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In June of this year, Foz do Brasil completed one year of water and sewage service operation in the municipality of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul.

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8 start of construction

for angola’s largest hydroelectric power plant

The Angolan Minister of State and Economic Coordination, Manuel Vicente, laid the cornerstone for the construction work to bypass the Kwanza River for the construction of the Laúca Hydroelectric Power Plant. Odebrecht Angola will be responsible for the first phase of the project.

> 12 fast news

> > 20 odeprev: 17 years supporting your life and career plan

Next Edition: july 24, 2012

With aims of helping each one of the Organization’s Members plan their future, Odebrecht created a supplementary pension plan 17 years ago, administered by Odeprev Odebrecht Previdência.

24 maracanã and pernambuco arena receive illustrious visitors

In June, government authorities and representatives from FIFA and the Local Organizing Committee for the World Cup visited the remodeling work for the Maracanã Stadium and the construction work for the Pernambuco Arena.

> 28 distinguished marketing

Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias won in two categories of the 2012 TOP Marketing, which awarded the best companies of the year in the area of marketing.

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> 34 fast news – people development 46 learning and innovation

In order to conclude the course, students from the Build Better Professional Training Center, located in the Bahia Southern Lowlands, were challenged to develop a project that applied what they learned from the course: the construction of a Model Home.

> > 50 fast news - sustainability

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> Sanitation

Foz do Brasil Completes One Year of Operations in Uruguaiana

Treatment operator, Paulo AndrĂŠ Pinto Pires, demonstrates the result from the first year of operation in the city: clean and treated water

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> Sanitation

In June of this year, Foz do

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city and has already invested

of Santana.

Brasil completed one year

R$ 35.2 million in water and

of water and sewage service

sewage networks, equipment

Frediani pointed out that the

operation in the municipality

and the qualification of local

sanitary sewage construction

of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do

labor. “Today, I drink water

work will have positive impacts

Sul. The company is helping

right from the faucet, because

both for the population’s

improve the health and

I trust Foz,” said Etelvina Maria

health and environmental

quality of life of the more than

de Almeida Carrazoni, a

preservation, as well as in

120,000 inhabitants of the

resident of the neighborhood

terms of increasing the value

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Unit Director Eduardo

In addition to restructuring

able to quickly perceive the

and replacing the water

results of the new treatment.

distribution network, the

“We were unable to drink the

company also increased supply

water, because besides tasting

in certain neighborhoods of the

very bad, it had a strong smell,”

municipality such as Profilurb

explained Krüger. “Now, it’s like

and Cabo Luiz Quevedo,

it should be - great for me and

guaranteeing water for the

my family,” said the retiree.

residents who had received the

Foz’ commitment to

resource from public sources for

Uruguaiana continues. For the

nine years.

second year of operation, the

One of the main benefits

company will continue with the

for the community was the

work by installing new sewage

inclusion of chlorine dioxide

lines and connections, sewage

in the water treatment, which

pumping plants, expanding the

eliminated the taste and smell

water networks and making

of algae – a problem that the

improvements to the sewage

local residents had faced for

treatment plant and the water

years. Lúcio Carlos Krüger,

treatment plant. Some R$ 170

age 74, a resident of the

million will be invested over the

neighborhood of São João, was

30-year concession period.

Foz do Brasil is installing 250 km of sewage lines and has restored the water distribution network

of the city’s real estate. “There will be 250 km of sewage lines, a reality that is already present in the life of the local residents,” said Frediani.

Today, Foz do Brasil is completing sanitary sewage work on more than 18 work fronts,” he said.

The retiree Lúcio Carlos Krüger was able to quickly perceive the results of the new water treatment:“Now, it’s excellent.”

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> Achievement

Start of Construction fo Hydroelectric Power Pl

The Kwanza River will be the site of the LaĂşca Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility: by the first half of 2016, the first 500 MW of energy should be generated

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or Angola’s Largest lant On June 22, the Angolan

Also participating in

development of the sector

Minister of State and

the ceremony were the

to obtain solid energy

Economic Coordination,

Minister of Territory

resources starting in 2017.

Manuel Vicente, laid

Administration, Bornito

“In the future, we want

the cornerstone for the

de Sousa, Minister of

every Angolan, located

construction work to

Energy and Waters, João

anywhere in the country,

bypass the Kwanza River

Baptista Borges, Minister

to benefit from electric

for the construction of the

of City Planning and

energy,” said Vicente.

Laúca Hydroelectric Power

Construction, Fernando

Plant, located in Dombo-

Fonseca, Ambassador

BENEFIT FOR EIGHT

Ya-Pepe, in the Province

of Brazil in Luanda, Ana

MILLION PEOPLE

of North Kwanza, situated

Luci Cabral, Governor of

282 km from Luanda.

Malanje, Boaventura da

Power Plant will have the

Odebrecht Angola will be

Silva Cardoso, Governor of

capacity to generate 2,067

responsible for the project,

North Kwanza, Henrique

MW of energy, four times

which represents the first

André Júnior and Ernesto

more than Capanda. The

phase of the development.

Baiardi, Managing Director

future hydroelectric power

of Odebrecht Angola,

plant will supply energy

among other guests.

for the country’s North and

On the occasion, Eurico J. M. Ferreira Mandslay, Director of

According to Minister

The Laúca Hydroelectric

Central region, benefitting

the Middle Kwanza

Manuel Vicente, the project

eight million consumers.

Facility Cabinet, and

is part of the Angolan

Marcus Azeredo, Contract

government’s ample

be completed over a

Director at Odebrecht,

program to recover the

period of five years and

signed the Project

country’s electrical system,

eight months and may

Consignment Agreement.

designed to reinforce the

generate 3,500 direct

The project will

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> Achievement

The Angolan Minister of State and Economic Coordination, Manuel Vicente, laid the cornerstone for the project that will benefit eight million Angolans

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job opportunities. “When

promote education in

it is completed, the

the local communities,

development will eliminate

helping contribute

the country’s energy

toward sustainable

distribution deficit and will

development.

surpass the current needs

The Governor of

detected in the sector,”

Nor th Kwanza, Henrique

explained Vicente.

