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Shell contracts with ECB Group for more than 2.5 billion liters of renewable diesel and jet

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ECB Group Paraguay and Shell Trading (US) Company signed a multi-year contract that will provide more than 500 million liters (130 million gallons US) of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel per year to Shell, one of the world’s largest energy companies. The contract is expected to run from 2024.

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GM Shows Picture of New Chevrolet Agile for Mercosur Market

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The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). GM was the first company in the Brazilian auto industry to provide 100% of its spark-ignited vehicles as flex-fuel. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925. In 2008, it posted record annual sales (548,941 vehicles).

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BASF and Embrapa’s Cultivance Soybeans Receive Approval for Commercial Cultivation in Brazil

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Both companies are now seeking the approval for this technology in key export markets, such as China and the US. Additionally, there is a significant interest in developing this technology adjusted to local needs of neighboring countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Iveco Electric Daily Prototype Begins Testing in Brazil

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This new project sees Iveco collaborating with Itaipu Binacional, an organization which manages the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. However, the project is also attracting significant interest among other large companies across both Brazil and Argentina.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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In the Land of the Jaguars

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I had been drawn to Mr. Lara, 44, and his Pantanal Nature tour company , by his soft-sell approach. Last year, fires burned one-quarter of the Pantanal, and a drought led to the lowest water levels ever in the Rio Paraguay, part of the network of rivers upstream from Porto Jofre. For him, it was all about the jaguars.

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Iveco brings electric prototype to Brazil

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The company presented a prototype of the vehicle earlier this week in Brazil and now hopes to spread its wings across South America. The project marks collaboration between Iveco and Itaipu Binacional, an organisation that manages the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.

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