02/05/2009 01:12PM
In October 2005, production began in two Colombian ethanol plants owned by the Incauca and Providencia mills, which supply ethanol to the country’s major southwestern cities. In February 2006, three more ethanol plants owned by the Risaralda, Mayaguez, and Manuelita mills, respectively, launched production
11/07/2008 01:19PM
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil is preparing to fight possible environmental barriers to ethanol imports by the European Union, reported local news service Estado on Friday.
Brazil and seven emerging-market nations plan to send an official letter to the E.U. and have threatened to complain to the World
11/06/2008 12:35PM
BOGOTA (Dow Jones)--Mexican fast-food restaurant operator Alsea SAB (ALSEA.MX) said Thursday it will open the first of 20 restaurants of a newly acquired Burger King Corp. (BKC) franchise in Bogota, Colombia.
Alsea will open the first Burger King on Nov. 13 and plans to open a new one every three months
07/02/2008 06:10PM
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Union leaders Wednesday continued criticism of Sen. John McCain's trade policies and his trip to Colombia, and charged that a proposed U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement would lead to further human-rights abuses in the country.
"This is an agreement that will support more war
04/24/2008 01:46PM
The live calculation shows the rising costs on American exports
Today, the Bush Administration launched a tool for Americans to see just how much money is being paid to Colombia in tariffs for our products going into their country, while the Colombian products arrive on our shores duty free!
President
04/11/2008 06:25AM
JBS-Swift & Co. officials told the mayor of Grand Island, Neb., the company will take steps to mitigate wastewater discharge from its beef processing plant there, the company's spokesperson told Meatingplace.com.Tamara Smid said JBS-Swift, among other things, has agreed to complete construction of
04/11/2008 06:24AM
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday dealt the Bush administration a blow by voting to scrap a trade law requiring Congress to vote on free-trade pacts without revisions within 90 days of receiving them from the president.With the 224-195 vote, Democrats can now postpone until after the November
04/10/2008 07:00PM
The House this afternoon by a largely partisan vote of 224 to 195 approved a rule (H Res 1092) stopping the 90-day legislative time clock on the US-Colombia FTA, putting action on hold - perhaps for the rest of the year. This action continues to disadvantage U.S. exporters, who must continue
04/08/2008 09:46AM
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2008) - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports swift passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, as urged this week in President Bush’s correspondence with Congress. As noted by the White House, this trade agreement has significant economic