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No. Nº Nº 274260 260 /

2012 // JANUARY JUNHO JUNHO 2011 2011

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An interactive space for the public to begin experiencing the new arena in Salvador, Bahia. The Visitation Center at the Fonte Nova Arena, built by Odebrecht Infraestrutura and OAS, was opened on January 19.

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> 8 a new project in the arab emirates

Operating for eight years in the United Arab Emirates, Odebrecht International has won the contract to build the world’s deepest sewage pumping plant, located in the city of Abu Dhabi, the country’s capital.

10 internationalization and transversality

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With internalization considered one of the macro strategies for fulfilling the 2020 Vision, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial closed 2011 by consolidating its international presence in different countries.

NEXT EDITION: FEBRUARY 7, 2012.

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transportation

Responsible for the construction of the Embraport Terminal, located along the left bank of Santos Port in the coastal region of São Paulo, Odebrecht Infraestrutura has used some creative solutions for the project’s logistics.

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The Igrapiúna Rural Family Home (CFR-I) and Agroforest Family Home (Cfaf ) have reason to celebrate: the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) has released the funds for the remodeling and expansion of the teaching units.

> 22 Fast News

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> 2014 world cup

Fonte Nova Arena Opens

The new space presents videos, historical soccer photos, an outlook for visitors to view the progress of the construction work, as well as a model of the Fonte Nova Arena

Odebrecht Infraestrutura

former Tribune of Honor,

for the public to begin

and OAS, was opened on

include an outlook with

experiencing the new

January 19.

a privileged view of the

An interactive space

arena in Salvador, Bahia.

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The attractions of the

construction work. A large

The Visitation Center at the

site, which is assembled

glass wall allows visitors to

Fonte Nova Arena, built by

next to the area of the

safely and comfortably view

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Visitation Center different scenarios for the

MODEL AND

public to interact with

VIRTUAL TOUR

the new arena features.

One of the attractions of

Photography panels

the Visitation Center is the

share the story of some

Fonte Nova Arena model.

of the most important

Above it, a special light

moments in Bahia and

simulates the view that

national soccer history

fans will have from inside

that occurred at Fonte

the field.

Nova, in addition to some

Starting at the end of

of the memorable shows it

this month, the space will

hosted. Blending the past,

also offer a virtual tour,

present and future, the

reproducing the details of

center also shares some of

the new equipment, which

the details of the events

will have 50,000 covered

that are to come.

seats distributed into three

During the guided visit,

levels of grandstands,

monitors are available to

in addition to 70 private

tell visitors more about

boxes, panoramic

the stories presented on

restaurants, a cultural

the panels and answer

space, kiosks and parking.

questions about the project.

The space is open from

SUSTAINABILITY The Fonte Nova Arena

Thursday to Sunday, from

Sustainable Space,

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and

installed inside the

the work being undertaken

has the capacity for up to 210

Visitation Center, is

at the site.

people per day. Group visits

another new feature and

(up to 30 people max.) should

presents the three pillars

reveals the multi-use

be scheduled beforehand

orienting the project:

characteristics of the

via the website www.

social, environmental and

equipment and creates

arenafontenova.com.br.

economic. “We created a

The 98-m 2 space

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> 2014 world cup

The following individuals were present at the center inauguration, from left to right: Dênio Cidreira, President of Fonte Nova Arena; José Luiz Góes, Engineering Director; Elias Dourado, Bahia Subsecretary of Labor, Employment, Income and Sports; and Ney Campello, State Secretary for FIFA 2014 World Cup Affairs

special place for people

Lino Cardoso, Marketing

of the old stadium, bags,

to learn about some of

and Institutional Relations

toiletry kits, cellular phone

our actions, such as the

Director at Fonte Nova

holders and aprons, among

insertion of homeless

Arena.

others, which are made by

individuals, digital

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In the store that

the Axé Project Cutting and

inclusion, literacy classes

operates at the site, the

Sewing Workshop using

for workers, volunteer

visitor can choose between

arena worker uniforms.

work, recycling and the

two institutions to help:

The items feature screen

reuse of materials, in

OSID (Brother Dulce

graphics and design

addition to programs that

Social Projects) and the

signed by designer Luciana

anticipate the operation of

Axé Project, purchasing

Galeão.

this equipment,” explained

souvenirs such as pieces

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GOVERNMENT AND FIFA VISIT CONSTRUCTION WORK On January 17, the Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, General Secretary of FIFA, Jérôme Valcke, and the former player and member of the Local World Cup Organizing Committee Board of Directors, Ronaldo Nazário de Lima, visited the construction work for the Fonte Nova Arena.

Accompanied by the Governor of Bahia, Jaques Wagner, the visitors flew over and walked through the construction site. According to Aldo Rebelo, Bahia and Salvador are on schedule and have the capacity to host large events. “The government has no doubt that the city can meet the expectations surrounding its hosting of the World Cup,” said Rebelo.

Jérôme Valcke summarized the first part of the visit to Brazil, which began in the city of Fortaleza: “There is no reason to doubt that the stadiums will be delivered for the Confederations Cup and the World Cup, said Valcke.

The former forward for the Brazilian national team, Ronaldo, spoke to Members of the construction project and proposed a challenge. “We will create a challenge for the stadiums that will be ready this year,” he said. “I’ll form my team and play a team formed by the workers before the fields are inaugurated.”

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> achievement

A New Project in the Arab Emirates

Illustration shows the new Abu Dhabi sanitation project.

Operating for eight years in the United

sanitary sewage system sewage pumping

Arab Emirates, Odebrecht International

plant is set to begin in March of this year,

won the contract at the end of 2011

with an estimated conclusion in March

to build the world’s deepest sewage

2015.

pumping plant, located in the city of

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According to Paulo Suffredini, Contract

Abu Dhabi, the country’s capital. The

Director, the plant will be located

sanitation project will benefit some three

100 meters deep and have a width

million inhabitants by 2032.

of approximately 50 meters, with the

With investments of US$ 362 million,

capacity to pump a final flow of 39 cubic

the contract is the largest in the history

meters per second. The collected sewage

of the Abu Dhabi Sewage Company

will be carried along a tunnel, already

(ADSSC). The construction work for the

being constructed, to two independent

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treatment plants that have already been

plant, in addition to two deep collection

built in Al Wathba.

networks designed to power the system,

The pumping plant will be installed

is part of the city’s environmental control

at the end of the 44-km tunnel and

plan, proposed to meet the demand

is designed on a slope, beginning

for the expansion of the urban and

approximately 25 meters deep and

industrial network by 2032. The project

ending at nearly 100 meters. “The tunnel

also includes the treatment and reuse of

will be constructed in this way so that

a flow of 15 cubic meters per second of

gravity itself will transport the waste,”

water for irrigation purposes.

explained Paulo Suffredini.

According to Suffredini, the part of

Some 1,000 Members should be required during the peak of the

the project falling under Odebrecht’s

construction work. “We are contracting

responsibility represents a fourth of the

people every day,” said Suffredini. The

total investment for the new Abu Dhabi

eight pieces of equipment that will be

sanitation project, whose contract value

included during the first phase of the

is approximately US$ 1.4 billion.

pumping station work will be supplied

The set of facilities formed by the tunnel and the pumping and treatment

by a Japanese company specialized in sanitation.

FORMALIZED CONTRACT During a ceremony held on January 24 in Abu Dhabi, Odebrecht International and ADSSC formalized the contract for the sanitary sewage system sewage Present at the meeting, from left to right: Ahmed K. Al Shemall, Public Relations Manager at Odebrecht; Gustavo Motta, Construction Manager at Odebrecht; Nasser Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Deputy Programme Management Department Manager at ADSSC; Alan Thomson, Managing Director at ADSSC; Shahzad H. Orakzai, Programme Management Department Manager at ADSSC; Paulo Suffredini, Contract Director at Odebrecht; and Eduardo Kezh, Risk Manager at Odebrecht

pumping plant (STEP).

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> industrial engineering

Internationalization and In Argentina, the company is currently undertaking construction work at the La Plata Refinery Continuous Catalytic Reformer (CCR) Center Unit for YPF

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d Transversality With internationalization as one of its macro strategies for fulfilling the 2020 Vision, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial ended 2011 by consolidating its international presence in a range of different countries.

The process began in Argentina in 2005 and since then, the company’s operations outside Brazil have not stopped growing.

Over the years and working in partnership with Odebrecht Venezuela, the company arrived to the country through the Converpro Contract. It currently has five projects underway.