André Júnior, stated that

The first phase of

the projec t will help

the construc tion work ,

improve the quality of

under taken by Odebrecht

life of the province’s and

Angola, was initiated

countr y ’s population.

in July of this year and

“Many youth will have

should be completed

job oppor tunities

in Februar y of 2014.

through the professional

The construc tion work

training program,” said

to bypass the Kwanza

Júnior. “At the end of the

River, which includes the

construc tion work , the

excavation of two tunnels

graduates will be able

along the right bank ,

to meet the demand

should generate 1,500

for the development ’s

direc t job oppor tunities.

maintenance,” he said.

During the initial

According to Vicente,

phase, Odebrecht will

the projec t will also drive

implement the Continued

the region’s industrial

Professional Qualification

sec tor. “One of the

Program - Acreditar

main advantages is the

(Believe), which will offer

suppor t for industrial

professional training

development,” he said.

courses to residents

The minister fur ther

from the region and job

stated that, besides

oppor tunities, as well as

the elec tric energy, the

the Kulonga Pala Kukula

solar and wind energy

Program, designed to

potentials are also being

generate income and

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> Fast News

Organization’s Companies among the 500 Top for Brasil Econômico On June 28, the newspaper Brasil

For the Entrepreneurial Leader of

Econômico held an award ceremony for the

Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Benedicto Junior,

first edition of its yearbook entitled “Best of

the creation of the award consolidates a

Brazil,” elaborated through a compilation of

vision of all economic segments.

the figures from the 500 largest companies

According to the article published by the

in the country based on net revenue, divided

newspaper, the Organization’s Engineering

into 21 economic sectors. More than 100

and Construction business took advantage

entrepreneurs and executives took part in

of the country’s growth over recent years.

the ceremony.

From 2009-2011, the companies that make

Odebrecht was elected the top company

up the energy, industrial engineering and

in the Construction and Engineering

infrastructure businesses presented growth

sector. In the overall ranking, Braskem

ranging from 30% to 40% per year in the

came in at 13th and Odebrecht at 38th.

activities operated in Brazil. “We are doubling

Other Organization companies were also

our effort in terms of training people,”

listed: Odebrecht Serviços came in at 259th

explained Benedicto Junior. “The number of

and Rota das Bandeiras – the Odebrecht

Members increased from 87,000 to 160,000,

TransPort concessionaire – earned 414th

with 116,000 of this total located in the

place.

country,” he said.

Braskem Acquires Assets at North American Braskem announced the acquisition

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terms of strengthening the operations of

of the splitter assets at the Marcus Hook

the Marcus Hook unit, and also emphasizes

Refinery (Sunoco) in the United States,

the company’s commitment to the North

guaranteeing the supply of raw material from

American petrochemical market. “We are

different sources to guarantee the continuity

satisfied about completing the negotiation,

of its operations.

which guarantees our clients, Members and

As part of the agreement, Braskem will

the local community the continuity of the

process propane through the splitter for use

operations at our Marcus Hook plant,” said

at its polypropylene plant. The operation

Fernando Musa, President of Braskem United

represents an important step forward in

States and Europe.

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Braskem Initiates Operations at New Butadiene Plant Braskem has placed its new butadiene plant into operation. The unit is located at the Triunfo Petrochemical Center, in Rio Grande do Sul, marking the start of the plant’s activities 50 days ahead of the originally announced schedule.

The product, used as a raw material in the tire and rubber industry in general, was classified within the standard required for sale on June 12.

The new plant, which has a production capacity of 103,000 tons per year, began operating 14 months after the start of the construction work, which generated 1,800 job opportunities. The total investment was R$ 300 million.

The new Braskem unit is operating at its maximum production capacity and is set to be inaugurated in July

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> Fast News

In Angola, Malanje, Huambo and Luanda Receive New Roads In June, Odebrecht

a public lighting system

Angola delivered new

and are part of the Luanda

roads in the regions

Structuring Highways

through its Structuring

Program, undertaken by

Highways and Huambo and

the Angola Road Institute

Malange Roads projects.

(INEA). The projects are

On June 14, the

designed to reduce the

country’s Minister of City

traffic in the country’s

Planning and Construction,

capital, facilitate the

Fernando Fonseca,

population’s commute and

inaugurated the Luanda

improve the transport of

Peripheral Expressway -

merchandise between the

Viana/Cabolombo Stretch

industrial centers.

and the Gulf Road -

The Huambo and

Gamek/Former Control

Malange Roads Project

Stretch. The roads include

concluded two stretches of

40 km of paved lanes with

the roads in the provinces.

The roads of Huambo and Malange are already connecting provinces and have helped facilitate the transport of local production

Lot 1 of the Capanda-Alto Dondo Road in Malanje, connects Capanda to Alto Dondo along its 70 km of extension, which will facilitate the transport of production in the region.

The final phase of the Caála-Ganda Road was also finalized in Huambo, which connects the provinces of Huambo and Benguela and extends 125 km.

The Luanda Peripheral Expressway and Gulf Road improved Angolans’ commute in the country’s capital

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CCR-YPF Project in Argentina Finalizes Regenerator Assembly At the end of May,

positioning the last of the

Catalytic Reformer (CCR)

Odebrecht Engenharia

seven regenerator modules

Unit Project, currently being

Industrial finished

under the Continuous

completed for the company YPF S.A. in the Province of

The regenerator modules were lifted and positioned using equipment and through the adjustment of the ground and beam rail systems

Buenos Aires in Argentina.

The regenerator, which weighs 590 tons and measures 75 meters high, is the main piece of equipment for the new petrochemical unit located in the Ensenada Industrial Complex.

The assembly work began in April and was completed by teams of specialists that developed an extensive and complete assembly procedure, ensuring the safe completion of the tasks. In order to size the adequate assembly machinery based on the cargo and physical space limits at the construction site, workers used a crane with a 600-ton capacity and Mega Lift equipment with a 200-ton capacity, which facilitated the positioning and retention of the modules during the lifting process.

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> Fast News With four turbines operating, the Santo Antônio HPP already has the capacity to supply more than 1 million Brazilian homes

Santo Antônio HPP: New Turbine in Operation At the start of July, the Santo Antônio

In March of this year, nine months ahead

Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), currently

of time, the Santo Antônio HPP began its

being constructed by Odebrecht E&C Energia

commercial operation by activating the two first

in Rondônia, began the commercial operation

turbines. By the end of 2012, there will be 12

of yet another turbine. With four turbines

turbines with commercial generation, and by the

operating, the plant will have the capacity to

start of 2016, with all the turbines operating, the

generate 264.8 MW of power, enough energy to

plant will have enough capacity to supply more

supply 1.4 million homes.

than 40 million people all over Brazil.

Braskem among Top Searched Companies in LinkedIn LinkedIn, the social network focused on the

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tool to look for job opportunities.

creation of professional profiles, published a

The results demonstrated that Braskem is

study on the top searched companies by the

among the 10 top searched national brands.

young Brazilian public on its platform. More

Another behavior revealed by the study was

than 20 million of its members are students and

that only Brazil and the United States have lists

young grads and at least 35% plan to use the

on which the first 10 companies are national.

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SuperVia Operational Control Center Receives Visit from Rio de Janeiro’s Governor On June 24, the Governor of

digital panel with information

he said.

Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral,

on the entire system and the

visited the installations of the

monitoring of the stations

Cabral inaugurated the new

Operational Control Center

through security cameras,” he

Manguinhos Station, located

After the visit, Governor

(OCC) at Supervia, an Odebrecht said.

on the Saracuruna line, and

TransPort company. Operating

announced the new operating

Governor Sergio Cabral also

since January of this year,

learned about the operation

hours of the Complexo do

the OCC controls the railroad

of the megaphone system,

Alemão Cable Car on Sundays,

operation in the capital and in

which allows for direct

which will now operate from

another 11 municipalities of the

communication between

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Carlos José

Metropolitan Region.

the OCC and passengers. The

Cunha stated that the extension

governor announced the start

of the cable car operating hours

modernization, SuperVia

of operation of the 10th Chinese

and the reformulation of the

develops, in partnership with

train of the 30 already acquired.

Manguinhos Station are part

the State Government, a R$

“The center is certainly one of

of a series of improvements

2.4-billion investment program

the most modern I have ever

designed for the passengers

that includes the renewal of the

seen anywhere in the world,”

of the Saracuruna line. “We

train fleet, installation of a new

said Cabral. “It uses cutting-edge

are committed to bringing

sign system and revitalization of

technology to guarantee the

increasingly more comfort,

the entire railroad infrastructure.

necessary efficiency and speed

speed and safety to clients,” said

for the operation of the trains,”

Cunha.

In addition to the OCC

Carlos José Cunha, the President of SuperVia, and João Gouveia, Operations Director, showed the governor how the operating screens work.

“The new OCC is equipped with national cutting-edge technology and offers streamlined railroad traffic control,” said Cunha. “It has an integrated communication system, contingency plan,

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> Fast News

Saneatins Notícias: More Information, Integration and Culture In order to disseminate communication and

other Foz contracts and topics related to the

integrate and familiarize Members further with

Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). In

the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology

the beginning, the newsletter will be published

(TEO), Saneatins - Tocantins Sanitation Company,

once a month in online and print versions, as well

controlled by Foz do Brasil, launched its electronic

as one for display on the company mural.

newsletter called Saneatins Notícias.

The newsletter presents, in a simple and

In its first edition, published at the end of June, the newsletter highlighted the construction work

dynamic fashion, information about the company’s

that will eliminate the need for rationing during

operation and investments in the region, its

the drought season in the municipality of Paraíso;

relationship with the communities from Tocantins

the start of operations of Foz Águas 5, in Rio de

and Southern Pará, corporate events, news about

Janeiro; photos from the traditional Assan Junina Festival; and the presence of Márcio Polidoro, responsible for Communication at Odebrecht S.A., during the 1st Edition of “Fireside Conversation,” among other topics.

Integrated with Foz at the start of 2012, Saneatins is formed by more than 1,500 Members who, with the support of leaders and actions from the People and Organization and Communication areas, are learning about, understanding and beginning to practice the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). “This is a tool that will contribute toward generating and strengthening the alignment of the discourse and actions of our business, in addition to stimulating in the Members a sense of belonging and integration with the new entrepreneurial culture,” said Rodrigo Vilar, responsible for Institutional Relations at Saneatins. “It is an instrument designed for people that becomes more important in an operation that directly and indirectly covers 130 municipalities,” said Vilar.

The first edition of Saneatins Notícias was launched in June of this year

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> Post-Career

Odeprev: 17 Years Supporting The search for personal and professional achievement is one of life’s major challenges. In this search, it is necessar y to think about and plan the future, which requires discipline and attitudes that are adopted in the present. With aims of helping each one of the Organization’s Members plan their future, Odebrecht created a supplementar y pension plan 17 years ago, administered by Odeprev Odebrecht Previdência.

The assets managed by Odeprev total more than R$ 1 billion, an amount corresponding to the supplementar y pension of the more than 14,000 Members who have joined.

“I n order to build an even stronger relationship with

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g your Life and Career Plan those searching for information about the supplementar y pension model that we adopted,” said Brinck mann.

