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By January, more than 200,000 tons had already been shipped, despite the fact that at this time of year there are usually decreases in shipments due to the Paraguayan soybean harvest.

Gerdau had initially hoped to reach a final investment decision by the end of 2024 to begin building the plant this year, but has now postponed the decision until July.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos announced Thursday morning that the streaming giant will invest US$1 billion to produce series and films in Mexico.

According to the Chilean state copper producer, the plan will allow copper production to increase without significant additional investment by either company.

The Chilean multinational completed the acquisition of 10.18% of the property of the Canadian company, owner of the Carina Project in Brazil, the Penco Module in Chile and a rare earth separation project in the United States.

The Chilean government is working to boost production, both through efforts led by state-owned copper giant Codelco and by encouraging private investment.

The Automotive Association of Peru (AAP) also revealed that the maintenance and repair of motorcycles and motor vehicles showed a positive trend.

Chile's National Consumer Service filed a class action lawsuit against the Chinese company after negotiations failed over insufficient compensation for more than 881,000 customers affected by power outages in August.

The Guayaquil-Chancay-Shanghai route will be inaugurated this Friday, February 21, at the Contecon docks in Guayaquil.

Soybean producers claim that the suspension of domestic supply certificates affects small, medium and large producers.

This historic initiative is the agency's first private sector fund with the IDB and its largest private sector fund in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A total of US$ 60,932 million was obtained through foreign trade operations, 0.3% more than in 2023.

The Andean country hopes to be included in a list of countries eligible to negotiate a trade agreement with the United States, which will be published in April 2025.

The transaction would be carried out at a maximum price of $130,000 (US$31.55) per share.

The hotel chain company said it is experiencing extraordinary growth in the luxury and lifestyle segments, with nearly a third of the region's hotels in the pipeline in these categories.

The works will benefit 150,000 homes in the regions of Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Junín, Puno and Ucayali.

After winning a tender for helicopter air transport services for the state oil company, Helicor claims that the process was fraught with irregularities and unfair competition. Ecopetrol alleges that the company did not comply with the terms of the contract

The initiative seeks to add 500 MW of storage capacity in critical nodes of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) and guarantee electricity supply during peak demand.

Last year the indicator grew by 6%, with Mexico being the nation with which the US economy was most integrated in terms of shared production.

The government estimates that the railway line would be 900 kilometres long.