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Ecopetrol S.A. recently reported that Fitch Ratings has affirmed its foreign and local currency hold Issuer Default Ratings of BBB and BBB+. “Ecopetrol’s ratings reflect its strong financial profile and improving production levels,” Fitch said in its report.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. announced it has reserved health care communications company PharmaHEALTHLabs to coordinate and facilitate an Investigator Advisory Board meeting during the 11th Brazilian Melanoma Conference from Aug. 13-15 in Brazil.

RISI on June 17 announced that it has named Suzano Chief Executive Officer Walter Schalka its 2015 Latin American CEO of the Year, as selected by a group of investment analysts and portfolio managers covering the Latin American and global pulp and paper industry.

Andersen Global announced its expansion into Latin America with the addition of accounting and law firms NOVINT; Capin, Ibañez & Asociados; and Montes, Hernández, López y Del Castillo in Mexico. The firms will be known in Mexico as Andersen Tax & Legal.

Pro Mach, a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions, announced June 15 that the company is expanding the support of its Latin American customers with a new business and facility in Mexico.

Daimler’s wholly owned subsidiary, Daimler Colombia S.A., is opening a bus plant in Funza, Colombia, with an installed capacity of 4,000 units per year. A total of $2 million is being invested in the Colombian bus plant, which occupies 11,000 square meters.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. has announced three new appointments to its leadership team, which has been assembled to focus on the company’s digital distribution channels, anime game offerings and Latin American business and marketing operations.

Company reviews details of Mexico operations and PPG-Comex acquisition.

SunEdison Inc., the world’s biggest renewable energy development company, signed a definitive agreement on June 12 to acquire 100 percent of Central America’s leading renewable energy company, Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy.