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El artículo trata la distribución de papel moneda de curso legal en Brasil. Explica la función del dinero y describe el sistema financiero brasileño. Presenta y analiza el marco reglamentario brasileño para la custodia del medio circulante, incluso Resolución no. 3.322, Reglamento anexo a la Circular no. 3.298, de 1º de noviembre de 2005, que trata de la Custodia de Numerario del Banco Central de Brasil y Carta Circular 3.214.

The article reports that Akzo Nobel’s pulp and paper chemicals business Eka Chemicals AB has invested about $67 million in a deal with a Brazilian papermaker. The company has signed a 15-year agreement to supply, store and handle chemicals for a novel eucalyptus-based pulp mill being constructed in Tres Lagoas by Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA.

The article presents updates regarding the recycling rate of paper, tires, steel and glass in Brazil. According to the Brazilian Paper and Pulp Association, Brazil has consumed 3.4 million tons of recyclable paper types in 2005 wherein the recycling rate was 46.9 percent on apparent paper consumption. The recycling in the south and southeastern regions varied from 44 to 64 percent, while the rate dropped to 16 percent in other regions. Metal drink cans accounted eight percent in the market share, and 46.8 percent of tires are able to be reused. In addition, the recycling rate for glass fell from 47 to 45 percent in 2003.

El artículo enfoca en la Cooperativa Central de Productores Rurais de Minas Gerais Ltda., conocida como CCPR/Itambé, empresa láctea brasileña. Son procesadores de leche, derivados lácteos y jugos. Itambé tiene más de cien productos y seis fábricas de elaboración. Se habla de su marca Bello Horizonte de leche vitaminizada y yogurt bebible en envase «gable top». Utilizan empaques de la compañía International Paper-América Latina.

Relates the plans of Akzo Nobel to build a plant in Curitiba, Brazil, to produce melamine-impregnated papers.

Reports on how Brazilian paper company Industria de Papel Arapoti SA (Inpacel) was able to recover spent coating from its plant operations using a Separcel 1000 ultrafiltration system from Cellier do Brasil, with tubular membranes supplied by Koch Membrane Systems. Total volume of effluent processed by the membrane system per day; Reduction in the volume of liquid sent to Inpacel's wastewater treatment station.

This section offers news briefs related to the chemical industry. Paper chemical and pigment producers have announced a round of price increases, citing rising energy and raw material costs that have been climbing during the past six months of 2007. Albemarle plans to start up a new flame retardant plant at Nanjing, China in the second quarter of 2008. Dow Wolff Cellulosics will close a hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) plant at Aratu, Brazil during the first quarter of 2008.

The article reports on the additional hydrogen peroxide plant of Evonik Industries. The company will spend more than $60 million to build the plant at the Triunfo petrochemical complex near Porto Alegre, Brazil. It will serve mainly the paper and pulp industry. The new facility, which is planned to be built in mid-2009, will have the capacity of 40,000 metric tons per year.

The article reports on the decision of Akzo Nobel to invest €50 million for its Eka Chemicals pulp and paper chemicals business. Such move is aimed at building a chlorine dioxide plant at Tres Lagoas, Brazil and expanding its sodium chlorate plant at São Paulo to 30,000 tons per year. The capacity will be used to supply a greenfield pulp mill to be built at Tres Lagoas by paper maker Votorantium Celulose e Papel.

Presents news briefs in the speciality chemical industry as of October 2005. Legal action faced by Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Nutritionals regarding its marketing claims for Splenda brand sucralose; Commencement of Eka Chemicals' pulp and paper chemical operations in Brazil.

The article reports that the biennial World Ophthalmology Congress in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The American Academy of Ophthalmology will host the global meeting in 2012. 8,000 people from more than 100 countries are registered to attend and more than 4,000 scientific papers were submitted. There are 400 sessions scheduled.

The article discusses supply contracts awarded to the industrial gas supplier Air Liquide by the Coca-Cola soft drink bottler Femsa and the paper production company Suzano Papel e Celulose in Brazil.

The article discusses the highlights of 34th annual meeting of the Brazilian Chemical Society that was held on May 23-26, 2010 at the convention center of the Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil. The event, which embraces the theme "Chemistry for a Better World," served as a central focus for the country's celebrations of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). Papers presented primarily zero in on natural product chemistry, chemical education, and analytical, environmental, inorganic, and organic materials.

The article announces that Sü-Chemie has formed a joint venture with mining engineering firm Geosol Brazil that will produce bentonite based additives for the foundry, construction and paper industries. According to the agreement, Süd-Chemie will acquire 26% of Geosol's subsidiary Companhia Brasiliera de Bentonita and eventually increase its share to 90%. The article claims that the goal of the partnership is for the companies to attain the leading position in the bentonite market in Brazil.

The article reports on the acquisition of Logos Química by Hercules. It states that Química, a Brazil-based provider of services and chemicals for the pulp, paper, and coatings industries. According to Hercules chief executive officer Craig A. Rogerson, the business is a good fit with his firm's pulp ventures business and strengthens its position in high-growth Latin American markets.

This article reports on the acquisition of the two coagulants businesses of Dalquim Indústria e Comércio in Lages, Brazil by Kemira Water Solutions Brasil subsidiary. The acquired businesses target the paper industry and the municipal and wastewater treatment markets. Dalquim produces aluminum-based coagulants and generates revenues of about €12 million per year.

The article reports on the acquisition of aluminum-based coagulants business of Dalquim Industria e Comercio by the chemical company Kemira in Brazil. The coagulants business of Dalquim has annual sales of about $15 million from the 2 facilities that supply the paper industry and municipalities for wastewater treatment. Moreover, the acquisition follows the second phase of Kemira's acquisition of the water treatment and acrylamide businesses of Cytec Industries.

The article reports that Kemira Water Solutions will be acquiring two coagulants businesses of Dalquim Industria e Comercio. Kemira said that the Dalquim deal will significantly broaden its Brazilian portfolio and gain strong geographical presence in the southern Brazilian market. Dalquim is the latest in a series of paper chemical and water treatment acquisitions by Kemira.

Reports on the plan of Eka Chemicals, the pulp and paper division of Akzo Nobel, to build a chemical plant in Brazil. Location of the plant; Amount of investment Eka Chemicals will put for the building of the plant; Information on a deal made by the company as of Augsut 20, 2003.

The article describes the television advertising campaign for Santher's Sym sanitary napkins in Brazil. The ad features a man discussing the better fit and greater comfort of the Sym sanitary napkins. He earnestly speaks about topics such as napkin leak and promotes the product's Body Fit system. The spot is created by Washington Olivetto, founder and president of W/Brasil.

Focuses on a joint venture formed by Petrobras company with paper and petrochemicals conglomerate Suzano company to build a propylene unit in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Details on the venture deal; Purpose of the venture agreement; Operation of the plant.

Reports that large and small city governments in Brazil have started to come up whit recycling and composting solutions. Recycling or composting portions of garbage in Belem; Decrease in garbage disposal costs in Una community; Launching of a `paper bus pass' program in Rio Grande del Norte.

This article reports on charges of racism faced by Brazil daily O Estado de Sao Paulo and advertising agency Talent as of August 23, 1993. The newspaper and advertising agency face charges of racism for a new television commercial that was pulled after one week on the air in August 1993. In the spot, a white actor uses a photo of an African American actor to denigrate a rival paper. O Estado denied racism, saying it chose the African American actor because the character he plays is considered ugly.

The article reports on the plans of Akzo Nobel NV's Eka Chemicals to construct a $15 million chloride dioxide bleach plant to supply Suzano Papel e Celulose's eucalyptus pulp mill in Brazil. The new facility will enable the company to nearly triple bleach capacity at its customer's location by August 2007.