According to him, the company is aligned with the vision of administering adequate risk and return solutions for Members, as well as helping make their dreams come true. “ We are aware of our challenges,” said Brinck mann. “Odeprev is willing and committed to constantly seek ing out improvements to suppor t the professional based on the professional responsible for Odeprev. “ The Odeprev professionals, we are promoting a process to renew our communication,” said Sérgio Brinck mann,

Por tal, for example, was entirely restruc tured to better ser ve the Members that had already joined the plan and to suppor t

his or her phase of life,” he said.

The plans encourage Members to continue for ward and make their achievements possible.

The best time to plan for the future is now.

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> Post-Career ODEPREV VIDEO CHANNEL Have you visited the Odeprev Video Channel?

With aims of informing, orienting and instruc ting Members, Odeprev ’s periodic communications are designed to disseminate topics focused on Financial and Pension Plan Education.

The video “Thinking about the Future” presents the current pension plan scenario in the country and the importance of the supplementary plan for guaranteeing security during the post-career phase. The movie “Apertem os cintos, a taxa de juros caiu - parte 1” (“Tighten up your belts, the interest rate has dropped - part 1”) addresses the reduction in the interest rate and how the topic influences investments and the formation of people’s assets.

In order to view the full content, please access the Odeprev Portal Video Channel.

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With more than 14,000 participants, the assets administered by Odeprev total more than R$ 1 billion

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> 2014 World Cup

Maracanã and Pernambuco Completed with the

in the Metropolitan Region of

Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo,

participation of Odebrecht

Recife, received visits in June

accompanied by the Rio de

Infraestrutura, the remodeling

from government authorities

Janeiro Vice Governor and

work for the Maracanã

and representatives from

Coordinator of Infrastructure,

Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro,

FIFA and the Local Organizing

Luiz Fernando Pezão, visited the

and the construction of the

Committee for the World Cup.

Maracanã Stadium revitalization

Pernambuco Arena, located

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On June 11, the Brazilian

work. The inspection is part

The remodeling work at Maracanã Stadium is already more than 55% completed.

o Arena Receive Illustrious of the second round of visits

Works Company (EMOP), Ícaro

Aldo Rebelo, this percentage

to the stadiums that will host

Moreno, and the management

should reach 60% by the end of

the 2014 World Cup Games.

of the Maracanã Rio 2014

the month. The minister pointed

The State Secretary of Public

Consortium were also present.

out that the government is

Works, Hudson Braga, Minister

Currently, 59% of the

confident about the delivery

of Sports and Leisure, Marcia

construction work at Maracanã

deadlines. “The construction

Lins, President of the State Public

is completed, and according to

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> 2014 World Cup

Aldo Rebelo observes the construction work for Maracanã. The inspection is part of the second round of visits to the stadiums that will host the 2014 World Cup games

the advance is visible,” said Aldo

lighting,” said the vice governor.

Rebelo. “Maracanã will be ready

On June 29, a group formed

observed the work from the

for the Confederations Cup next

by members of the Ministry

highest point in the construction

year,” said Rebelo, who should

of Sports, FIFA and the Local

site and viewed the arena’s

return to the stadium in three

Organizing Committee for

future installations through

months.

the World Cup visited the

installed panels. The visitors then

construction work for the

headed to the field to see the

highlighted the work of

Pernambuco Arena, which

progress of the project up-close.

the 5,200 Members at the

includes the participation of

construction site, who have

4,000 Members. Jérôme Valcke,

moment, Members had the

been working at an accelerated

the General Secretary of FIFA

opportunity to kick around

pace. “We are recovering a

and former soccer players

a soccer ball with the world

heritage of mankind,” said Pezão.

Ronaldo and Bebeto were

champions. “It was a very special

“We are now just discussing the

among those in the group.

day for me, since I’m a soccer

The visit began at the

fan and I always cheered a lot

Luiz Fernando Pezão

grass for the field, chairs and

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overlook, where the guests

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During a more laid-back

for Ronaldo and Bebeto,” said

stadium. “The current ones

nearly completed,” he said.

the enthusiastic Scaffolding

worthy of highlight include

The recovery of the concrete

Assembler, André Dias. “Playing

the electrical, hydraulic and

structures of the stadium’s

with them was like winning

air conditioning installations,”

monumental ramps, built back

a World Cup,” said Dias. “I’m

said Moreno. “We are also

in 1950, has already begun.

going to tell my whole family

working to install the steps

The press box slabs are taking

when I get home,” said General

of the grandstands in the

shape, together with the

Service Assistant, André Luiz

East and West sectors,” he

masonry for the bathrooms

Feitosa jokingly, who was once a

said. According to Moreno,

and bars on all floors.

professional player himself.

the grandstands should be

It is estimated that the

completed in September of

construction work will be

THE NEXT STAGES FOR

this year, in order to begin the

finalized in February of

MARACANÃ

installation of the roof.

2013. Maracanã will host

During the visit to the

The four new access ramps

three games during the

Maracanã remodeling work,

have been finalized and

Confederations Cup next year,

the President of EMOP, Ícaro

the construction of the four

and seven games during the

Moreno, commented that

circulation towers, which

2014 World Cup, including

some 5,600 interventions are

will connect the ground

the final game and closing

performed each day at the

floor to the upper floors, is

ceremony.

Members of FIFA and former players Ronaldo and Bebeto visited the construction work at the Pernambuco Arena

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> Awards

Distinguished Marketing Odebrecht Realizações

Santos, a city in São Paulo’s

Imobiliárias (OR) was one

the Syrian Sports Club in São coastal region, that sold

of the winners of the 2012

Paulo.

TOP Marketing Award,

The company won in the

100% of the 172 properties in just one day –, as well as

which recognized the best

category of Sales Speed with

in the category of Innovative

companies of the year in the

the Legend Case – a hotel

Campaign, with the multi-

area of marketing during a

development launched in

use development LED,

The OR teams receive the two awards earned by the company during the 2012 TOP Marketing

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ceremony held on June 27 at

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launched in Brasília, whose

the campaigns also included

Ana Amélia Feijó, Marketing

campaign was developed

actions designed for the

and Client Relationship

using the light painting

social networks.

