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AT THE FONTE NOVA AND CORINTHIANS ARENAS Check out the news and get up to speed with the progress made at the works that are being carried out to refurbish the Maracanã Stadium and the Fonte Nova and Corinthians arenas for the 2014 World Cup.
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10 AN INCENTIVE FOR THE
BRAZILIAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY The cornerstone of the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard (EEP) was laid during an event attended by President Dilma Rousseff in the city of Maragojipe, state of Bahia.
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26 ODEBRECHT IS A PARTNER OF SOCIAL
NEXT EDITION: AUGUST 7, 2012
DEVELOPMENT IN MOZAMBIQUE Check out the visit made by the President of Mozambique to the Nacala International Airport Project and to the main social programs Odebrecht is carrying out in the country.
32 ACREDITAR JUNIOR: MORE THAN 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE TRAINED With the graduation of the 5th class of the Acreditar Junior Program, held at the works of the Santo Antônio Power Plant, Odebrecht Energia reached the mark of 1,100 trained teens.
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36 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA INDUSTRIAL LAUNCHES THE CRESCER PROGRAM
Aiming to train middle management in its contracts and too develop more productive teams, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial launched the Crescer Program.
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Bahia’s Baixo Sul Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable Development Program, supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, was considered an example of practice that engenders social transformation.
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> 2014 WORLD CUP
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> 2014 WORLD CUP The Maracanã Stadium renovation works, which
there will be 60 bars, more
are being carried out by
than double than the
the Maracanã Rio 2014
current number of 24.
Consortium (formed by
Earth has started
Odebrecht Infraestrutura
being removed for
and Andrade Gutierrez),
the installation of the
are in full swing
field irrigation and
and upwards of 60%
drainage system, and the
completed.
construction of the four
The restroom masonry
Dutch Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau and representatives of UNAIDS visited the Fonte Nova Arena construction site, in Salvador
circulation towers, which
work is almost finished.
will connect the ground
In all, there will be 231
floor to the upper floors,
stalls, which will afford the
is at its final stage. The
users more comfort, and
two Monumental Ramps
67 stalls will be available
are being recovered and
ring, which will support
for people with special
the four new ramps,
Maracanã’s new tensioned
needs. All of the material
each measuring eight
canvas cover, is 56.7%
used in the restrooms,
meters wide, have been
complete. The cover will
both on the flooring and in
completed.
be 68.4 meters long and
the wall linings and grout,
The compression
will protect 75,000 of
will be of high quality and
the 79,000 seats of the
durability, as well as will
revitalized stadium.
the ceiling protection, which will be equipped with a protective lining for the light fixtures. The implementation of the bars is also moving along at a quick pace. Located on the 1 st to the 5 th floors, next to the
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restrooms and bleachers,
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Click aqui to watch the video that shows the progress made in the renovation works at the Maracanã Stadium from August 2010 through May 2012.
VISITORS AT THE FONTE NOVA ARENA On June 28, Dutch Prince Maurits van OranjeNassau visited the Fonte Nova Arena construction site, in Salvador,under the responsibility of
Fonte Nova Negócios e
Relations, who explained
Participações (formed by
the multipurpose and
Odebrecht Participações
sustainable nature of the
e Investimentos and OAS).
venue.
Dutch outfit Amsterdam
Also attending the visit
ArenA is a partner of the
was the Dutch Consul in
arena in Bahia.
Bahia, Hans Leusen; the
An entrepreneur
Managing Director of
in the Sustainability
Amsterdam ArenA and
segment, Prince Maurits
Chief Executive Officer
was welcomed at the
of the Brazilian Arena,
Visitation Center by Lino
Henk Markerink; the Vice-
Cardoso, Director for
President of Strategic
Marketing and Corporate
Partnerships and owning
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> 2014 WORLD CUP Partner of the Arena in
Olivia Santana, and the
Brazil, João Gilberto Vaz,
Chair of the City Hall
and the General Director
Special Commission for
for Operations in Brazil,
Monitoring of Projects for
Carel Breen.
the 2014 Cup, councilman
On July 5, representatives of UNAIDS
The visit gives
- the Joint United Nations
continuity to the agenda
Programme on HIV/AIDS
of the Give AIDS the Red
were also welcomed by
Card campaign, organized
Lino Cardoso at the Arena
by UNAIDS to undertake
Fonte Nova Visitation
actions to combat
Center.
and prevent sexually
Participating in the
transmitted diseases
visit were the Director of
during the 2014 World
UNAIDS in New York, Dibril
Cup. Other similar actions
Diallo, Coordinator Pedro
were taken by the entity
Chequer; the Ombudsman
in South Africa, in 2010,
General of the
and during this year ’s
Municipality of Salvador
edition of the Euro Cup.
and councilwoman,
Click aqui to check out the interviews with councilwoman Olivia Santana and UNAIDS Director Dibril Diallo, during the visit to the Fonte Nova Arena.
