue "It is important to know if we are ready or not to confront it," Maria Assuncao Silva from Sao Paulo University's Department of Atmospheric Sciences Experts point to a lack of investment and infrastructure as well as failure to stock water in years of more plentiful supply They add that demand for supplies from Cantareira is now overwhelming the system and also blame poor management residents from central Sao Paulo right out to the fringes of the giant city are increasingly up in arms over periodic supply cuts Sao Paulo's biggest water company Sabesp says rationing is not necessary a view shared by freshly re-elected governor Geraldo Alckmin who has announced construction of a water recycling plant as well as new supply reservoirs But some of the state's 40 million population have already suffered rationing in areas where Sabesp does not operate Some experts blame an upturn in deforestation as a key factor behind the drought "The exceptional drought that southeastern Brazil is suffering could be the result of the destruction of Amazonia," says Antonio Donato Nobre a researcher with Brazil' National Institute of Space Research (INPE) "Amazonia exports humidity and brings rain to the southeast the center-west and south of Brazil but also other regions of Bolivia Paraguay and Argentina across thousands of kilometers," Nobre told AFP of the Sao Paulo Federation of Industry (FIESP) says "the region is facing its worst ever crisis This year the rainfall levels are well down on those of last year which were already critical "If it doesn't rain in 2015 we could have a really serious crisis on our hands It is essential to reduce consumption as much as possible -- every drop of water is important." Scientists stress that heavy Asia-Pacific rainfall rising ocean temperatures and drought in California are all inter-connected and part of the same global climactic imbalance concrete-laden cities and their lack of vegetation only add to the problem "This drought has changed my life," laments Da Silva '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" Rodolfo Ambrosio has named his Brazil squad for the 2016 South American ‘A’ Championship. Following on the wildly successful Americas Rugby Championship that included an historic win over the US Eagles the Head Coach has maintained virtually the same group of players with only three new names that did not take part in the new flagship Americas competition and Desterro centre Philip Ramos are the new players with Domingues coming into the group from the national sevens squad Only one specialist hooker is named in Yan Rosetti but the presence of six props suggests either Rafael Carnivalle or Jonatas Paulo will be asked to cover the position Australian-based flyhalf David Harvey will miss out as will France-based second row Luiz Vieira with the duo securing an early release from their contract with Pro D2 club Albi to play for local club São José in order to concentrate on Olympic preparations at the conclusion of the Championship series Tags Company has created a new energy technologies division concentrating on strategic planning and research and development Changsha-based heavy equipment manufacturer Sany which in Brazil chiefly serves the mining industry is preparing to explore the potential renewable energy segment Sany Brazil’s director Neo Wang said that this year the company will continue to focus on the mining sector but that the “bet for the future is renewable energy” “We will invest not only in the electrification of the fleet but also in renewable energy generation in the wind power chain,” Wang said “The electrical equipment market has grown globally We have created a new energy technologies division research and development and the incubation of the high-tech industry of which 20 have been launched with hybrid and electric equipment” The electric equipment line still represents a small portion of the equipment offered in the domestic market by Sany mining machinery sales continue to enjoy strong growth but load-lifting equipment and telescopic handlers are also performing well “this entire market should maintain steady growth sustained mainly by pressures to reduce pollutant emissions Sany Brazil is headquartered at the Jacareí unit and is opening a new branch in Santa Catarina state Photo taken on in February shows machine shop trucks in Chinese multinational heavy machinery manufacturing company Sany in San Jose Dos Campos Chinese Sany Group has gained a proven track record in Brazil due to its localization strategy The construction industry in Brazil has been traditionally dominated by US has managed to access the Brazilian construction machinery and equipment market by controlling costs and innovating more Chinese enterprises have come to Brazil and many of them have been successful some have failed to adapt to the Brazilian market How can a company survive in such a large country which is different from China in many ways the chairman of Sany Brazil gives his answer: become deeply rooted and utilize careful planning the small city of Jacarei has become a factory base for two Chinese enterprises Shortly after the establishment of Chery Automobile’s first car plant Sany Brazil will build its plant there and become a neighbor of Chery signed an investment agreement with the Sao Paulo investment bureau Sany Group plans to invest about $300 million in Brazil to establish the new plant in Jacarei and to carry out the research and development and sales of construction machinery and equipment Sany Brazil is currently located at Sao Jose dos Campos of Sao Paulo State Its new plant in Jacarei will cover an area of 560,000 square meters and is close to the Dutra highway which connects Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro the first phase of the plant area is 50,000 square meters and is expected to be put into operation in early 2016 the entire plant area will reach 250,000 square meters Sany Group is not a stranger to Brazilian clients Sany Brazil has become an important supplier of construction machinery and equipment Yuan said that their development process in Brazil can be divided into four stages: the sales of imported Sany equipment from 2007 to 2009; initial development after a $200 million investment in 2010; assembly of excavators lifting and concrete pumping machinery in 2011; a manufacturing phase that started in 2013 and finally after the 560,000-square-meter plant being built in Jacarei Sany Brazil will be fully rooted in Brazil The 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games provide an unprecedented boom not only for Brazil’s construction equipment market Brazil