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Aerial view of a combine harvester working in a large golden wheat field, creating straight lines in the crops as it harvests, with tracks and patterns visible in the field.
  • November 29, 2021

Pricing Wheat in Volatile Times

Whether you’re a producer seller or a processor buyer, it’s import...

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The image is split in half: the left side shows dry, cracked earth, and the right side shows raindrops splashing on a water surface, representing drought and rainfall.
  • November 16, 2021

Impactos do El Niño e La Niña em cada região do Brasil

El Niño ou La Niña?  El Niño e La Niñ...

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The image is split in half: the left side shows dry, cracked earth, and the right side shows raindrops splashing on a water surface, representing drought and rainfall.
  • November 16, 2021

The Impact of El Niño and La Niña in Each Region of Brazil

El Niño or La Niña? El Niño and La Niña ar...

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Four bins filled with sorted recyclables: plastic bottles, glass bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard. The bins are green, yellow, and blue, and the materials are neatly separated for recycling.
  • September 16, 2021

Lo que puedes reciclar

No todos los plásticos son iguales. En los países desarr...

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Four bins filled with sorted recyclables: plastic bottles, glass bottles, cans, cardboard, paper, and disposable cups, viewed from above. Each bin holds a different type of recyclable material.
  • September 16, 2021

What You Can Recycle

Not all plastic is made equal. In developed countries, most local auth...

PET
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Modern automated factory interior with stainless steel machinery, conveyor belts, pipes, and bright lighting. The environment appears clean and organized, with no people present.
  • June 29, 2021

RPET and the Circular Economy

What is the Circular Economy? The circular economy looks beyond the cu...

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Rows of empty, transparent plastic bottles are lined up in a factory setting with a blurred background, suggesting a bottling or manufacturing process. The scene is brightly lit with a cool blue tone.
  • June 7, 2021

¿Qué es el PET?

Conceptos básicos La resina PET (o tereftalato de polietileno) ...

PET
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Rows of empty, clear plastic bottles are lined up in a factory setting, with a blurred background of industrial machinery and blue lighting.
  • June 7, 2021

What is PET?

PET resin (or Polyethylene Terephthalate) is one of the most commonly ...

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Aerial view of Sydney Harbour featuring the Sydney Opera House, city skyline, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and boats moving across the bright blue water under a partly cloudy sky.
  • April 16, 2021

Czapp Explains: The Australian Sugar Industry

Australia is one of the top raw sugar suppliers in the world, typicall...

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A traditional Japanese castle surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms, with Mount Fuji in the background under a partly cloudy blue sky.
  • April 16, 2021

Czapp Explains: The Japanese Sugar Industry

Japan is a sugar market outlier; of all the developed nations in the w...

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Close-up view of an ornate, colorful traditional Chinese building with intricate patterns, red columns, and decorative roof eaves against a clear blue sky.
  • April 16, 2021

Czapp Explains: The Chinese Sugar Industry

China is one the world’s largest sugar consumers, and also one of th...

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A cityscape of Seoul at sunset, with Namsan Seoul Tower on a hill and modern buildings bathed in warm, golden light under a partly cloudy sky. Mountains are visible in the background.
  • April 16, 2021

Czapp Explains: The South Korean Sugar Industry

South Korea doesn’t produce any of its own cane or beet sugar; inste...

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