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http://www.gwm-tv.com - Wireless tracking technology is currently being introduced across Brazil as part of continued efforts to clamp down on the illegal timber trade.
The Radio Frequency Identification - or RFID - tags contain implanted antennae and can either be attached to standing trees or to logs. Each tagged tree is given an identification number, which is uploaded to a database that is shared between logging companies and timber control authorities.
Information contained in the system will include species, coordinates of harvest, current location, planting year and logging permit and will also help with the development of sustainable forest management.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - A leading British economist has said that Brazil's transformation from the world's fifth greatest polluter into a leading low-carbon economy is a model for the rest of the world to follow.
Nicholas Stern, who wrote the 2006 report outlining the monetary costs of climate change, said Brazil is a leading biofuels producer, and will also lead production of second-generation biofuels. He said the region will be an 'engine of change' for tackling carbon emissions.
He also said that good forest management will provide optimum conditions for sustainable fuel production while its coastline will provide abundant manrine-sourced biofuels, such as seaweed.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - A leading lawyer has said multinational companies cannot afford to forgo bases in Latin America any longer.
Luis Riesgo, who has set up the São Paulo office of international lawyers, Jones Day, said the extent of Brazil's development meant that remote management of their Brazilian clients from a North American office was no longer possible.
He said there is a huge demand for legal services in the country as the invesment and finance sector booms. He also added that the workforce there are 'very prepared, very young and very energetic' and will only keep driving the growth for the foreseeable future.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil's growing prosperity and assured economic status has been highlighted by a 30.5 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of cars sold across the country.
November 2010 saw 328,473 cars sold across the country, which was also an 8.3 per cent rise on the number of cars sold in October this year.
Financial analysts have said auto sales have benefited from the country's strong economy, healthy consumer confidence and the widespread availability of credit.
The November figures bring the total number of cars sold in Brazil so far this year to 3.133 million - up 10 per cent on the figure for 2009.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil has been asked by the UN for its crucial assistance to try to break the deadlock in stalled Kyoto Protocol extension talks, emphasising its growing stature on the world stage.
Mexico, which is currently hosting the talks, has asked Brazil to work with the UK on what is currently emerging to be the biggest international schism ever in the pact, which obliges nearly 40 developed nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions until 2012.
Japan, Russia and Canada have said that they will not sign an extension to the deal and want a new, broader, more binding treaty to be established.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Renewable energy in Brazil will be under the spotlight at the simultaneous United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-16) and the World Climate Summit (WCS) taking place over the next two weeks.
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) president, Marcos Jank, will be presenting at the summits. He said Brazil plays an inspirational role for other nations in the search for solutions for global warming and climate change.
Nearly 50 per cent of all the energy used in Brazil comes from renewable sources, which is three times the global average and can largely be attributed to the development and production of sugarcane ethanol.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - A report into the timber market in the Brazilian state of Pará has concluded that it is a decisive key to the area’s economy.
The research, carried out by the Para Forestry Institute, said that the state’s forest sector revenues topped $4.46 billion US dollars in 2008. This accounted to 9.6 per cent of the state’s total GDD and, with 30,481 jobs, supported 3.6 per cent of its total employment.
The report said that even though the state’s timber trade supported low value-added products, it remained a net exporter of timber products.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Steelmakers in Brazil are luring the top-performing stock funds in the country, amid prospects that the President-elect Dilma Roussef has steps planned to protect the steel industry from foreign competitors.
Top manufacturer, Gerdau SA, has seen shares snapped up amid speculation that Roussef is planning tax rises for imports.
It is also expected that the boom in construction that will be created by the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, will offer a significant boost to what had previously been referred to as “massacred” steel prices.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil will need to invest billions in its air transport system if it is to provide sufficient infrastructure for an expected aviation boom.
Air travel in the emerging economy is expected to treble in the next 20 years, having already grown from 68 million annual passengers in 2000 to 113 million in 2008.