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Sandoval Guimarães.
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Dibril Diallo said
Children and monitors gathered in the recreation room the workforce member kids have the opportunity to v
JOY OF CHILDREN AT THE CORINTHIANS ARENA During the month of July, the school vacation period, anyone passing by the works underway
that worldwide there
at the Corinthians Arena, in
are 34 million young
the Eastern Zone of São Paulo,
people infected with HIV. “Working on the campaign during sporting events reaches more
notes the presence of children aged 5 to 10 years, wearing white shirts, in a few areas of the construction site. This is the “A day of leisure with my son
youth. Our organization
at Odebrecht” Program, which
is in pursuit of the three
brings together groups of 10
zeros: zero discrimination,
to 15 children of workforce
zero contamination and
members to spend a day at the
zero deaths,” he said.
project.
m at the Corinthians Arena: During the July school vacation, visit the place where their parents work
The children arrive with
is amazing, for example,
soccer on the construction site
their parents, from 7 am, have
how good their notions on
court, the same one on which
breakfast in the cafeteria
computing are,” says educator
their parents compete for the
and are then taken to the
Márcia Cardoso, the leader of
“Brasileirinho” Championship.
recreation room, where
the monitors. “They already
they take part in activities
know how turn the computer
their parents, boys and
organized by monitors hired
on, access the Internet, and
girls are taken to the work
by Odebrecht Infraestrutura,
many of them are already
observatory, which is located
which is in charge of the
connected in social networks,”
behind the arena’s future
construction of the project.
she adds.
south grandstand sector.
The youth is provided with
With the guidance of an
After having lunch with
The visit ends at 5 pm, when
information about the arena
expert on Sustainability, the
one of the work shifts ends.
that will host the opening
group also learns how to make
“I enjoyed it and learned a
game of the 2014 World Cup
toys with leftover materials
lot of cool things,” said Lana
and on the basics of recycling,
and cardboard and plastic
Paiva e Silva, age 6, while
computing, personal hygiene,
packaging. Additionally, the
learning to do makeup and
makeup and painting. “It
kids get a chance to play
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> ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU SHIPYARD
An incentive for the Brazil
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lian shipbuilding industry
Illustration showing how the Enseada do Paraguaรงu Shipyard will be, at the mouth of the Paraguaรงu River. The venture will start operating in 2014 and will focus on building and integrating offshore units
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> ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU SHIPYARD
President Dilma Rousseff launched the cornerstone of the EEP and took part in the christening ceremony for Petrobras’ P-59 Platform
The cornerstone of the
is under construction and
Edson Lobão, of Mines and
Enseada do Paraguaçu
will soon be operated by
Energy, Paulo Sérgio Passos,
Shipyard (EEP) was officially
a joint venture formed by
of Transportation, and Helena
laid on July 13, during an
Odebrecht, OAS, UTC and
Chagas, of Communications;
event attended by the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Bahia state secretaries José
President of Brazil, Dilma
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Attending the event were
Sérgio Gabrielli, of Planning,
Rousseff. The ceremony was
the Governor of Bahia, Jaques
James Correia, of Industry,
held in the city of Maragojipe,
Wagner; Petrobras CEO, Maria
Trade and Mining, and
in Bahia, where the project
das Graças Foster; ministers
Carlos Costa, of Naval and
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the earthwork stage, are
be created after operations
expected to be completed
begin. At the peak of the
in 2014, but the yard should
work, estimated for 2013,
already be able to start some
55% of the professionals
of its activities in 2013. The
will be hired primarily in
EEP will be able to process
the region. To this end,
36,000 tons of steel per year
partnerships will be closed
to manufacture different
in order for the Continuing
types of vessels, such as
Professional Qualification
offshore drilling rigs and
Program - Acreditar
FPSOs (Floating Production
(“Believe”) to be deployed
Storage and Offloading
there. Petrobras’ Prominp
units).
