Mexico announced on Thursday a tariff of almost 80% on some steel imports, following criticism from local producers that Chinese steelmakers have strangled their production. Countervailing duties apply to some Vietnamese exports of cold-rolled steel sheets, although if the groups can prove that the merchandise comes from a country other than Chinaare exempt from the […]
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Demand for fish grows while oceans give everything they can
The aquaculture has been the fastest growing food sector in the world for decades, and now people eat more fish from fish farms than wild fish. The industry has had to grow. The demand for seafood products is increasing and will continue with that trend. But the oceans are already giving everything they can: wild […]
Mexico offers tax incentives to promote nearshoring investments
Mexico issued a decree on Wednesday to boost investments by the so-called “nearshoring”, granting tax benefits to companies that move their operations to the country, mainly in the export industry. Treasury Undersecretary Gabriel Yorio said in a post on social network . “These incentives are available in all states and municipalities in the country, extending […]
The expansion of soybeans to feed cattle devastates the forests of Bolivia
The expansion of production soymainly for the meat industry, has intensified in bolivian and has made this country the most exposed to deforestation linked to this crop, which is already seven times greater than that of Brazil. This is revealed by a study by Trase, a platform that analyzes and exposes the supply chains of […]
SNI: 76% of industrialists do not plan to hire staff in the next 3 months
76% of industrialists does not plan to hire more staff in the next three months. Due, mainly, to the lower volume of production and sales, the lack of budget to hire, as well as the drop in market demand and political and social uncertainty at the national and international level, according to the latest Industrial […]
France will pay half of the energy cost overrun of its companies affected by the crisis
The Government of France presented a plan to mitigate the impact of rising prices in the energy sector. In this sense, they will assume the payment of half of the extra cost of gas and electricity of the companies that are at risk of operating with losses. Thus, companies will benefit – regardless of their […]
“Milk powder is cow’s milk,” says the dairy industry
One week after the national strike of dairy farmers, the Dairy Committee of the National Society of Industries (SNI) affirmed this last March 8 that powdered milk imported by companies in the sector for the elaboration of final products if it is “Cow milk”. It should be remembered that on February 27 the Ministry of […]
A step forward: technifying its products was the best decision
Despite the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, two businessmen saw in the industrialization of their products the key to survive and boost your business. A Priceless Heritage Percy Puertolas’s parents taught him and his siblings how to cultivate olive trees and harvest the fresh, juicy olives to sell in bulk. However, they received little […]