In Mexico, the company concluded the construction workdeatsolo the Integrante retira amostra para análise em laboratório na estação de

General Lázaro Cárdenas serviço Hohenau, no Paraguai

Refinery, in Minatitlán, and odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 274 / january 2012

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> industrial engineering

The duplication of the General Lázaro Cárdenas Refinery in Mexico was concluded in 2011

signed a new contract

and improvement of the

Bioenergia, Braskem, Foz

with Braskem/Idesa

synergy between the

do Brasil and Odebrecht

for the construction

Industrial Engineering

TransPort for nine of its

of a petrochemical

businesses and those

24 contracts currently

center in the region of

of other Organization

underway.

Coatzacoalcos, in the state

companies are constants.

of Veracruz. Production is set to begin in July 2015.

half of last year, the

Industrial maintains

company was responsible

a partnership with

for managing and

PARTNERSHIP WITH

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

installing two new E TH

THE ORGANIZATION’S

Odebrecht América

units - Costa Rica and

COMPANIES

Latina e Angola,

Água Emendada. The

Odebrecht Venezuela, ETH

two contrac ts marked

The consolidation

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Odebrecht Engenharia

During the second

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the company ’s debut in this type of construc tion. “ The bioenergy sec tor has ver y specific needs with which we were still not familiar,” said Farid Abyzayan Feldberg, Contrac t Direc tor. “ The alliance with the client and its exper tise were essential for helping us meet the deadline and ensure the client ’s satisfac tion,” he said.

The construction work for the ETH Bioenergia Costa Rica Unit in Mato Grosso do Sul was finalized during the second half of last year odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 274 / january 2012

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> infrastructure

The Embraport Terminal construction project has already completed 25% of the piles and 10% have already been driven in. The operation began in September of last year and should be completed in October 2012

Innovating in Logistics for Tra Infraestrutura has used

which represents the dock

construction of the

some creative solutions for

foundation cycle. The

Embraport Terminal, located

the project’s logistics.

phase will allow for the

along the left bank of Santos

The highlight is the

Responsible for the

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future mooring of the large

Port in the coastal region

transportation of the

container ships, improving the

of SĂŁo Paulo, Odebrecht

piles at the driving fronts,

position of the Santos Port.

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ansportation Due to the 52-meter length and 45-ton weight of the

were designed and built to

piles and 6,000 reinforced

transport the parts.

parts – prompted Odebrecht

piles used in the project, the

The difficulty with the

to set up a 60,000-m2 factory

company opted for maritime

transportation and the large

with six production lines and

transportation. For this

volume of the parts for

12 gates with the capacity for

purpose, specialized vessels

manufacturing – over 2,000

35 tons and a 23-meter span. odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 274 / january 2012

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> infrastructure

“The project was adapted

a metal tip measuring up

cantitravellers – large metal

to the challenges and the

to nine meters. “Studies

structures that help position

environment, seeking out

identified different types of

the pile during the driving

the conditions to internally

soil in the region, so there was

process, which takes place

produce the necessary

the need to assemble the tips,

with the assistance of a crane.

resources while ensuring

which facilitate the drilling of

the required quality,” said

the sediment layer,” explained

Sendai, Commercial Manager,

Giorgio Bullaty, Production

Henrique Marchesi, Contract

one of the advantages of

Manager.

Director.

the cantitravellers is that

On average, eight piles

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The maritime

According to Amilton

they work regardless of

are manufactured daily.

transportation is followed by

the sea conditions. “We are

After they are produced, the

the driving process, which was

transforming a maritime

materials are stored in the

also modified by the company.

project into a suspended

stock area, from where they

The solution adopted for

one,” revealed Sendai. In order

are transported to receive

the foundations was to use

to avoid the appearance of

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PROJECT EARNS CERTIFICATION IN RECORD TIME The Embraport Terminal was the first Odebrecht Infraestrutura project to reach the Level 3 in management with the ISO 9.001:2008 certification in a planned fashion.

Within a 12-month period, the construction project earned a first-of-its-kind certification for the Quality Management System, valid for all its operations on a global scale within the Scope of On Shore Port Projects and Dredging.

Some 2,000 piles are transported by the docks (to the left), hoisted (to the right) and driven in by three cantitravellers

cracks and fissures in the pile during the hoisting process, the project developed a device that allows for efficient and safe lifting.