program (National Oil
With investments
and Natural Gas Industry
estimated at R$ 2 billion,
Mobilization Program) will
the EEP is the largest private
also be involved in training
contribution made in Bahia
the workforce.
in the last ten years. In April, the company signed
P-59: SYNONYMOUS WITH
a Letter of Intent with Sete
INNOVATION
BR - an investment company
After the EEP cornerstone
specializing in asset portfolio
was laid, the christening
management focused on
ceremony was held for
the oil and gas industry
Petrobras’ P-59 Platform,
operating in the Brazilian
the construction of which
offshore area - for the
is being completed by the
Port Industry; in addition to
construction of six drilling
Rio Paraguaçu Consortium
representatives, executives,
rigs Petrobras will use to
(formed by Odebrecht
municipal authorities,
explore the pre-salt region.
Engenharia Industrial, UTC,
workers and inhabitants of the region.
The shipyard’s construction work is
and Queiroz Galvão), in Maragojipe.
Created in 2010, the
expected to create 3,000
Fernando Barbosa, the
EEP will occupy an area of
direct jobs; additionally,
Executive Director of EEP,
1.6 million square meters.
5,000 direct and 10,000
highlighted the importance
The works, currently at
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> ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU SHIPYARD had not been constructed in Brazil for over 30 years. “After three decades, the Rio Paraguaçu Consortium delivers a platform the size of P-59. We hope this is but the first act in the resumption of the construction of hightech platforms in this region, devoted to shipbuilding,” he said. President Dilma Rousseff praised the planning capacity and the performance of the team that worked on the project: “They said it would be impossible to build such a platform in Brazil, and we proved otherwise. We are able to build much more than platforms, we are able to discover the pre-salt. We
Fernando Barbosa, the Executive Director for the EEP, highlights how important it is to resume the con
will continue producing and generating wealth,”
reducing interest rates and
investments the company
she remarked. Dilma also
taxes and controlling the
is scheduled to make in the
noted that the country was
exchange rate, actions that
coming years. “The P-59 and
once the world’s second
keep the Brazilian industry
P-60 platforms are samples
largest shipbuilding industry
from being scrapped. We will
of the special moment the
powerhouse and that it
not follow the same path as
shipbuilding industry in Bahia
lost this position after the
European nations; we will
and Brazil is experiencing,”
stagnation that occurred
turn crises into opportunities,” she said. “Over the next five
from the 1980s. “We are
she added.
changing conditions that in
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Petrobras’ CEO, Maria das
years, we will invest R$236.5 billion in equipment that will
the past used to be obstacles
Graças Foster, seized the
allow us, mainly, to explore
to economic growth, such as
opportunity to evaluate the
oil in increasingly deep
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Peroá field, off the coast of Espírito Santo. The rig can operate at sites where water depth ranges from 10 to 106 meters, and is capable of drilling wells measuring up to 9,144 meters in length and under high pressure and temperature conditions. In total, about $360 million were invested in constructing the rig. In addition to the P-59, the P-60 is also being built at São Roque do Paraguaçu and is expected to be completed by August this year. The deployment contracts for the two rigs were signed in September 2008 as part of the Federal Government’s
nstruction of high-tech platforms in Brazil and to strengthen the country’s shipbuilding industry
Growth Acceleration Program (PAC). The work created 2,100
waters. The 33 drilling rigs
in the world and proves
direct jobs at the peak of
we will hire from 2016 will be
the company’s capacity for
construction.
fitted with domestic content
innovation. She said other
ranging from 55% to 65%,
investments are planned
and this will help leverage
for Bahia, for example, the
other industries, creating jobs
construction of drilling rigs
and income,” she emphasized.
for Petrobras at the Enseada
The CEO of the stateowned company said the
do Paraguaçu Shipyard. The new self-rising drilling
technology used at the
rig will first be assigned to the
São Roque do Paraguaçu
Peroá Profundo exploratory
construction site is unique
well, which is located in the
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Organization posts its 2011 Annual Report Titled Odebrecht 2012,
main awards and recognitions
companies and their social,
this year’s Annual Report is
received, plus the full list of
environmental and cultural
available in print, online, in
projects undertaken by the
actions.
PDF, and for the iPad and smartphones in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The Report features the results – economic and financial, social and environmental, as well as the cultural and health and safety indicators – the companies achieved in 2011, it makes an overview of Odebrecht and of its Entrepreneurial Technology, and highlights the organization’s performance as a partner in economic, social and environmental development at the places where it has operations. With messages from Emílio Odebrecht, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Odebrecht S.A., and of Marcelo Odebrecht, CEO of Odebrecht S.A., the publication also discusses the growing number of members and their distribution in the countries, the programs for Education Through Work, the
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The 2011 Annual Report website is now on the air in three languages
Choose the platform you prefer to read on: Printed Requested through the Results Centers, by means of the Publications System. Ask your leader about it. On the Internet
Go to http://www.odebrechtonline.com.br/relatorioanual/2012/ Browse the site or download the PDF file. On your iPad
Through the Odebrecht 2012 application, which can be downloaded for free from the App Store.
LCB de Carvalho Power Plant Revamp completed
Brazilian hydroelectric plants in operation for more than 30 years can continue generating energy efficiently and safely for more years after being revamped
The Luiz Carlos Barreto de Carvalho Vendor
The contract included the replacement
Consortium, of which Odebrecht E&C
of the existing equipment by modern
Energia is part, was granted the Certificate of
machines. The generator and turbine sets and
Provisional Acceptance (CPA), which indicates
the lifting, hydromechanical and auxiliary
that the Luiz Carlos Barreto de Carvalho
electromechanical systems were revamped,
Power Plant revamp was completed. The
the digital monitoring and control systems
plant is owned by Furnas Centrais ElĂŠtricas
were deployed, the synchronous and the
and was deployed in 1970 in the city of
substation line protection compensator were
Pedregulho, in the interior of the state of SĂŁo
installed, and the civil and electromechanical
Paulo.
assembly works completed.
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Odebrecht Angola builds the 4th stage of the Belas Business Park To continue increasing the largest business
Belas Shopping Center and less than 2 km
and residential complex in Angola, Odebrecht is
away from the best residential condominiums,
currently building the fourth stage of the Belas
supermarkets, schools and hotels in the planned
Business Park in the capital city of Luanda.
Talatona neighborhood -, the complex will
The new business tower has modern
encompass an area of 12,000 square meters of
architectural lines that communicate with
private areas and suites measuring 87 to 1,500
the development’s other towers while still
square meters. Moreover, it will house common
maintaining the standard of quality that
areas equipped and decorated to meet the
distinguishes the complex from other spaces
diverse needs of its users and will feature a
available and attracts the interest of major
Business Center with capacity for 120 people.
Angolan companies and multinational
All suites will be delivered with carpeted raised
corporations.
floors, removable liners and an Information
Occupying a prime location - next to the
Technology hub already installed.
The Belas Business Park complex contributes to the economic development of the Talatona region, in the southern zone of Luanda
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Teles Pires Power Plant: The left and right banks of the river are connected
The mixed bridge, made of concrete and metal structures, can handle heavy loads, such as vehicles carrying turbine rotor parts and transformers
Odebrecht E&C Energia, which is in charge of
During the six months it took to complete the
building the Teles Pires Power Plant (HPP), located
work, the Occupational Safety area held lectures
between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará,
on the use of personal and collective protective
has completed the construction of the bridge
equipment during the Daily Labor Training (DLTs)
connecting the left and right banks of the Teles
and monitored the work closely. “We made the
Pires River. The completion of the structure was
installation, checked equipment effectiveness,
considered the first major milestone of the project.
and prepared safety documents and courses for
About 200 members worked on the construction of the bridge, which is 200 meters long and 6.80 meters wide. Traffic will be flow two ways, except when heavy loads are being carried.
the workers involved,” said Safety Engineer Alberto Fraga. Odebrecht contracted steel mill Usiminas to assemble the 400-tonne steel structure. The
According to André Queiroz, Production Manager
material that was used has low carbon contents
for the Right Bank, the bridge will integrate the entire
and is highly resistant to atmospheric corrosion.
development. “We save time transporting members
“This type of steel develops a highly protective
working on the right bank,” he remarked. Matheus
oxide layer when in contact with the environment.
Gontijo, Production Manager for the Left Bank, points
The main advantages this affords are increased
out other benefits: “Besides reducing time, it is easier
component life, improved rigidity and mechanical
to move equipment around and the members are
resistance,” says Civil Engineer Frederico Augusto de
safer during the transport.”
