Articles by Fausto Oliveira

M&T Expo to go ahead in July 2021
Published on: 22 December, 2020
The largest construction exhibition in South America will go ahead as planned on 5-8 July 2021, according to Messe München
Concrete industry in Latin America fights Coronavirus
Published on: 31 March, 2020
Concrete companies assist with public space cleansing operations
M&T Expo postponed
Published on: 29 May, 2018
Latin America’s largest construction show has been cancelled due to a national strike of truck drivers
Mendes Junior executives convicted in Brazil
Published on: 11 November, 2015
Three names from one of the largest construction companies in the country were found guilty of corruption in the Petrobras case
Expressions of interest for Mexico City airport
Published on: 17 September, 2015
Government gets construction of new US$ 9 billion hub underway with invitation to contractors for initial 44 square km land clearance and earthmoving package
M&T Expo attracts 45,000 visitors
Published on: 19 June, 2015
Latin America’s largest construction equipment trade show took place in Sao Paulo from 9 – 13 June
Brazilian construction chiefs arrested
Published on: 19 June, 2015
Marcelo Odebrecht and Octavio Azevedo Marquez arrested as part of Operation Carwash – the investigation into corruption at Brazilian state oil company Petrobras.
Odebrecht establishes international business
Published on: 08 June, 2015
Latin America’s largest contractor sets up new subsidiary, Odebrecht Global, to bid for contracts outside Brazil
China to invest US$ 53 billion in Brazil
Published on: 21 May, 2015
Atlantic to Pacific railway proposed for South America through Brazil and Peru to boost trade links.
Degraus chief on Loxam’s 25% stake
Published on: 08 May, 2015
Izaac Costa, president of Brazilian rental company Degraus, says the company’s link up with Loxam is different from other foreign investments
Professionalism is the way out of Brazil’s crisis
Published on: 08 May, 2015
Brazil’s rental association ALEC held its exhibition this week in the worst market conditions for years. But the industry is not all doom and gloom
OAS and Galvão file for bankruptcy protection
Published on: 02 April, 2015
Brazil's fourth and sixth largest contractors in crisis in the wake of the Petrobras scandal
Nicaragua canal route announced
Published on: 09 July, 2014
Rival to the Panama Canal will be 278 km long and will cost US$ 40 billion to build with completion scheduled for 2019.
XCMG opens Brazilian factory
Published on: 16 June, 2014
First factory outside China for equipment giant will make earthmoving equipment and cranes for the Brazilian and wider Latin American markets.
Divestments and fines for Brazilian cement cartel
Published on: 07 April, 2014
Anti-trust regulator will force four major producers to divest assets equivalent to 24% of national cement capacity and pay fines of US$ 1.4 billion.