Manager for the Central-

photography technique,

Sérgio Roberto Macedo,

South Regional, received the

which involves moving

Director of the Minas

award for LED Águas Claras.

a light source in front of

Gerais and Federal District

Marcello Arduin, Director of

the camera during a long

Regional, from the Central-

the Santos, ABC and Coastal

exposure time in order to

South, Denis Marvão,

(SAL) Regional, from the

draw images. In addition to

Incorporation Manager in

Central-South, Elton Santi,

the advertising materials,

the Federal District, and

Incorporation Manager for

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> Awards Legend, and Paulo Pinheiro, Managing Director of Lopes, represented OR during the tribute to the development.

The TOP Marketing Award is currently in its 40 th edition and is promoted by the Brazilian Association of Sales and Marketing Directors (ADVB). The award recognizes high quality cases, both for the importance of the marketing solution found as well as the social expression earned.

I’M FROM SANTOS In order to follow the launch of the development in Santos, called Legend, OR promoted the exhibit “I’m from Santos! A Tribute to the Past, a Present for the Future,” which shared the city’s history through stories, images and videos sent by Santos residents and locals from the municipality on Facebook.

The development will be constructed on the terrain of the traditional SyrianLebanese Club, which will also receive a new head office at the same site. “OR’s

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Currently being constructed in the city of Santos, Legend recovers and pays tribute to the municipality’s

proposal was to develop a project that could keep up with the new demands of the Santos real estate market while at same time recovering and paying tribute to the city’s history,” explained Ana Amélia Feijó.

“The entire campaign was developed focused on the importance of the SyrianLebanese Club for Santos residents,” she said.

In addition to the modernization of the head office, which will extend approximately 4,700 m², Legend also features a staggered tower with 310 residential apartments and 228 hotel rooms, representing a first-of-itskind format in the region.

The development is the result of a series of studies recommended by OR. The studies indicated that the hotels in Santos were operating at their full capacities and that the demands will increase even further with the development of the business from the pre-salt chain, which according to odebrechtnoticias.com.br / nº 286 / july 2012

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> Awards the company’s estimates,

innovative campaign, the

buildings, hotel complexes

should require an increase

actions were based on the

and a shopping center

of approximately 400,000

words “work,” “shop” and

within a single site. LED is

overnight stays per year in

“enjoy,” which illustrate the

designed to offer the region

the city.

project’s concept.

a project that combines

The development brings INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN

for Águas Claras, located in

multiuse complex with an

Brazil’s Federal District, a

apart-hotel, commercial

Life Essential Design,

new city planning proposal

rooms and a shopping

recognized as the most

that gathers commercial

center developed to provide

For the case LED –

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privacy, convenience,

of words or drawings with

incredible material with

comfort, leisure and safety.

messages of wishes for 2012.

creative images,” said Feijó.

The selection considered the

“Certainly, many participants

included the cultural

originality of the messages

didn’t know what light

contest “Let’s Paint 2012

and the best application of

painting was and were

with Light?,” promoted in

the light painting technique.

able to have access to this

December 2011 on the OR

OR also developed an

tool, which opens a series

Facebook page. The contest

instructional video on

of new possibilities for the

awarded two participants

YouTube explaining how

generation of images,” she

who posted the best images

to use it. “We received

said.

The publicity campaign

LED, the development being constructed in the Federal District, combines commercial buildings, hotel complexes and a shopping center within a single site

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> Fast News – People Development

Moatize Expansion Project Begins Teaching First Acreditar Group

Students from Acreditar Mozambique - Tete on the first day of class, which also included the presence of Paulo Brito, Bruno Malagutti, Antonio Caiado, Ana Marcia and other Members

July 2 marked the start of the first group of the Basic Cycle of the Acreditar (Believe) Program

Organization, Adriana Brito, responsible for

- Mozambique - Tete for the Moatize Expansion

Social Programs in Mozambique, Antonio

Project, an alliance agreement between the

Caiado, Administrative-Financial Manager,

company Vale and Odebrecht International.

and Fernando Lara, Administrative Manager

The 70 students were welcomed at the Dom

at Vale, were present at the event. There

Bosco Professional School, where the course is

was also participation by the Acreditar

being undertaken.

team, which was led by Ana Marcia Della

Paulo Brito, Contract Director, Bruno

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Malagutti, responsible for People and

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Libera.

Acreditar Junior: Graduates Organize Business Fair On June 15, the fifth group from Acreditar

cans, CDs and newspapers were transformed

(Believe) Junior – a professional training

into bags, hats, dresses, jewelry, shirts, beds,

for youth implemented by Odebrecht

sofas, chairs, curtains and jewelry cases, among

Energia at the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric

other objects.

Power Plant (HPP) – concluded the courses

The students developed all the stages

for Microcomputer Operator, Production

of the company creation, from the choice

Assistant, Automobile Mechanic and

of the area, products and/or services and

Automobile Electrician.

even the brand and definition of costs. “We

As the conclusion project, the students from

learned to work in a group and I feel prepared

the Production Assistant course organized

and qualified,” said student Lorena Dias de

the Business Simulation Fair. The youth put

Carvalho Santos. Apprentice Raphael dos

their creativity to work to transform recyclable

Santos Raiol commented: “The course was

products into new items. Exhibits and fashion

an important achievement for me, since

shows represented the companies created by

I got over my shyness and improved my

the apprentices in the areas of clothing making,

self-esteem,” said Raiol. “Now, I’m really pro-

furniture and accessories. PET bottles, soft drink

active.”