It is estimated that 350 meters of docks will be completed in December of this year, a period in which other areas of the terminal will be ready, such as the 800-meter viaduct that passes over the railroad and the river and the buildings for entry into the terminal. odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 274 / january 2012

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BNDES Releases Funds

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s for Family Homes The Igrapiúna Rural Family Home (CFR-I) and Agroforest Family Home (Cfaf ), located in Igrapiúna and Nilo Peçanha, in Bahia, respectively, have reason to celebrate. The Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) has released the funds for the remodeling and expansion of the teaching units, which will allow an increased number of youth to benefit from the initiative each year. The investment is the result of the Technical and Financial Cooperation Agreement signed in 2009 by BNDES and the Odebrecht Foundation.

According to Robson Kisaki, Teaching Director at CFR-I, the achievement is a gift for all educators, employees and students: Students from the Igrapiúna Rural Family Home will be benefited with the expansion and remodeling of the head office Com o Sistema Ponto a Ponto, a tarifa paga pelo usuário será proporcional ao trecho percorrido

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> odebrecht foundation and will allow the sites

to administer the

to hold activities for the

Professional Technical

community,” said Kisaki.

Education High School

For CFR-I, the funds

Course in Agribusiness

were divided into two

and the Professional

payments. The first, which

Technical Education

is already available, in the

High School Course in

amount of approximately

Forests, respectively, both

R$ 700,000, is for the

integrated with the High

construction of the

School. The certification

classrooms, administrative

was recognized by the

area and teachers’ room,

Bahia State Board of

cafeteria, computer lab,

Education.

library and multisport court.

The release of

The Presidente

approximately R$ 750,000

Tancredo Neves Rural

for Cfaf as a single

Producers’ Cooperative

payment will help it

(COOPATAN) was also

expand its lodging and

benefitted and received

build a cafeteria, library,

the second payment,

seed laboratory and room

in the amount of

for the school board and

more than R$ 691,000,

teaching team. “ This

corresponding to the

partnership will help

construction of a fruit

to further improve the

pre-processing unit.

technical and professional

The first payment, of

training offered to the

approximately R$ 750,000,

youth,” said Suzana

was released in June

Baiardi, the home’s

2011. The construction

Teaching Coordinator.

work is set for conclusion

In 2011, CFR-I and Cfaf were authorized

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OTHER ACTIONS

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in February of this year.

Youth from the Nilo Peçanha Agroforest Family Home during a practical class.

The unit was also included under the agreement between BNDES and the Odebrecht Foundation

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> fast notes

Companies Can Recover Taxes Paid Abroad Value Added Tax (or V.A.T.) is the tax

depends on the support of the companies’

charged for the majority of goods and services

Members for the presentation of the receipts

supplied by Canada and by certain European

and invoices.

countries. In Brazil, it known as the ICMS

In 2008, the Engineering and Construction

(Service and Merchandise Tax). In order to

business was reimbursed more than US$

encourage business tourism, these countries

16,000 for its expenses related to an MBA

reimburse the tax to companies who incurred

course completed by Members at England’s

expenses with hotels, vehicle rentals, fuel,

Cranfield University.

meals and transportation, training-related

The following countries return the V.A.T.:

costs, conferences, fairs and conventions;

Austria, Finland, Iceland, United Kingdom,

market research, projects and professional

Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Sweden, Canada,

services.

Holland, Monaco, Denmark, Ireland and

At Odebrecht, the Shared Services Center

Norway.

(CSC) is supporting companies during this

For more information, please contact

process. In order to recover the amount of

Mauro Luchini (mauroluchini@odebrecht.

tax paid, it is necessary for the company

com - 55 11 3792-4249) or Bernard Paulo

to sign a contract with another specialized

(bernardpaulo@odebrecht.com - 55 11 3792-

in recovering taxes abroad. The work also

4251) from the CSC.

Social Inclusion Program in Argentina Earns Recognition For the fourth consecutive year, Odebrecht earned the award “Partner

selection of permanent or temporary

for Inclusion” granted by the company

Members. Its partnership with Odebrecht

Manpower in Argentina, recognizing its

is designed to promote diversity and

commitment to the initiative “Building

inclusion in the job market, while also

Bridges for a More Inclusive Job Market.”

helping to raise awareness as to social

Manpower is a company that offers

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services related to the research and

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responsibility.

Duarte Corridor Project Tunnel Inaugurated On January 19, the

and avenues. “The project

procedures during different

President of the Dominican

will allow 15,000 vehicles to

phases of the project, together

Republic, Leonel Fernández,

shorten the commute from

with the commitment of

accompanied by his wife,

the North to South of the city,”

everyone,” he said.

Margarita Cedeño de

said Rúa.

Fernández, inaugurated the

Contracted by the

Orlando Santini, the

Ministry of Public Works, the

UASD Tunnel in the capital city

consortium’s Sustainability

Duarte Corridor involves

of Santo Domingo. The tunnel

Manager, pointed out that,

the construction of viaducts

is part of the Duarte Corridor

during the tunnel construction

at the city’s main avenue

project, currently being

period, there were no

intersections, where drivers

undertaken by the consortium

recorded accidents involving

currently face major traffic

formed by Odebrecht

Members, subcontracted

buildups. Víctor Díaz Rúa also

América Latina e Angola and

workers, pedestrians or

cited the launch of the Duarte

the company Ingenieria Estrella.

drivers. “The zero accident rate

II Corridor project, which

resulted from the application

includes the construction of

of safety programs and

new tunnels.

The tunnel, the first in the city, extends 1.3 km and was build along the extension of the street Avenida Ortega y Gasset, between the streets Avenida 27 de Fevereiro and José Contreras. The road, which has a maximum speed limit of 50 km/h includes a sign system, has modern ventilation systems, surveillance cameras, fire detection and fire fighting mechanisms and a control center.

According to the Minister of Public Works, Víctor Díaz Rúa, the tunnel will free up the traffic on the streets

The first tunnel in the city of Santo Domingo, built by Odebrecht América Latina e Angola, helped reduce traffic jams in the Dominican Republic capital

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> fast notes

Rio de Janeiro Port Region to Receive Larger Storm Drains The new phase of the

be replaced by new ones that

related problems. The last

Maravilha Port project, the

are 11 times greater (3.20 m by

drainage project in the port

revitalization work Odebrecht

1.80 m).

region was undertaken 100

Infraestrutura is undertaking

The area that receives

in the port zone Rio de Janeiro,

the rainwater from the

will increase the capacity of

neighborhoods of Morro

drainage work, the streets also

the streets for the drainage

da Providência and Morro

received new water, sewage,

of rainwater in the city. The

da Conceição is currently a

telecommunications, public

interventions will increase the

chronic site to floodings in Rio

lighting and city planning

number of water drains into

de Janeiro’s Downtown area

networks, part of the first

Guanabara Bay from two to

and the project is considered

phase of the Maravilha Port

eight and the 80-cm drains will

crucial for resolving flooding-

projects.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura is increasing the streets’ capacity for rainwater drainage

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years ago.

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In addition to the macro

OOG Discloses New Sustainability Policy During the last quarter of 2011, Odebrecht

Director at OOG, the establishment of the

Oil and Gas (OOG) approved the new

policy – including its Guidelines and Principles

Sustainability Policy and disseminated it to all

– will allow for more efficient operations in

Company Members.

Sustainability, strengthening the actions

In addition to formalizing Sustainability

that are already underway. “The topic of

practices and reinforcing the Leaders’

sustainability is always a priority in the agenda

commitment to the responsible management

of the projects, contracts and developments,”

of the topic, the documents serve as markers

said Fonseca. “This is, and will continue to be,

for the entrepreneurship line, allowing

a value practiced within OOG,” he said. “Each

Members to reach the desired goals and results

Member is a multiplier of the Sustainability

more quickly.

Policy and should contribute actively to its

For Marco Aurélio Fonseca, Sustainability

implementation.”

Back to School with “Green” Plastic Attentive to the increased consumption of ecological products and focused on the

serves both as a kit as well as a pencil holder.

time when students head back to school, which occurs in February in Brazil, FaberCastell launched the “Eco Carrying Kit.” Made with the Braskem “green” polyethylene – also known as green plastic, produced using sugarcane ethanol –, the “Eco Carrying Case” has the same characteristics as traditional plastic, is recyclable and features the differential of capturing carbon gas from the atmosphere.

Besides is sustainable characteristics, the product features a modern design and

Faber-Castell and Braskem present a modern carrying kit with a lower environmental impact

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> fast notes Started in May of last year, the Corinthians Stadium construction work has progressed 23% and is scheduled for completion in December 201

Start of Third Shift for Corinthians Stadium Construction Work Since January 16,

100 Members who work

of 2012, some 1,800 workers

the construction of the

from 8:00 p.m. to 5:30

will join the project. The

Corinthians Stadium – the

a.m., focused primarily on

project currently has 1,030

stage to the opening of

the manufacturing and

professionals distributed

the 2014 World Cup in São

installation of pre-cast parts

into three different shifts –

Paulo – has been moving at

and construction of concrete

the first, which works from

a faster pace.

blocks.

7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with

Odebrecht

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During the period

approximately 860 people,

Infraestrutura started

marked by the peak of the

and the second, which works

its third work shift with

construction work, which

from 3:00 to 11:20 p.m., with

a new team formed by

should be the second half

90 people.

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Odebrecht Infraestrutura Awarded for Sepetiba Beach Construction Work Odebrecht Infraestrutura was one of

during the award ceremony and received the

the recipients of the Milton Vargas Award,

Honorable Mention trophy from the President

granted by the magazine Fundações &

of the Rio de Janeiro Engineering Club, Francis

Obras Geotécnicas, for the Environmental

Bogossian, and from the Vice President of the

Revitalization of Sepetiba Beach, located

Brazilian Geosynthetics Association (IGS Brasil),

in the Rio de Janeiro’s Western Zone. The

Indiara Giugni.

award pays tribute to the engineer and

Initiated in June 2010, the project restored

pioneer professor of Soil Mechanics in Brazil

the stretch of sand that had been covered by

and highlights the innovative projects that

layers of silt over the past decades by installing

contributed toward the advancement of the

a geotextile mat. After the rehabilitation,

practice of engineering and the geotechnic

Sepetiba Beach will have a stretch of sand

area.

extending approximately 80 meters wide with

Celso Stanzani Jr., Commercial Manager of the project, represented the company

a leisure and sports area, benefitting some 40,000 local residents.

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> fast notes

CONEST Earns Certification in the ISO 9.001 and ISO 29.001 Standards The CONEST Consortium (formed by

to the ISO 9.001 for the Oil, Natural Gas and

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial and OAS)

Petrochemical Industry. For Ant么nio David,

received the Quality Management System

Quality Manager, the certification represents

certification in the ABNT NBR ISO 9.001

the effort and commitment of the Members

and ISO TS 29.001:2010 standards for the

who complete their activities with dedication,

Atmospheric Distillation Unit (UDA) and the

promoting the search for excellence.

Diesel Hydrotreatment, Naphtha and Hydrogen Generation (HDT) Unit.

With the achievement, the consortium

During a one-week period, the Bureau Veritas Certification auditors assessed all areas of CONEST, checked the planning phases,

became the first Abreu e Lima Refinery

structure, implemented procedures and the

company in Pernambuco to obtain the 2010

results obtained and also went on visits to the

version of the ISO TS 29.001, which is equivalent

field and held interviews with the professionals.

The CONEST Consortium is working to build the new Abreu e Lima Refinery units, located at the Suape Industrial Complex in Pernambuco

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Braskem Helps Plant More Than 121,000 Seedlings in Bahia Over 121,000 seedlings of Atlantic Forest

organization created to install an ecological corridor

species planted in the Bahia municipalities of

that connects the remaining vegetation in Bahia’s

Camaçari, Simões Filho, Entre Rios and Dias D’Ávila

Northern Coast by producing seedlings of native

in 2011. This was the result of the Forest Factory

Atlantic Forest species, cerrado (scrubland) and

project, which produced approximately 400,000

caatinga (dry forest) and restoring degraded areas.

seedlings and held 26 events, such as the lecture on

In 2011, the seedlings were planted with the

environmental awareness and the courses focused

assistance of the residents from the communities

on fighting forest fires for 1,024 people.

of Sauípe (Mata de São João), Pitanga dos Palmares

Created in 2008, the Forest Factory initiative is

(Simões Filho), Parque Florestal (Camaçari), Porto

maintained by Braskem; the Camaçari Industrial

Sauípe (Entre Rios) and Bairro do Bosque (Dias

Promotion Committee (COFIC); CETREL, an

D’Ávila), helping to recover some 30 hectares.

entity focused on ensuring the environmental

“Our goal is to restore, conserve and protect the

protection of the Camaçari Industrial Center;

Forest Ring while promoting social engagement,”

and the Garcia D’Ávila Foundation, an entity

said Álvaro Oyama, Executive Director of INCECC.

focused on sustainable development, as well as

“We also alert the government about the

the support of other companies. The project is

destruction of the ring due to illegal practices such

one of the actions implemented by the Costa dos

as invasions,” he said. According to Oyama, an

Coqueiros Ecological Corridor Institute (INCECC), an

average of 110,000 seedlings are planted each year.

