Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Reinhold Stephanes stated that Brazil’s 2010 grain harvest is on track to meet historic 2007-08 crop levels. According to a new survey released this month by the National Supply Company (Conab), the 2010 harvest is expected to yield 144.0 million tons, representing a 6.5 percent increase from [...]

ABB will design, supply, install and commission four series compensators and a Static VAr Compensation (SVC) solution to stabilize power flow and increase the capacity of existing 220 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines. The project is expected to be completed by 2011.
SVC and series compensation solutions are used to regulate and stabilize power flow to enhance [...]

Nutreco announced today that has acquired a 51% shareholding in a Brazilian animal nutrition and fish feed company. The activities will be continued in a new joint venture named ‘Fri-Ribe’ providing Nutreco and its partners, the existing owners, with a platform for jointly building a strong position in one of the most important agriculture growth [...]