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JUNE 18, 2023

Japan’s Nidec Corporation and Brazil’s Embraer agreed to establish a joint venture company, called Nidec Aerospace LLC, to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. The headquarters, located at Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC) in St.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Toshiba Corporation, Sojitz Corporation, and CBMM have entered into a joint development agreement for the commercialization of next generation lithium-ion batteries using niobium titanium oxide (NTO) as the anode material. In June 2018, the three companies entered into a joint agreement to develop NTO’s potential as an anode material.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Iogen Corporation announced that Brazilian ethanol giant Raízen Energia Participações S/A has started construction of a commercial biomass-to-ethanol facility using Iogen Energy’s advanced cellulosic biofuel technology. Iogen Energy is a joint venture between Raízen and Iogen Corporation. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol'

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Ensyn Corporation and Brazilian wood pulp company Fibria Celulose S.A. have formed a strategic alliance that includes the establishment of an equally-owned joint venture for the production of cellulosic liquid fuels and chemicals in Brazil, as well as a US$20-million equity investment in Ensyn Corporation by Fibria.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

SG Biofuels) has signed agreements in Brazil with Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), the country’s leading agricultural research institution, and with Fiagril, one of the country’s leading biodiesel refiners, to advance the development of Jatropha as a next-generation energy crop. SGB, Inc. (SG

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Sigma Lithium Corporation ( earlier post ) announced that funds and accounts managed by BlackRock will make an additional total investment in the company of approximately C$64.2 For general corporate purposes. million (US$106 million).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Chevron Corporation reported that while its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., The company said it believed that approximately 2,400 barrels of oil had been emitted to that date since seeps were first detected on 9 November.

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JULY 14, 2023

Brazil-based metals and mining multinational Vale announced a partnership with Wabtec Corporation to advance the decarbonization of Vale’s rail operations. The two companies will carry out the study in a laboratory over the next two years.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Petrobras and ExxonMobil will evaluate areas of mutual interest that can bring together their world-class experience across all sectors of the oil and gas production value chain, including opportunities for cooperation in exploration, production, gas and chemicals both inside and outside Brazil. Currently, Petrobras produces close to 2.8

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Bridgestone Corporation has developed an optimization system for Pará rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis ) plantations. While Pará rubber trees originated in Brazil, they have suffered devastating damage there by a disease called SALB (South American Leaf Blight) in the early 20 th century and they have hardly been planted in Brazil since then.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

London-based Whitefox Technologies, together with its Brazil-based partner Green, have secured a bioethanol contract with the Guyanan Government. The two will install the units for a bioethanol demonstration plant at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) Albion Sugar Factory, and will be delivering a turnkey unit early next year.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Cosan S.A. have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU), with the intention to form a circa $12 billion joint venture (JV) in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail of transportation fuels. Cosan Shell.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The auditing criteria require evidence of material stewardship, such as a holistic lifecycle analysis for the company’s own products and a comprehensive recycling strategy, as well as compliance with standards for transparency, overall management and corporate integrity.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and present on five continents, Vale is one of the largest metals and mining companies in the world based on market capitalization and one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore and nickel. Sadoway founded Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation in 2012. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Orbital Corporation Ltd. and Sygma Motors - Engenharia, Indústria E Comércio de Motores Ltda of Brazil are collaborating on two engineering programs in Brazil, with Vale Solutions in Energy (VSE) as the end customer. We are very pleased to continue our initiatives with Sygma Motors in Brazil.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Cellulosic biofuels company Mascoma Corporation, is acquiring SunOpta BioProcess Inc. The transaction has received all necessary corporate approvals. This combination melds the strengths of two best-in-kind companies into one entity with uniquely comprehensive capabilities. SBI), a division of SunOpta Inc.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

A year after introducing the fastest F-77 electric superbike in 2022, Ultraviolette Automotive aims to expand operations in the Middle East, Brazil, and parts of Europe, anticipating strong demand of close to 1 lakh bookings, said senior company officials at the launch event held in Bengaluru. lakh today.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Ballard Power Systems has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WEG Industries (Brazil), a multinational corporation headquartered in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, to collaborate on product and market development of fuel cell products. —Umberto Gabbato, Managing Director of WEG Automation.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Tesla is reportedly considering purchasing Sigma Lithium, a Brazillian lithium mining company, for an estimated $3 billion. With the company’s exponentially growing demand for the substance, and its alacrity to vertically integrate, a corporate purchase of a lithium miner certainly is within its MO.

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APRIL 15, 2011

Petrobras signed agreements with Chinese companies Sinopec (China Petrochemical Corporation) and Sinochem (Sinochem Corporation). Petrobras and Sinopec have expressed willingness to seek business opportunities in several areas, expanding commercial relations existing between the two companies.

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OCTOBER 12, 2013

The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain development at The Corporate Council on Africa’s 9 th Biennial US-Africa Business, attended by executives from leading US and African firms and government representatives from several countries.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Government and corporate net-zero commitments are pushing the steel industry to cancel out its emissions by 2050. Russia and Brazil both have access to high-quality iron ore reserves and to abundant clean power. Companies and investors don’t yet appreciate the scale of the changes ahead.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

This agreement will focus on the joint development of Galp Energia’s existing assets in Brazil, although there is the possibility for both parties to pursue, jointly or separately, further expansion in that region. Petrogal assets in Brazil. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 10, 2012

plans to take up to a 10% stake in alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel company Byogy Renewables Inc., In March, Byogy announced a joint venture with Qatar Airways as well as other partnerships including a feedstock agreement with Brazilian sugar cane ethanol producer Itapecuru Bioenergia and fuel off-take terms with Brazil’s Azul Airways.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Exxon Mobil Corporation added 2.7 Other significant new proved reserve additions were made in Guyana, where the company funded the first phase of development last year, and in Mozambique, associated with the project funding of the Coral FLNG project in the gas-rich deepwater Area 4. ExxonMobil’s proved reserves totaled 21.2

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A mere two years removed from its initial entry into new markets of Europe, Build Your Dreams (BYD) is looking to expedite its expansion with the help of Arval – a major vehicle leasing company overseas. The MoU follows a partnership already signed between both parties to bring BYD lease options to Brazil.

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APRIL 8, 2015

With the investment of US$600 million, the company will build pick-up trucks in Renault’s industrial complex in Córdoba on a dedicated pick-up assembly line. Nissan Latin America is a corporate region created in January 2014 to accelerate business growth through specific strategies designed to benefit regional consumers. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 23, 2012

this year over the 2011 total of $916 billion, as oil companies intensify upstream operations across locations as diverse as offshore Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic Circle. NOCs including Petroliam Nasional Berhad, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A

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JULY 21, 2011

Wärtsilä Corporation and CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Co. Ltd (GMD), a member of the state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Group, have signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China. Wärtsilä expects the first engines to be produced at the end of this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

This includes an agreement with JETBIO, leader of a multi-stakeholder initiative including Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, and TAM Airlines, to deploy Jatropha in Brazil for the production of biojet fuel. SGB will use the proceeds to expand research and development, advance commercialization efforts and scale global operations.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 19, 2023

The survey consulted 350 CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, and other technology leaders in Brazil, China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Ninety-one percent said they plan to use the technology for corporate training sessions, conferences, and hybrid meetings.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2011

Petrobras has signed an agreement with Jogmec (Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation) with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. This study is the second collaboration between the two companies. The study is scheduled for completion in December 2014.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

Sumitomo Corporation together with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively, SC Group) announced a strategic collaboration agreement with US Hybrid to grow US Hybrid’s fuel cell production business through the expansion of fuel cell stack production capacity. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Toyota Tsusho Corporation is establishing the first global bio-PET (bio-derived polyethylene terephthalate) integrated supply chain including the procurement of bio-ethanol, production of bio-mono ethylene glycol, tolling business of PET, and marketing of bio-PET. This ethanol will be secured by Toyota Tsusho from Brazil.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. In addition, plans for new production facilities in Ethiopia and Brazil are well under way.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Joinville Engine (Brazil). The company already has met its 10% total waste reduction commitment seven years ahead of schedule. GM was one of the first companies—and the only automaker—inducted into the USEPA WasteWise Hall of Fame. GM’s new landfill-free facilities include: CAMI Assembly (Canada).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted Ensyn Corporation ( earlier post ) Part 79 registration for its renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. The liquid RFO feedstock was produced at one of Ensyn’s commercial facilities and shipped to Brazil.

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