Industry Analysis

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  The green hydrogen plans of Brazil’s Pecém port

  Brazil’s Ceará state is planning to transform the state into a hub for green hydrogen production. This initiative creates opportunities for Pecém port, 70% controlled by Ceará state and 30% by Rotterdam port, to attract international companies. Read Duna Godmin Uribe, Pecém’s commercial director, interview with BNamericas about the potential economic impact of such initiatives. […]

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  Chile, Brazil best positioned to reap green hydrogen first-mover advantage

  Hydrogen production is developing fast in some Latin American nations as policymakers and investors grapple with the region’s vast potential and unique challenges, including Chile and Brazil.   Source

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  Exporting green hydrogen to the EU will be too expensive, but not its derivatives

  Producing green hydrogen in the European Union will be more economically feasible than importing it, but the opposite will happen with its derivatives, such as ammonia, methanol and synthetic fuels, according to a new study by the German think tank Agora Energiewende. Source (in Spanish)

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  IDB Invest to support Central America, Dominican Republic, Colombia through new fund

  IDB Invest has invested $10 million in CASEIF IV L.P., a new mezzanine debt and private equity fund managed by LAFISE Investment Management Ltd. that will provide mezzanine finance and equity for high-growth potential mid-sized companies in Central America, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. With a target size of $75 million and $450,000 of […]

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  S&P Dow Jones Indices launches ESG Version of the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index

  S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider, has announced the launch of the S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG Leaders Select Index. Based on the equal weighted version of the iconic S&P 500®, the new benchmark bridges the benefits of equal weight indices with a significant improvement in ESG performance from the parent S&P […]