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<title>Chemical Engineering :: Regions :: South America</title>
<link>http://che.com</link>
<description>Chemical Engineering</description>
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<copyright>2008</copyright>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:44:01 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>Newsfront: Chemistry for Construction    </title>
<description>Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information At 2,064 ft as of this past April, the unfinished Burj Dubai skyscraper in the...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3938.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>BASF to build plant for sodium methylate in Brazil</title>
<description>BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to construct a production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguet‡, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3906.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rhodia starts producing eco-friendly solvent in Brazil</title>
<description>Rhodia (Paris, France; www.rhodia.com) has launched production of Rhodiasolv IRIS, an innovative  solvent with excellent eco-friendly properties, at a new unit located on the Group’s...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3832.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Shell Global Solutions licenses technology to SARC</title>
<description>Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague, Netherlands; www.shell.com/home/content/globalsolutions-en) and South Atlantic Refinery Company S.A. (SARC) recently signed an agreement to...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3779.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lanxess acquires majority share in Petroflex</title>
<description>Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has successfully completed the acquisition of an approximate 70 % holding in Petroflex S.A., Latin America’s...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3765.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Newsfront: Braving the Building Boom</title>
<description>Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Despite challenges created by a building frenzy in the Middle East and Asia, E&amp;amp;C...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/3716.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Aker Kvaerner lands contract for copper project in Peru</title>
<description>Peru Copper Syndicate has awarded Aker Kvaerner Metals, Inc. a $11.5-million contract for...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/3631.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>KBR lands contract for large NH3 plant in Venezuela</title>
<description>KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a $57-million contract by...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/venezuela/3542.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Solvay Indupa will produce bioethanol-based vinyl in Brasil</title>
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) derived from sugar cane and salt ...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3544.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Plans for biodiesel plant in Argentina  
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<description>Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI; Sao Paulo) has signed a Letter of Intent with port operator Terminal Puerto Rosario S.A. (TPR) to build a 60,000-m.t./yr biodiesel plant inside its...</description>
<link>http://che.com/regions/south_america/argentina/3459.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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