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> FAST NOTES Projection of the Corredor do Senandes Wind Energy Complex farms, belonging to Odebrecht Energia
Wind Energy Complex granted a PP for its transmission line Odebrecht Energia has been granted
The first phase of the Corredor do Senandes
the Provisional Permit (PP) to install the
Wind Energy Complex is formed by the
transmission line for its Corredor do Senandes
Corredor do Senandes II, III and IV and Vento
Wind Energy Complex, in Rio Grande, state
Aragano I farms.
of Rio Grande do Sul. Granted by the State
With deployment scheduled to begin this
Foundation for Environmental Protection
year, R$400 million are expected to be invested
(Fepam), the permit allows the deployment
in the parks, which should start generating
of 48 kilometers of lines to connect the
power in January 2014. About a thousand
four complex parks to the Fifth substation
direct and indirect jobs will be created during
belonging to the State Electric Energy Company
the deployment, and local workers will be
(CEEE).
prioritized.
Odebrecht Energia in an event held by the BrazilChina Business Council Part of the panel that discussed energy and mining, Odebrecht Energia participated in
Roque, Head of Engineering at Odebrecht
the Bilateral Meeting organized by the Brazil-
Energia, presented the company and its
China Business Council, a nonprofit institution
performance to an audience composed of
comprised of separate sections in the two
representatives from both countries and
countries and dedicated to fostering dialogue
executives from Vale, Bradesco and BNDES.
between Brazilian and Chinese businesses.
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At the event held in S達o Paulo, Augusto
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Governor of Pennsylvania visits Braskem’s plant in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett visited
the outcome both of the collaboration and of
the Braskem America plant in Marcus Hook,
the hard work of many teams,” said Fernando
where he held a press conference to address the
Musa, reasserting Braskem’s commitments with
Brazilian petrochemical company’s acquisition
its customers, members and with the state of
of Sunoco’s propylene separation assets.
Pennsylvania.
Accompanied by Fernando Musa, the Vice-
During the event, Tom Corbett said the
President of the company for the United States
acquisition of the assets will maintain the
and Europe, the governor also visited the plant.
Philadelphia area as the heart of the country’s
“This acquisition will enable us to secure the
petrochemical industry and will guarantee job
future of our operations in the region and is
opportunities in the sector.
Governor Tom Corbett (in center of the photo wearing a suit and a blue and white tie) visits the propylene plant Braskem acquired in Pennsylvania
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Odebrecht Infraestrutura participates in the delivery of PPUs in Rio On July 9, two Pacification Police Units (PPU) were opened in the “Alemão” Complex, in Rio de Janeiro, in the Fazendinha and
host social projects, such as vocational courses. The ceremony took place at the
Nova Brasília areas. With earthwork services
Pacification Force Operating Base – which
performed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura,
became the headquarters of Pacification
the units’ headquarters will undertake
Police Coordination (PPC) – and was
administrative and logistics activities and
attended by Defense Minister, Celso Amorim, state governor, Sergio Cabral, the Secretary of Security, José Mariano Beltrame, the Commander General of the Police, Erir Ribeiro, and by the Head of the PPC, Rogério Seabra. “Today, the population living in the “Alemão” Complex is much better off than a few years ago,” said José Mariano Beltrame. To Sérgio Cabral, this is “a new chapter for the city of Rio de Janeiro.”
The “Alemão” Complex, a set of 13 communities located in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro, received two state Pacification Police Units
During the ceremony, Leandro Azevedo, CEO of Odebrecht Infraestrutura, received a plaque in appreciation for the company and the role it played in building the PPUs. SuperVia CEO Carlos José Cunha also attended the event. The Fazendinha PPU is located at the Palmeiras Station, while the Nova Brasília one at the Itararé Station of the “Alemão” Complex Cable Car system, built by Odebrecht Infraestrutura and currently operated by SuperVia.
Leandro Azevedo received from Sérgio Cabral a plaque of appreciation for Odebrecht Infraestrutura, which was in charge of the earthwork at the plots of land used to build the units
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Supporting the expansion of accessibility in Rio de Janeiro Odebrecht Infraestrutura took part in the
different segments showcased new products
National Fair for Rehabilitation, Inclusion and
and actions aimed at accessibility and inclusion
Accessibility (REACESS), which was held in Rio de
of citizens through lectures, concerts and
Janeiro from June 29 to July 1. Considered the
cultural activities. At its booth, Odebrecht
industry’s largest and held in São Paulo for 11
provided facilities for users to register their
years, the fair aims to present solutions in terms
details for future job opportunities.
of accessibility, rehabilitation and inclusion for people with special needs.
