Companies
Cemex to supply cement for German power plant
Sentido Comun - Cemex received a contract to supply 350,000 cubic meters of concrete for the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Hamburg-Moorburg, Germany. A company statement did not disclose financial details of the contract.
SSA plans $12 million investment at Manzanillo port
Sentido Comun - SSA Mexico, a unit of Stevedoring Services of America, said it will invest $12 million this year in its container terminal at the port of Manzanillo to improve technological processes so that it can make the port a hub for distribution.
Mexicana employees rallying, seeking end to crisis
El Universal - Mexicana Airlines ground workers, flight attendants and pilots as well as those working for Link and Click, rallied yesterday in Terminal 1 at the Mexico City airport to demand an early solution to the airline's suspension. Flight attendants agreed to cut benefits by 25 percent.
www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/706181.html
Aeromexico is "100 percent healthy," says official
El Financiero - Aeromexico is 100 percent healthy and will take the opportunity to expand in the aviation market after Mexicana Airlines' suspension of service, José Luis Barraza González, Aeromexico's board president, said, adding the airline has much closer ties with its unions.
www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm
Officials tackle climate change and finances
VoANews.com - Ministers from 45 countries are meeting to discuss the financing of mitigation and adaptation measures needed to tackle climate change. The two-day meeting, hosted by Switzerland and Mexico, hopes to come up with a plan to advance climate negotiations at the forthcoming talks in Cancun in December.
www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Money-Key-To-Tackling-Climate-Change-102071958.html
Virgin offers free flight to Mexico with tacos
New York Times - Loopt users who check in to taco trucks or airports in San Francisco and Los Angeles next Tuesday can get two flights to Mexico for the price of one, courtesy of Virgin America. The promotion is the latest example of big companies using location-based apps for marketing.
bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/have-a-free-flight-to-mexico-with-your-taco/
Asur sees passenger traffic increase 8.9%
Market Watch - Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, or Asur, said its total passenger traffic for August increased by 8.9 percent compared to August 2009. Domestic passengers increased 2.5 percent, while international passengers grew by 15.1 percent.
GAP says injunction suspended shareholder meeting
Market Watch - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, or GAP, which has been involved in an internal management dispute, announced that a Mexican civil court has informed it of the existence of a preliminary injunction that suspends the company's shareholders meeting.
New report examines baby care market
Official spin - While the Mexican recession reached its deepest level in 2009, a new report on Mexico's baby care market showed that the sector was marked by sustained innovation in value-added formulations, with innovation seen in baby skin care and baby bath and shower.
Telmex plans to quadruple internet speeds
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loomberg - Telefonos de Mexico, the telephone company controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, is planning to quadruple Internet speeds for some parts of the country to as much as 20 megabits per second in an efffort to keep customers from switching to other providers.