became the largest importer of Chinese truck cranes Yuan said that although European and American brands have been entrenched in Brazil’s construction equipment market for many years Chinese crane enterprises have come from behind to currently occupy 85 percent of the local market of which Sany Brazil controls 37 percent and has been ranked first for two consecutive years Sany’s Brazilian sales were only 200 million yuan ($32.6 million) but by building assembly lines and increasing investment it enhanced the sales to 7.1 billion yuan in 2011 and 10.5 billion yuan in 2012 Yuan expects that after the new plant is operational in early 2016 the annual production capacity of Sany Brazil’s large-scale construction machinery products will probably reach some 3,000 units while sales will increase to 20 billion yuan Sany Brazil also has had to develop what Yuan calls a sense of crisis “To achieve long-term business development Currently the macroeconomic situation in Brazil has fallen sharply and in the future it is bound to spread the crisis to the field of construction machinery and equipment one should remove the so-called superfluous Sany begins to calculate its product cost in order to find competitive advantages “Sany Brazil’s crane market share is ranked first but that share is mainly concentrated in the low end but the profit margin is not high,” said Yuan Brazilian clients are still not willing to buy Chinese brands and instead opt for European and American brands The same circumstance also happened in the market for excavators Brazil is very open in the field of construction machinery Japan and Germany have invested and built plants in Brazil “European and American brands have been in Brazil for many years and have much stronger influence Chinese enterprises need long-term management and accumulation to penetrate and achieve long-term stable operation through leasing companies,” said Yuan In order to shorten the gap with foreign competitors Sany Brazil pays attention to controlling costs LATEST NEWS RIO DE JANEIRO - Chinese car manufacturer Chery inaugurated its first plant in Brazil on Thursday in the city of Jacarei in Sao Paulo state Chery also announced an investment of 50 million reais ($22.4 million) to build a research and development center in Brazil The company will soon start tailoring its production for the South American country which indicates its interest in the Brazilian market developed and produced especially for the Brazilian market The R&D center will also act in the development of new models for Latin America," he said the Jacarei plant will have a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year The first model to be produced will be the Chery Celer The Chery plant currently employs 300 people a third of whom are former employees of GM's Sao Jose dos Campos factory 2014 Chengdu Motor Show China Internet Conf to start on Aug 26 Ins & outs of anti-monopoly drive A model poses with an Arrizo 7 designed by Chinese automaker Chery at the Sao Paulo Auto Show in November 2014 in Brazil For Chery wants to produce 10,000 vehicles in its Brazilian factory this year and expand its production and position in the country told China Daily in an exclusive interview Chery is working to offer new options for Brazilian consumers Although Chinese manufacturers have been operating in Brazil for some years consumers remain relatively unaccustomed to Chinese vehicles and are much more familiar with the four big players in Brazil: Volkswagen At a moment when the automotive industry in Brazil is facing a crisis and other car manufacturers letting go of hundreds of workers the company announced its intention to open a local factory which is where the majority of automobile factories in Brazil are located The factory opened in August 2014 and began producing the Celer model which became the first vehicle from a Chinese manufacturer produced in Brazil The Brazilian make was modified to adapt to local preferences Production is focused on two versions of the Celer (hatchback and sedan) but the Jacarei unit will start producing the new versions of the QQ and Tiggo models That means Chery will compete in several categories in Brazil: compact cars Production will not be restricted to Brazil Chery also will export to other South American countries such as Uruguay and Argentina Chery announced the construction of a giant industrial pole around the Jacarei factory during Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Brazil in May The 4.5 million-kilometer area will feature 25 businesses Investments in the pole were estimated at $700 million “The idea is having auto-related companies in the area around the factory,” he told China Daily Chery hopes to be more competitive in Brazil on price as more components will be produced locally and the company also will have nearby warehouses and other facilities and Chery hopes that local production will better position it with consumers Vehicle sales in Brazil dropped 23.9 percent in the first half of 2015 and are expected to fall 23 percent in the full year compared with 2014 The Brazilian government offers incentives for foreign manufacturers reducing taxes for those that make the majority of a car in Brazil and for those that invest in innovation and research The companies in the pole will serve other businesses as well which should boost the local economy and generate jobs Chery has a good relationship with local authorities conducting meetings and collaborating on local training programs and with educational institutions The industrial pole companies will be introduced gradually over the next few years and may generate as many as 7,000 jobs in Jacarei Chery now employs about 500 people in Jacarei Chery does not plan to open a new factory in Brazil but is concentrating on the Jacarei pole to strengthen its position in Brazil and elsewhere in South America “We are focusing in this area for now,” he said Chery is not the only Chinese manufacturer in Brazil; Jac sells several models in the country which is expected to be operational next year The event will be held at the union's headquarters The Struggle Continues for Home Office and Benefits Agreement The company has only proposed a 1.85% pay rise 10,500 autoworkers at three General Motors in Brazil have voted to go on strike starting Monday (23) in protest.. Ant�nio Lisboa and Herbert Claros visited UAW picket lines between October 10 - 15 There have already been five salary campaigns that employers ignored was paid directly into the bank accounts of the dismissed workers More than a thousand workers will be affected by the closure of the manufacturer in the region