The Chinese company Niu Technologies reported that it sold 149,649 e-scooters in the first quarter of 2021 worldwide, an increase of 272.6% year-on-year. For the same period, the number of e-scooters sold in the Chinese market reached 144,654, which represents a growth rate of 321.5% year-on-year. On the
Air transport will fall 62% in 2021 compared to 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) projected. As a preamble, according to Cirium, by the end of 2020, about a third of the global fleet was in storage. IATA predicts that, by the end of 2021, there will
The Brazilian aeronautical manufacturer Embraer lowered its revenues 31% and its employees 14.8% in 2020, at year-on-year rates. Headquartered in São José dos Campos, Embraer closed last year with 18,125 employees, this is 3,136 less than at the end of 2019. Approximately 76% of the company‘s workforce is
The Colombian oil company Ecopetrol plans to invest a range of between 3.5 billion and 4 billion dollars in 2021. Headquartered in Bogotá, this vertically integrated oil and gas company has a presence mainly in Colombia and activities in the United States, Brazil and Mexico. Ecopetrol’s consolidated capital
China has faced various constraints in the local food supply, according to a US government report. Despite the political importance Beijing attaches to self-sufficiency, its dependence on agricultural imports is increasing, making it increasingly vulnerable to volatility in world prices and supply. In 2019, China became the world’s
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc reported that it has registered delays in its payments for the sale of electricity to Pemex. ACT is a gas cogeneration plant owned 99.99% by Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure, through ACT Energy México, and is located within the Nuevo Pemex Gas Processing Plant near the