Amyris Inc. on Oct. 6 announced that the manufacturing of its third product produced this year at its industrial scale fermentation facility in Brotas, Brazil, is almost finished; the product represents the second critical fragrance ingredient successfully developed and produced at industrial scale for an Amyris collaboration partner, and the company is optimistic about its future. Read More »

Cargotec's Kalmar has received a significant order from its long-term customers, Sociedad Portuaria Region de Cartagena S.A. (SPRC) and Terminal de Contenedores de Cartagena S.A. (Contecar), in Cartagena, Colombia; the relationship between the two organizations dates back to 1997, and there exists a longstanding track record of trust and mutual reliance.  Read More »

Edmodo, a global education network, reached a partnership agreement with SINADEP- SNTE, the leading teacher’s union in Mexico, to consolidate communication and collaboration among SINADEP- SNTE teacher members. The new partnership will help SINADEP-SNTE's more than 1.4 million members collaborate and share best teaching practices, while encouraging professional development. Read More »

CRM technology services provider OSF Global Services on Tuesday announced the launch of its new partnership with automobile manufacturer Nissan Brazil, which is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the company possesses a highly complex dealer incentives management process, where a significant number of manual tasks are required to plan, deploy and control dealer campaigns. Read More »

Undaunted by an economic slowdown in Latin America, G6 Hospitality, a U.S.-owned chain of hotels that owns the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, believes that this may actually help its expansion south of the border as there could be a search for value; G6 Hospitality, already present in 1,200 locations across the U.S. and Canada, is carrying out efforts to expand to Latin America following a decision in late 2013 that began to be fully implemented last year. Read More »

Following the announcement Monday in Atlanta that the United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries have reached an accord for the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the governments of Chile, Peru and Mexico, the three Latin American nations that are participating in the trade agreement, hailed the accord amid some local opposition and demands for transparency. Read More »

Application intelligence company AppDynamics on Thursday launched its operations in Mexico, where it will offer next-generation technology solutions to enterprises and government entities, as part of the company's goal to enhance the modern business environment through top-of-the-line services and advanced technologies, which are designed to help companies with monitoring and managing software solutions. Read More »

Nortech Systems Inc. of Minneapolis recently began doing printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing at its Monterrey, Mexico, plant, which opened in 2002, offering complex wire and cable assembly production services; the facility is ISO 9001 certified, and PCBA manufacturing capabilities are also available at Nortech's Mankato and Merrifield, Minnesota, locations. Read More »

Tremor Video Inc., the video marketplace elevating brand advertising effectiveness across all screens, on Tuesday announced its launch into South America with the establishment of an office in Brazil; the new office follows Tremor’s recent expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, with the acquisition of Australian-based TVN, and it will be headed by Rafael Pallarés. Read More »

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras slashed its projected investments and operating expenses while keeping its projection for disinvestment and its production target unchanged. Petrobras made an adjustment to its 2015 and 2016 financial planning “given new Brent crude oil prices and the exchange rate” changes that have depreciated the Brazilian real currency against the U.S. dollar. Read More »

Aeromexico, the global airline of Mexico, has partnered with transportation provider AccesRail to give travelers access to increased and improved connectivity options via major railway and bus terminals in Spain, the United Kingdom and Canada. Aeromexico customers can purchase rail and bus tickets directly from Aeromexico's reservation centers, city ticket offices and travel agents. Read More »

Suzhou Furukawa Power Optic Cable Co. Ltd. was awarded a new contract by Proyecto Infraestructura Del Peru, a subsidiary of ISA Colombia, for supply of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) and fittings for one of the largest power transmission projects in Peru; SFPOC’s contract is for the supply of 980km of OPGW and associated hardware and fittings for one of the largest 500kV power transmission line projects in Peru owned by Proyectos De Infraestructura Del Peru, an extension in Peru of ISA Colombia that Read More »

Tim Sheldon, president of Caribbean and Latin America operations at Marriott International, on Tuesday announced an anticipated 75-percent increase in Marriott's Caribbean and Latin American distribution between 2015 and 2018; the expected increase includes a tripling of the company's presence in Brazil with the addition of at least 11 new hotels spread across the market. Read More »

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced the creation of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park, which added to other existing areas, will create one the world´s largest marine sanctuaries. The marine sanctuary in the Desventuradas is on the migration path of large marine mammals. Also included in the protected area are a number of places that sea birds use for nesting. Read More »

Missouri-based seed and herbicide giant Monsanto, which has operations in 10 Latin American countries in addition to Puerto Rico, said today that it will leave the sugar-cane business in Brazil, focusing instead on its seeds, crop protection and biological and digital agriculture business in the country. The closure of the sugar cane operations will affect 150 employees. Read More »

Archer Daniels Midland Company, an agricultural processor, recently announced that is has joined the Andean Family Farmers partnership in order to support Bolivian quinoa smallholder farmers; furthermore, through its social investment program, called ADM Cares, the company will provide funding to support the addition of a greatly needed irrigation project in southern Bolivia. Read More »

ELL Technologies, a Lingo Media subsidiary, has recently announced their partnership with eDistribution, with the purpose of jointly developing language learning software options in Colombia; the contract guarantees that both companies will be able to make significant contributions to the education and professional opportunities for approximately seven million people across Colombia. Read More »

China's Haitong Bank S.A., the international investment bank of Haitong Securities, was recently honored as 2015 Bond of the Year in Latin Finance's Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards. Haitong Bank (formerly BESI) was recognized for its part in the Red Dorsal Finance Ltd. transaction, a 16-year, $274 million, 5.875 percent variable funding note. Read More »

The Ecuadorean state oil company Petroecuador will eliminate longstanding subsidies to premium gasoline in a gradual way while it reduces personnel and sells gasoline stations, all amid pressure from lower crude oil export revenue, the company´s chief official Carlos Pareja said. There will be an increase of 2 cents per gallon per month, so as to reach the $2.30 per gallon. Read More »

Neogás, a provider of natural gas services to energy consumers who lack access to a natural gas pipeline in the United States, Columbia, Peru, Mexico and Brazil, named R. Paul Grady as its new CEO on Thursday. Grady replaces João Bezzera, who was responsible for risk management projects across the organization. Grady previously was chief operating officer at AmeriGas. Read More »