Exclusive Indicators (USD/ton-CIF – 12 Months)

Stainless steel -14,80%
Keg -25,12%
Iron Ore -19,04%
HDPE -6,74%
LDPE -0,28%
PP Copolymer -1,81%
Stainless steel -14,80%
Keg -25,12%
Iron Ore -19,04%
HDPE -6,74%
LDPE -0,28%
PP Copolymer -1,81%

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With lower production in Brazil and Chile, the sector predicts a shortage of grapes until 2017
DataStrategy With lower production in Brazil and Chile, the sector predicts a shortage of grapes until 2017

SÃO PAULO – The El Niño weather phenomenon is coming to an end, but its effects are still being felt, especially in the countryside. Now it is grape production that is beginning to feel the impacts of the adverse weather conditions that have occurred...

Updated on: March 31, 2025

Resumption of bauxite projects depends on price recovery
DataStrategy Resumption of bauxite projects depends on price recovery

São Paulo – Although Brazil has the third largest bauxite reserves in the world, with above-average quality, the resumption of investments in local projects should only come with the recovery of prices. “While the...

Updated on: March 31, 2025

Industry's quest for competitive energy will boost wind power
DataStrategy Industry's quest for competitive energy will boost wind power

São Paulo – The demand from local industries for cheaper and cleaner energy will continue to stimulate the creation of wind farms in Brazil. But this expansion also depends on the resumption of economic activity. “The increase in...

Updated on: March 31, 2025

Chemical industry shuns new plants, profits expected to rise
DataStrategy Chemical industry shuns new plants, profits expected to rise

(Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to build a massive chemical plant in Pennsylvania comes down to a bet that over the next decade, U.S. shale gas will remain cheaper than...

Updated on: March 31, 2025

Copper trades higher on weaker dollar, China stimulus expectations
DataStrategy Copper trades higher on weaker dollar, China stimulus expectations

Copper prices rose on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations of more stimulus from China. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), three-month copper was up 0,40% at $4.534 per barrel.

Updated on: March 31, 2025