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Ascend taps Snetor Group for Latin America
Snetor now carries Ascend ’ s Vydyne , Starflam , HiDura and ReDefyne PA66 , PA610 and PA612 resins and engineered materials in Europe and Latin America .
“ Snetor shares our commitment to premium products and sustainable solutions ,” said Lourdes ( Lulu ) Alvarez , Ascend ’ s Country Managing Director for Mexico .
“ Having the right distribution partner with a keen technical focus is critical to ensuring that each customer gets the best possible material to address their needs .”
Ascend Performance Materials – specialists in high-performance materials for new technologies – is to expand its relationship with international plastics and chemicals distributor Snetor .
Snetor will distribute its polyamide-based engineered materials in Latin America , as well as Ascend ’ s HiDura MED portfolio for medical applications in Europe .
Snetor has been active in the distribution of plastic raw materials ( from polymers commodities to engineering plastics ) and chemicals in Latin America , Europe , Africa and the Middle East .
The group operates in over 100 countries with a varied customer base of converters .
“ We are delighted to further strengthen our partnership with Ascend ,” said Emmanuel Aubourg , Snetor Group CEO .
This marks Ascend ’ s first distribution agreement in Latin America since acquiring its compounding site in San José Iturbide , Mexico , in 2022 .
“ The combination of our respective expertise and our two well-known brands in our markets will enable us to offer a complete and premium range of polyamides in several key markets .”
Report ranks LATAM university computer science programs
Brazilian universities dominate the highest-ranking institutions for computer science programs in Latin America , according to a recent US News and World report ranking .
Three Mexican universities make the list : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico ( UNAM ), Instituto Politécnico Nacional ( PN ) and Tecnológico de Monterrey ( ITESM ).
The report ranks six Brazilian institutions in the regional top 20 for computer science degrees .
The table shows the University of Buenos Aires ranked 14th globally and emerging as a top choice for aspiring software professionals .
Those six are : University of São Paulo , State University of Campinas , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais .
Chile ’ s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile are also ranked highly .
The LATAM Top 5 :
1 . Universidade de Sao Paulo ( Sao Paulo , Brazil ) 2 . Universidade Estadual de Campinas ( Campinas , Brazil ) 3 . Universidad de Chile ( Santiago , Chile ) 4 . Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ( Belo Horizonte , Brazil ) 5 . Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul ( Porto Alegre , Brazil )
The report reflects LATAM ’ s status as one of the world ’ s most promising tech hubs as the region outpacing others to become a top destination for developers – according to a 2023 report by HackerRank .
US News and World attributes Brazil ’ s specific success to a strong research profile , the evidence for which is referenced in high research outputs , patent production and R & D spending .
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