Foz Operations Directors Participate in Lecture on Regional Journalism On January 13, the Foz do Brasil São Paulo

The meeting took place at the Limeira

Regional Board – a team of operational directors

unit in rural São Paulo and was focused on

and communication professionals at the units

regional journalism, considering the advance

– listened to a presentation by journalist Pedro

of Internet use by the community and the

Varoni, Journalism Manager at the television

related impacts. The topic of “Sanitation” and

broadcaster EPTV, an affiliate of the Globo Network

its exposure in the media was also included in

in rural São Paulo and in Southern Minas Gerais.

the discussions.

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Example of Success in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands In the community of Laranjeira, located in the municipality of Taperoá,

has always been my dream,”

Protection Area Mosaic

he said.

Integrated and Sustainable

A four-year member of

Development Program

in Bahia, Basílio Santos,

the Presidente Tancredo

(PDIS), supported by the

age 38, represents a

Neves Rural Producers’

Odebrecht Foundation,

success story. The farmer

Cooperative (COOPATAN),

Santos explained that he

is celebrating reaching his

an institution associated

was able to gather the

biggest goal: building a

with the Bahia Southern

necessary resources by

home for his family. “This

Lowlands Environmental

planting manioc root.

“We planted more and the productivity just kept increasing,” he said. “I used part of the money earned delivering the roots for the new home.”

While he was building his home, the farmer found a solution for the lack of electricity at the site: “Before beginning the construction work, I purchased a solar energy panel.” Santos also explained that he has new plans to expand the property. “I want to buy another piece of land and leave it to my five children and also start a savings account to guarantee our

Farmer Basílio Santos (to the right) next to the COOPATAN educator assistant, Adriano Santos, who monitored his production

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future,” he said.

More than 700,000 m2 in Recovered Areas at Santo Antônio HPP The Degraded Area Recovery

and planting of native species.

greenhouse has a production

Program (PRAD) at the Santo

Specific structures, such as the

capacity of 100,000 seedlings

Antônio Hydroelectric Power

fuel supply center and mechanic

per year.

Plant – built by Odebrecht

workshop, are evaluated to

Energia in Rondônia –

identify any possible signs of soil

for collecting seeds from

recovered more than 400,000

contamination.

some 60 native species in the

m2 of areas at the construction

The seedlings are generated

The Members are responsible

neighboring forests, preparing

site at the end of 2011. Since the

at the project greenhouse

the earth for germination and

start of the construction work,

through a manual process that

caring for the seedlings’ growth.

over 700,000 m2 have already

does not use any chemical

Anatalino Silva, Environmental

been recovered.

products and a composting

Technician, stated that in

technique to create the

addition to the environmental

the removal of the constructed

planting substrate, which

investment, the sector also

physical structure, cleaning of

includes leftover food from the

invests in people, including

the site and laying of the plant

construction site dining hall and

training and qualification

soil layer for the revegetation

pieces of shredded wood. The

courses.

The PRAD processes involve

The Santo Antônio HPP greenhouse was built using leftover wood from the construction site itself

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Odebrecht Energia Holds Vacation Internship Program

Of the 13 university students selected for the program, eight will work at the Assembly area and five at CSAC as part of the construction work for the Santo Antônio HPP

On January 10, Odebrecht Energia

Civil Consortium (CSAC). The participants also

initiated the Vacation Internship Program

watched presentations about the Odebrecht

with 13 participants at the Santo Antônio

Organization and about Odebrecht Energia,

Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP). Lasting from

listened to discussions on TEO and heard

one to two months, the initiative is designed

testimonials by Members.

to promote exchange between the university students and company professionals while

Engineer, Vitor Viu, Mechanical Assembly

disseminating Odebrecht Entrepreneurial

Engineer, and Ruberlei Lima, Assembly

Technology (TEO).

Safety Technician, the students visited the

Members of the company’s People and

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Accompanied by Vitor Amaro, Civil

construction project and toured the GG1, GG2

Organization program and from the contract

and GG3 generation groups, pre-assembly

took part in the event, together with Antônio

warehouse, main spillway, dining hall, lodging

Barbin, Quality Manager at the Santo Antônio

and supply warehouse at CSAC.

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Harvard and USP Students Visit Construction Project in United States On January 16, Odebrecht United States

and the operations of the U.S. Army Corps of

received students from the Harvard University

Engineers (USACE) in both Mississippi and

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Louisiana. In New Orleans, the group followed

and the University of São Paulo (USP)

the company’s operations at the construction

Polytechnic School. The group is part of the

site for the LPV-3.2 and LPV-9.2, both part

third edition of the course promoted by the

of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk

universities, which has the main theme of

Reduction System program undertaken by

Engineering, Environment and Extreme Events.

