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Revenue Up, Income Down for Cosan

February 19, 2020

Moove - Cosans lubricants production and distribution arm - reported higher revenue and sales volumes for the fourth qua ...

Car Sales Mixed in Latin America

Car Sales Mixed in Latin America

February 5, 2020

Vehicle sales for last year were up in Brazil and Colombia but down in Mexico, Argentina and Chile, according to data fr ...

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Petrobras May Add Group II Production

January 22, 2020

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is seeking to add API Group II base oil production in the country through new ...

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Petrobras Mulls Additional Lube Production

January 15, 2020

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is developing a plan to increase lubricant production at its Comperj refinery ...

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Petrobras to Sell Uruguay Business

December 11, 2019

Brazils Petrobras started the process to sell its distribution company in Uruguay so that it can exit the South American ...

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Lanxess Acquires Brazilian Biocide Maker

December 11, 2019

Lanxess acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda., a leading Brazilian manufacturer of biocides, including some used in ...

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PdVSA Secures Short-term Isla Refinery Extension

December 4, 2019

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. agreed to a short-term lease extension with Refineria di Korsou - the Curacao government ent ...

Brazil’s Refinery Sell-off Plan Hits Phase Two

Brazil’s Refinery Sell-off Plan Hits Phase Two

September 25, 2019

Brazils state-run oil company Petrobras has started the second phase of a plan to sell controlling stakes in eight oil r ...

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Earnings Improve at Cosan, Calumet

August 14, 2019

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP reported a smaller net loss and decreased sales for the second quarter, while Cos ...

Brazil Selling Refineries with Base Oils

Brazil Selling Refineries with Base Oils

July 31, 2019

Arguing that privatization will lead to cheaper energy products, the administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonar ...

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Brazil’s Lube Market Rebounds

June 19, 2019

Lubricant demand in Brazil jumped to 399,000 metric tons for the first four months of this year, a 5 percent increase co ...

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Profits Up for Calumet, Cosan

May 15, 2019

Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. reported net income of more than $16 million for the first quarter, much improve ...

Chemicals Regulation Looms in Brazil

Chemicals Regulation Looms in Brazil

April 3, 2019

Brazils government is considering a proposed overhaul of its regulations of chemicals - a step that would be in line wit ...

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U.S. Energy Demand Flat to 2040

March 20, 2019

The United States energy demand is projected to remain essentially flat out to 2040, down just 1 percent, and Brazils is ...

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Cosan Caps 2018 with Strong Fourth Quarter

February 20, 2019

Moove - Cosans lubricant production and distribution arm - capped off an auspicious run in 2018 with a strong fourth qua ...

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South America Survives Without PdVSA Base Oils

February 6, 2019

The sidelining of base oil plants operated by Venezuelas national oil company may be crippling that nations lubricant in ...

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Croda Gains Leverage in Brazil

October 3, 2018

Croda International is seeing the fruits of its strategic investments in Brazil, with subsidiary Croda do Brasil complet ...

Brazils Economy Gradually Recovers

Brazils Economy Gradually Recovers

July 11, 2018

After several years of tribulation, Brazils economy is making a much-awaited recovery. An economist said recently that t ...