The next edition of REACESS in Rio de Janeiro was confirmed for 2013.
During the event, 90 enterprises from
Cultural performances and sporting activities were part of the program of the largest accessibility, inclusion and rehabilitation fair in Brazil
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The challenge of working offshore
Igor Carneiro’s team provides support to the Static Load Testing on Steel Piles, an important phase in the construction of Prosub’s Shipyard and Naval Base dock
The Submarine Development Project (Prosub), for which Odebrecht Infraestrutura
example, while one ferry is launching pre-cast
is in charge of building the Shipyard and Naval
structures, the second one drives piles and
Base (EBN), has 502 members working on
third installs the bracing [system designed
ferries to install the EBN dock, in Itaguaí, state
to protect buildings from the wind],” he
of Rio de Janeiro.
explained.
The workers spend their entire shift aboard
The crew on the “Survive” ferry, which is led
the project’s six ferries, where they also have
by Igor Cordeiro, is monitoring and supporting
lunch. The ferries have names related to
Odebrecht’s Tecnosonda partner in the
the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology
procedures required to perform the Static Load
(TEO): “Survive,” “Grow,” “Believe,” “Realize,”
Test on the Steel Piles. The analysis will afford
“Perpetuate,” and “Conquer.”
important information on displacement, pile
According to Orres Vincente, Head of Marine Works in the Southern Area, the work
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done on the ferries is very dynamic. “For
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load capacity, strength, friction, and the piling safety factor (pile placement), among others.
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Armando by Odebre Mozambiq programs
Odebrecht is a partner of social development in Mozambique The President of
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social programs the
welcomed by Manuel
Mozambique visited the
company is carr ying
Veteran, Chairman
Nacala I nternational
out in the Distric t of
of the Board of
Airpor t Projec t, which
Nacala-Por to, in Nampula
Direc tors of Airpor ts
is being built by
Province. Armando
of Mozambique; Luis
Odebrecht, and the
EmĂlioGuebuza was
Rocha, then the Business
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EmílioGuebuza, center, accompanied echt leaders and members of Airports of que, got to know the facilities of the social in Nacala
Leader of Odebrecht
Cuereneia; the General
I nternational; M iguel
Delegate of the Cabinet
Perez, CEO of Odebrecht
for the Accelerated
in Mozambique;
Development Economic
Fernando Soares,
Area, Danilo Nalá; the
Business Development
Governor of Nampula,
Direc tor, and Fernanda
Felismino Ernesto Tocoli;
Reis, Administrative
the Administrator of
Manager of the Nacala
Nacala-Por to, Antonio
I nternational Airpor t
Pilale, and the Chairman
Projec t.
of the Municipal
Also attending the event were the M inister of Transpor t
Council of Nacala Por to, ChaleOssufo. The visit got under way
and Communications,
with a presentation
Paulo Zucula; the
of the projec t made
M inister of Planning and
by the Airpor ts of
Development, Aiuba
Mozambique staff, which
Click aqui to watch the video about the visit President Armando EmílioGuebuza made to the Nacala International Airport Project and to the social projects carried out by Odebrecht in the region Participants of the social initiatives introduced themselves to the President odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 287 / july 2012
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> MOZAMBIQUE showcased how the
More Health Program are
with the countr y,” said
work has progressed.
carried out. At the end
M iguel Perez.
Then, Adriano Mazula, a
of the visit, Armando
member of Odebrecht ’s
Emilio Guebuza received
N AC A L A A N D M OAT I Z E
Social Responsibility
a pic ture and a plaque
H AV E A C I V I L R E G I S T RY
team on the projec t,
of homage from the
PROGRAM
explained the scenario
Acreditar and the More
and the social challenges
Health teams.