USACE – implemented after the flooding of

The university students visited research

the city due to Hurricane Katrina in August

centers, environmental management centers

2005.

Students from Harvard and USP visited the construction work for the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program, undertaken in New Orleans

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Transnordestina Receives Group of Interns during January Vacation Time Visiting one of the largest infrastructure projects currently underway in Brazil and

Parnamirim and Arcoverde, in Pernambuco, and in Paulistana, Piauí.

learning in practice that seen in the classroom.

Completing an internship in the cross-

This is the experience currently being lived by

tie factory in Salgueiro, the future engineer

seven university students participating in the

Ronderson Queiroz Hilário, from the Federal

third edition of the Vacation Internship Program

University of Ouro Preto, stated that the

at the Transnordestina Railroad, currently being

experience will help enrich his CV. “I hope

built by Odebrecht Infraestrutura.

to one day be part of a project the size of

There are six engineering students and one business administration student who came

Transnordestina,” said Hilário.

The students are chosen through

from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais and Recife, in

partnerships with Brazilian universities and the

the Pernambuco capital, to participate in a

experience generates opportunities for the

one-month internship along the stretches

participants to later join the projects, since some

of construction work located in Salgueiro,

become Young Partners.

In partnership with universities in the country, Odebrecht Infraestrutura promotes the Vacation Internship Program at several different projects

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Coral Expressway Promotes Activities for Children

Children from the communities of Benerito and Villa Padre Nuestro play with Miss Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernández

As part of the Odebrecht América Latina e Angola

snacks and toys based on their age and gender.

The initiative received the support of several different

Social Responsibility Program,

The event included the

Dominican Republic institutions,

undertaken in the Dominican

presence of Miss Dominican

such as the UMA Project, part of

Republic, the Coral Expressway

Republic, Dalia Fernández,

the Dominican “Heart to Heart”

project held the “Building Smiles

the United Nations High

Foundation; Romana Bayahibe

for Children from the Community”

Commissioner for Refugees,

Hotel Association and Romana

recreational event on January 6.

Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the

Bayahibe Tourism Group; Helados

representative from the UMA

Bon; Dominican Marine Studies

communities of Benerito and

Project, Claudia Sandoval, and

Foundation (FUNDEMAR);

Villa Padre Nuestro took part in

from the Romana Bayahibe Hotel

Bayahibe Vice Minister of

physical and recreational activities

Association and Group, Ana

Tourism; Arte Cuseco; Benerito

held at the construction site.

García-Sotoca, the President of

Pro-Development Association;

The boys and girls participated

the company Helados Bon, Jesús

Máximo Gómez Foundation;

together with their parents or

Moreno, as well as Odebrecht

Mir Foundation and Río Chavón

guardians and received free

Members.

Foundation.

Some 900 children from the

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Simplício HPP Supports Victims of Heavy Rains in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais The Simplício Hydroelectric Facility (AHE),

The actions included the donation of beds,

currently being undertaken by Odebrecht

mattresses, sheets and towels for the shelters

Energia, mobilized its Members to support the

that took in those who lost their homes, as

victims of the strong rains that caused mudslides

well as the supply of the lighting system for

and flooding in the municipalities of Além Paraíba,

the evening searches in the affected sites,

in Minas Gerais, and Sapucaia, in Rio de Janeiro, the

the distribution of meals and pamphlets with

region where the development is located.

orientations.

Odebrecht Angola: Friend of Children In December of last year, Odebrecht Angola received

national symbols and

well as educational activities

characters.

that addressed topics such as

the title of “Child-Friendly

Some 400 students took

malaria, HIV, cholera, personal

Company,” granted by

part in cultural activities,

hygiene, environment and

Brazil’s National Children’s

such as dance and theater, as

the value of family.

Institute (INAC), for its support of and dedication to the Malta da Paz and Alegria Children’s Social Project (Angolan children’s characters).

The distinction was given after the company added Malta da Paz and Alegria to “Happy Child Day,” and event organized for the children of Members last December 2 at the Odebrecht construction site. The goal was to support the Angolan government’s initiative of recognizing

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Children of Odebrecht Angola Members during “Happy Child Day,” which included the presence of the Malta da Paz and Alegria Children’s Social Project

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