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> Fast News – People Development

Young Apprentice Project at Maracanã Trains New Group of Bricklayers After one year of studies,

The graduation day was

want to stop studying. I want

on July 2, 30 youth from

also the first day of work

to get a university degree,”

the first group of the

at the Maracanã Stadium

she said.

Young Apprentice Program

revitalization project for

Bricklayer course – promoted

13 youth from the group.

responsible for People

by the Maracanã Rio 2014

Andressa Miguel da Costa,

and Organization at the

Consortium (Odebrecht

age 23, was one of those

consortium, commented on

Infraestrutura and Andrade

contracted. The youth wants

the importance of training

Gutierrez) in partnership

to be an architect or civil

qualified labor in the civil

with the Rio de Janeiro

engineer. “I sought out the

construction sector: “The

Industrial Social Service

course because it represents

course is an investment that

(SESI) and National Industrial

a step in my professional

generates opportunities for

Learning Service (SENAI) –

career,” said Costa. “The

different people and the

received their certificates of

diploma for bricklayer is just

company receives a return

conclusion.

the first step, since I don’t

from the contracting of

Renata Emendabili,

young professionals,” said Emendabili.

José Vicente Machado, Executive Manager at SENAI Tijuca, emphasized the partnership between SENAI and the consortium companies: “It is gratifying to know that all of them are being directed in the job market and that all will contribute toward the development of our state,” During the course, students took part in technical classes focused on the placement of mosaic tiles and asphalt and the creation of price quotes, among other areas

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said Machado.

Vacation to Learn and Work at Pernambuco Arena

Bruno Dourado (in the center), Contract Director, welcomes the youth from the Odebrecht Vacation Internship Program

In early July, the team from the Pernambuco Arena, an Odebrecht Infraestrutura project in the Metropolitan

projects in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, and in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. Civil engineering student, José Ari Povoas,

Region of Recife, received seven university

became interested in the opportunity after

students who traded their vacation to spend a

he visited the construction work with his

month as interns at the project.

group. “I signed up because I wanted to gain

Tuany Rodrigues, a student from the

experience at a large company, where I could

Business Administration course, summarized

correctly learn what I saw at college,” said

the purpose of her participation: “Learning in

Povoas.

practice what we are studying in the classroom

The interns will work at the Pernambuco

and showing our work. This is the youth’s

Arena until the end of July of this year and

third experience in the Odebrecht Vacation

will be accompanied by Members from

Internship Program. Rodrigues has already

the administrative and civil and electrical

completed internships at other company

engineering sectors.

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> Fast News – People Development

Meeting between Young Partners from Odebrecht Energia and OOG

An opportunity for integration and to learn about the Organization’s culture: 73 Young Partners from Odebrecht Energia and OOG met in Rio de Janeiro

On June 28 and 29, Odebrecht Energia and Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) held the

the Organization’s characteristics, values and

2nd Meeting of the Introduction to the 2012

concepts,” said Wilquerson Barbosa, a young

Young Partner Culture Program, involving the

partner from OOG. “I’m motivated and better

participation of 73 Members.

prepared for new challenges,” he said.

The youth learned about topics such

For Elicléa de Freitas, a Young Partner from

as the Principles, Concepts and Criteria of

Odebrecht Energia, the results and learning

Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO),

obtained during the meeting were satisfactory. “I

Characteristics of the Odebrecht Partner and the

return to my place of work with a new vision that

Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Judgment

will give me more strength to face challenges,”

(PMEJ) Cycle, and also listened to stories

said Freitas. Gustavo Viana, from the same

about life and career from Members during a

company, added: “It was really good to interact

session on Communication between Different

with the Members from other companies,” said

Generations.

Viana. “I became familiar with different realities

“The program was important for my career,

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and learned from their experience,” he said.

The 6th Annual IT Meeting gathered 150 Members

Annual IT Meeting Arrives to its Sixth Edition On June 14 and 15, the Information Technology (IT) area promoted its 6th Annual Meeting in São Paulo, involving the participation of 150 Members. The central theme was the recognition of the profession.

Held each year since 2007 for those professionals allocated to the Organization’s different businesses, the meeting represents an opportunity to reinforce the sense of group. “It is a time to exchange experiences, develop relationships, learn more about the projects and

Paulo Lacerda delivered the Odebrecht IT Award to the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire

innovative technologies and recognize the importance of

horizons for us,” said Freitas. Thyago Coan, responsible

the area in Odebrecht’s growth process,” reinforced André

for IT at Prosub-EBN, commented: “The meeting

Schneiter, responsible for Entrepreneurship Support - IT.

allowed us to build relationships and exchange

The Members listened to lectures from Members of

experiences, in addition to stimulating us with new

Santo Antônio Energia, Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia,

ideas for topics that have not yet been developed in our

Odebrecht TransPort and Braskem about how the area

projects,” said Coan.

added value to the business results and also took part in

The professionals also competed for the Odebrecht

forums and the Suppliers’ Fair, where they had a chance

IT Award, which challenged them to enter innovative

to view new products from companies like Microsoft, Dell

projects focused on the topics of Cost Reduction or

and BlackBerry. “We believe that IT is a major strategic

Increasing Safety. The winning project was chosen by

partner for the Organization, providing solutions designed

the participants themselves: “Intelligent Highways -

to ensure efficiency, business safety and the generation of

Increasing the Client’s Safety,” by the IT team of the Rota

new businesses, said André Schneiter.

das Bandeiras Concessionaire.