Infraero, the state controlled company that runs the 67 largest airports in Brazil, has said it plans to invest 2 billion Brazilian reals in improving São Paulo's airports alone, with privatization also being seriously considered for the necessary improvements to other airports.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - An Irish trade delegation is embarking on a mission to Brazil with hopes of strengthening business ties with the South American nation.
The Enterprise Ireland mission has given a high priority to cultivating Brazilian links, due to the investment opportunities there and its booming telecoms, finance and construction sectors.
The trip is being spearheaded by the minister for trade and commerce, Billy Kelleher, who said 34 Irish companies would be represented on the mission. He added that the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games would offer a huge range of investment opportunities.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazilian forestry professionals are gathering in South Mato Grosso this week to attend the second annual symposium on the planting of eucalyptus and rubber tree forests.
A series of seminars and lectures are being held to present options and tips on the planting of the fast-growing species. New technology will be demonstrated, while investment and business opportunities are also due to be highlighted.
The aim of the symposium will be to look at ways of making full use of Mato Grosso's abundant natural resources and perfect growing climate.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - A new steel plant is to be built in the Brazilian state of Ceara after Korean steel producer, POSCO, signed a deal with Brazil's Vale S.A. and the Dongkuk Steel Mill.
The deal will see Vale hold a 50 per cent stake, Posco hold 30 per cent and Dongkuk hold the remaining 20 per cent.
Construction is expected to begin early in 2011 and its initial production capacity will see it produce three million tons of steel slabs annually. A future second phase aims to expand this to six million tons annually.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Charcoal is no longer listed as a dangerous cargo for road transportation in Brazil, following a scientific study on the burning point of charcoal.
The reclassification came as a result of the tests, carried out by the Cientec laboratories, that showed that the incendiary point of charcoal - largely made from farmed eucalyptus - is 450 degrees centigrade. It also dispelled the myth that charcoal can spontaneously combust when subjected to certain conditions, such as being stacked or pressed.
The study was regulated by The National Land Transport Association, which has said that it is applicable for the transportation of charcoal across all Brazilian states.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Chinese investment in Brazil has increased to $396 million making Brazil the largest market in the world for Chinese imports and exports.
Some 12 per cent of Brazil's total exports now go to China.
This is according to the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce, which claims that China now sees Brazil as a 'one stop shop' for the commodities it needs to fuel its impressive growth. These include soya, sugar, oil and coffee as well as iron ore.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - A Chinese company that grows eucalyptus in Brazil for cellulose production is to have a $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) reviewed by the listing committee of the Hong Kong stock exchange this Thursday, sources have confirmed.
Sateri - which is controlled by one of Indonesia's richest men, Sukanto Tanoto - hopes to list in Hong Kong later this month pending the application's approval. One source close to the deal said the final pricing would depend wholly on the market conditions.
Specialty cellulose is used in many modern products - from sunglasses to ice cream.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil's trade surplus topped 429 million US dollars for the first week in November, according to the country's trade ministry, bringing the year-to-date total to 15.05 billion dollars.
The figure is 33 per cent lower than the year-to-date figure from this time last year, when the surplus reached 22.35 billion dollars.
Economists have said the difference is down to a huge rise in imports - of both consumer and capital goods - which have been spurred on by Brazil's strong economic recovery. The recovery is expected to see the economy expand by around seven per cent this year.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil's outgoing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has said he will go to his last G20 economic meeting this week with the aim of lowering trade barriers and ending what he calls a currency war.
Prior to his departure for South Korea, he strongly criticised China and the US, accusing them of artificially devaluing their currencies, which is resulting in global trade imbalances that are preventing full economic recoveries for many nations.
He added that it was crucial to stimulate consumer demand in the US and Europe, and also that trade barriers should be lowered to spark recovery.
http://www.gwm-tv.com - The Brazilian government is one of the keenest in the world to take the economic value of nature into account in policy-making, according to UN-backed analysis.
Leaders in the South American nation have been most eager to use the findings of the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project in the country's governance.
Forestry minister, Braulio Dias, said they were looking to the results of the three-year project to understand the implications of loss of biodiversity, and the potential return on investment in terms of biodiversity conservation.