Fabiano Freitas, IT Manager at Itaguaí Construções

Paulo Lacerda, responsible for Entrepreneurship

Navais S.A., pointed out the edition’s differentiated

Support – Operations and Sustainability, closed the

structure. “We had some activities in smaller groups that

event and commented on the sector’s progress at the

promoted a more in-depth debate, and we learned about

Organization and the path to be taken based on well

some different ideas and initiatives that open up new

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> Fast News – People Development

Foz in Blumenau Promotes Training for Plumbers For two years, Foz do Brasil has been

civil construction professionals so that they know

responsible for the sewage collection and

how to connect the homes to the new collection

treatment services in Blumenau, Santa Catarina,

network. The company offers free training

and has worked to improve the city’s coverage

open to the public. The course, which involves

rates. One example of this is the Garcia Sewage

theory and practice, is taught using a model that

Treatment Plant (STP), which will benefit more

demonstrates how the piping from a home is

than 80,000 residents and will have the capacity

connected to the outside network.

to treat 175 liters of sewage per second. “When we

In June, Foz’ operations were highlighted by

arrived, only 4.8% of the sewage was treated,” said

the local media with the airing of a news story

Antonio Carlos Brandão de Alencar, Operations

on the television show Jornal do Meio Dia (“Noon

Director. “Today, we are at 7%. With the conclusion

News”) from the channel Ric Record, an affiliate

of the plant, together with the WTP-Fortaleza, we

of the Record Broadcast Network, which showed

will be able to reach the 40% that we are aiming

the growth in the company’s coverage rates

for by the end of this year,” he said.

in the municipality and revealed the planned

With the installation of the new sewage network, Foz is training private plumbers and

investment of R$ 100 million by the end of 2012.

Click here to watch the view.

More than 100 people have already completed the plumber qualification course. The next group will begin on July 16

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Panamá Gathers General Supervisors from its Contracts

Topics such as Safety and Risk Analysis and group dynamics about interpersonal relationships, the leadership role and selfesteem were also developed at the meeting

On June 16, Odebrecht held the 1st

Organization’s operations worldwide and in

General Supervisors’ Meeting in Panama,

the country. The participants also listened

involving the participation of 39 Members

to a testimonial on the life and career of

from the six contracts underway in the

Sergio Bezerra, Contract Director of the

country.

Honduras Market, and Emir Guimarães,

During the event, Oscar Salazar,

General Supervisor for the Coastal Belt

responsible for Planning, Administration

Project - Phase III, who has been working at

and Finances in Panama, presented the

Odebrecht for 39 years.

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> Fast News – People Development

United States Initiates New Introduction to Culture Program Group During the month of July, Odebrecht United States began its new Introduction to Culture Program group, which consists of 37 Members.

The first meeting included lectures by

dynamics and activities during the day.

“With the speakers, I learned that the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) extends beyond the Odebrecht Organization.

Renato Baiardi, Member of the Odebrecht

“It is a philosophy of life,” said Brenda Tirado,

S.A. Board of Directors, Miguel Peres, Chief-

from area of Quality Control. Marinaldo

Superintendent at Odebrecht in Mozambique,

Azevedo, from Finance area, concluded: “It was

and Jairo Flor, Responsible for Finances at

the best meeting I ever participated in,” said

Odebrecht International, in addition to group

Azevedo.

In the Introduction to Culture Program, Members of Odebrecht United States learn about the principles, concepts and criteria of TEO

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EAD Odebrecht Portal Presents New Look

The AFEq training portal was reformulated to facilitate access to and communication with Members

Since July 9, the EAD Odebrecht

problems and release of accesses, as well

Portal has had a new look. The Functional

as a new FAQ area and a special space for

Equipment Support (AFEq) tool became a

course suggestions.

training and communication portal and was re-named EAD Odebrecht 2.0.

In addition to the more attractive and

The portal was created in September of last year and 214 Members from eight countries have already signed up for

functional homepage, the system also

the training sessions offered. There are

contains the websites of the Organization’s

currently eight courses available and

main suppliers for searches, the issuing

another six in the final development

of digital certificates and more dynamic

process.

statistical reports. The portal also presents

To view the new portal, click here. You

technical support tools such as helpdesk

can also access it via your smartphone or

and web chat, facilitating the resolution of

tablet.

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> Odebrecht Foundation

Learning and Innovation Handling structural elements, having access

the Bahia Southern Lowlands

to material technology,

Environmental Protection

interpreting projects and

Area Mosaic Integrated and

raising structures with

Sustainable Development

masonry are some of the

Program (PDIS), supported

topics included in the

by the Odebrecht

curriculum of the youth

Foundation.

studying at the Build Better

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institution associated with

The last group, which

Professional Training Center,

completed the course in

located in Valença, Bahia.

May of this year, had the

Offering the only long

experience of building

duration course in Brazil

a Model Home project

– which lasts 18 months

that was required to meet

– the institution allows

the parameters defined

its students to integrate

by the Brazilian Federal

theoretical knowledge

Government’s My House,

focused on civil construction

My Life program, and which

with the practice exercised at

included amenities designed

“construction site schools.”

for individuals with special

In order to complete the

needs. These criteria meet

course, the students are

the technical standards

presented with the challenge

of the Brazilian Habitat

of developing a project

Quality and Productivity

that involves what they

Program and also comply

learned at Build Better – an

with the Caixa Econômica

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Marcos Brasileiro was one of the youth involved with the Model House project

Federal (CEF) sustainability requirements, such as with the use of wood with a certified origin.

Three weeks were required to complete the house. Each phase of the construction work had one of the youth as the process leader, together with the monitoring of the engineer Felipe Nasser and the monitor Vilson Carlos Martins, a student who completed the first group of the Build Better program.

“I didn’t need much time to be sure of what I wanted and the training motivated me to learn more about the civil construction area,” said Marcos Sousa Brasileiro, age 22, one of the students involved with the project created by Alessandro Trindade Leite, Architect and City Planner.

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> Odebrecht Foundation execution activities, the youth adopted techniques of pagination, which allows them to measure the use of materials beforehand, thereby preventing excess solid waste. This guaranteed a sufficient quantity of concrete blocks for the structure of the walls, ceramic for the floor coating and PVC lining for the roof.

FUTURE PLANS The proposal is for the project to serve as one of the results of the Build Better work for current and future partners. An example of this is the case of prospecting a closer relationship with the Ministry of the Cities in order to make the institution responsible for the My House, My Life construction work that will take place in Valença – approximately 300 lowcost houses – as well as in other municipalities of the Bahia Southern Lowlands. The Model House will also be used as a construction parameter for the next students.

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OOG Promotes Sustainability Games The Spirit of Serving

preservation, which were also

materials were collected, such as

associated with the

transformed into points for

paper, cardboard, PET bottles and

sustainable development of

the teams. Botafogo Municipal

aluminum cans.

the communities in which

High School was the winner

Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG)

with 20,380 points and received

the area of Safety, Health and

operates. This summarizes the

R$ 2,000.00. The student that

Environment of the Business Unit

2nd Edition of OOG Volunteer

collected the highest amount

(BU) – Integrated Services, said

Day, which gathered Members

of materials was awarded with a

that she participated actively in

and youth from seven schools

laptop computer.

the actions and encouraged her

that participate in the School

Volunteer Day, which is based

Vera Lucia Santos, from

colleagues. “Recyclable materials

in Action Program for the

on the company’s Sustainability

can be transformed into pieces

Sustainability Games, held in

Policy, involved the participation

of art and an income source and

Macaé, Rio de Janeiro.

of 320 Members from Rio de

reduce the amount of garbage,

Janeiro and Macaé and 4,500

allowing people to improve

Environmental Education, the

students, suppliers and partners.

the quality of life of future

games had two phases. During

Sixteen tons of discarded

generations,” said Santos.

Under the theme of

the first, held from May 14 to June 22, those that signed up were divided into groups that collected, separated and weighed disposable materials, transforming them into points for the teams. The games also promoted the planting of seedlings at the units and a campaign to increase the solid waste separation rate at the OOG Service and Drill Rig Bases and at the schools.

During the second phase, which was held on June 30, there was the organization of activities with a focus on environmental

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The team from Botafogo Municipal High School was the winner of the games, which were part of the 2nd Edition of the OOG Volunteer Day

Professionals Join the “I Take Care” Campaign in Argentina

Members from Odebrecht in Argentina met for lectures on responsible consumption and care with the environment

In order to promote responsible energy,

Foundation, a non-profit civil association

paper and drinking water consumption,

formed by youth with special needs that

Odebrecht in Argentina launched the “I Take

encourages social inclusion and environmental

Care” campaign in June. The initiative was

preservation. The group demonstrated the

coordinated by Members from the Social

importance of the 3Rs – reduce, recycle and

Responsibility, Health, Workplace Safety and

reuse – in daily activities. “I really liked the

Environment and Climate Change areas of the

integration activity that the group proposed,

contracts in the country.

since we learned about how to throw away

The campaign is designed to help Members reach the goals focused on reducing the use of resources and materials, taking the

waste correctly,” said Ariel Ignacio Avila, a Young Partner from the PAC-SMS Project.

For Cecilia Frljanic, from the SHE area of the

consumption from the first quarter of the year

CCR – YPF Project, the initiative is important,

as reference. It also raises Members’ awareness

since it promotes changes in people’s habits

and trains them to adopt responsible habits,

and is aligned with the Organization’s

such as printing on used paper and eliminating

Sustainability Policy: “The campaign helps make

unnecessary lights in the offices.

us aware of the effect we have on our children’s

During the month of June, Members listened to presentations by the Cascos Verdes

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Moatize Expansion Project Holds Accident Prevention Campaign The Safety, Health and

The initiative was

equipment can only be

Environment (SHE) team

designed to prevent

operated by qualified

of the Moatize Expansion

accidents involving

professionals, who

Project, a Vale project

people’s hands and arms

should create a checklist,

being undertaken by

through contact with

conduct a risk analysis

Odebrecht International

the mobile parts of a

and use PPE correctly

through an Alliance

machine, as well as to

before beginning their

agreement, led the

install protection and

activities. Welder Melo

Campaign on Critical

emergency mechanisms in

Roia and Electrician Danilo

Activity Requirements

the equipment.

Njanje demonstrated

(RAC7) - Machine

Leonardo Helström, SHE

the procedures and

Protection from June 26

Coordinator, reinforced

the General Supervisor

to 29.

that the machines and

Raimundo Jesus explained the dangers related to the machines. “The Members’ safety is our biggest commitment, and that’s why we invest in awareness raising and in accident prevention through weekly campaigns, promoted on the service fronts in order to instill a SHE culture and guarantee everyone’s physical integrity, health and well being,” emphasized Helström.

The SHE team promoted a campaign on Critical Activity Requirements - Machine Protection and raised the Members’ awareness about Work Safety

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Foz do Brasil at Rio+20 Foz do Brasil marked its presence at Rio+20 as the official sponsor of treated water cups, distributed to the public at Mauá Pier and at Athletes’ Park, the two main visitation points during the UN conference, which was held in June in Rio de Janeiro.

The cups were recycled and transformed into benches and furniture

by Braskem, which set up a plant at Athletes’ Park.

Tecnaro and Braskem: Partnership for the Use of “Green” Plastic Tecnaro, a specialist in biocompounds,

expanding the portfolio of products produced

signed an agreement with Braskem for a new

with ‘Green’ PE,’” explained Claudia Cappra,

line of “Green” polyethylene (PE) application.

Commercial Manager of Renewable Chemicals at

Tecnaro GmbH will produce compounds with

Braskem.

the renewable raw material, a biopolymer made

Tecnaro was selected to increase the

from sugarcane ethanol, in a special series called

penetration of the biopolymer in the European

ARBOBLEND – a biopolymer compound that

market with the new renewable line. “We are very

can be processed, depending on the formula,

satisfied with the partnership, which will allow

through molding through injection, extrusion

us to take one more important step forward in

(film) or thermoforming.

terms of exploring the Brazilian and European

“The objective of the partnership is to develop applications that have not yet been explored,

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