the region has gone
“ The event reaffirmed
The Saide family consists of seven people and lives in the rural
through, the interac tion
Odebrecht Organization’s
area of Locone, in the
strategy created for the
commitment with
Distric t of Nacala. Due
Four Capitals (Human,
social and economic
to the distance between
Social, Environmental
development in the
their home and the
and Produc tion)
region of Nacala and
downtown area, the
as an alternative for Sustainable Development, the results that have been attained in 2012, and the plans for 2013 and 2014. The delegation also watched the video with testimonials of young people trained in the Continuing Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar (“Believe”) and got to k now both its facilities and the places where the Acreditar Apprentice Program, the Citizenship Desk and the
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Pedro Saide shows the birth certificate of young Sauda Pedro Saide: The Citizenship Desk has provided the necessary documentation to the population of Nacala
newest member of the family did not have a bir th cer tificate yet. In July, young Sauda Pedro Saide, then aged five months, got her bir th cer tificate at the Citizenship Desk , an Odebrecht social initiative carried out in par tnership with the Central Registr y and Notaries O ffice and with the Youth Association of Nacala. “ The main goal is to facilitate access to justice and help people recognize themselves as citizens. Providing documentation [bir th
Young Anify Ossumane Arruda was among the 600 children who received birth certificates through the initiative, which was also carried out in Moatize
cer tificates for children aged 0 to 17 years] is but
their basic rights due to a
to have this ac tion
the first step,” explains
lack of guidance. They do
carried out here in our
Adriano Mazula, a
not k now the impor tance
neighborhood,” he added.
member of Odebrecht in
of registering.”
Nacala and the program’s
Sauda’s father, Pedro
Jair Matos, Head of the Central Registr y and
coordinator. He says
Saide, talks about his
Notaries O ffice, repor ts
that many people do not
expec tations for his
that 2,000 people will be
have bir th cer tificates
daughter, now registered,
registered within four
in Nacala-Por to. “Most
to study and travel in the
months. “Bir th cer tificates
people are unaware of
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> MOZAMBIQUE they give the citizen
sur veys of the public
a name and a legal
ser vices, hospitals and
personality,” he stresses.
schools required to meet
There is also a Citizenship Desk in Tete,
I n par tnership with the
in the Distric t of Moatize,
Government, Odebrecht
where Odebrecht is
will suppor t the progress
under tak ing the Moatize
of Moatize,” he said.
Expansion Projec t for
Attending the event
Vale. By means of the
were the Permanent
initiative implemented by
Distric t Secretar y,
the Social Responsibility
Tito Magasso; the
team under the alliance
Provincial Direc tor of
agreement, 600
Justice, DinisIsaque; the
schoolchildren got their
Head of the Provincial
bir th cer tificates on July
Justice Depar tment,
18.
Rosa Nascimento; the
The opening ceremony
Representative of
for the program has
the Mozambique Tax
held a day before, when
Authority, Ossemane
Contrac t Direc tor Paulo
Domingos; the Head
Brito delivered the
of the Central Registr y
first four cer tificates.
and Notaries O ffice of
“ The purpose of the
Moatize, Rossamina
IN MOATIZE, +SAÚDE
Citizenship Desk is
Elias; the Head of the
TRAINS ACTIVISTS
to include citizens in
Cabinet of the Chairman
society. People gain
of the Municipality,
an identity and are
João Liva, and the
recognized by the
Provincial Coordinator
Government, which,
of Community Cour ts,
in turn, can program
Fernando Aeroplana.
itself when under tak ing
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the communities’ needs.
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Between July 10 and 13, the Moatize Expansion Projec t – alliance agreement between Vale and Odebrecht, in Tete – trained 25 health
The activists will instruct families concerning both caring for and preventing malaria, HIV and other STDs
ac tivists in the +Saúde
prevention of malaria,
are hoped to be ser ved
(“More Health”)
AIDS and other
within six months.
Program, conceived
sexually transmitted
to promote the
diseases, notions used
led by the projec t ’s
health and the well-
during visits made to
Social Responsibility
being of the Moatize
patients and families in
area, in par tnership
community.
the ac tions promoted
with the Distric t
in the community. In
Direc tor for Health of
total, 50,000 families
Moatize.
Par ticipants learned the basics of the
+Saúdeis a program
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> PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Acreditar Junior: more than 1 On July 6, 250 young apprentices were granted the cer tificate of professional qualification during the graduation ceremony of the 5 th Acreditar (“Believe”) Junior program conducted by Odebrecht Energia, in par tnership with SENAI. The initiative, carried out at the construction site of the Santo Antônio Power Plant, in Rondônia, has reached the mark of 1,100 teens trained. Created in August 2009, Acreditar Junior prepares the children of Santo Antônio Civil Consor tium (CSAC) and Odebrecht Montagem workforce members for the labor market pursuant to the Minor Apprentice Act. To par ticipate, the teens must be aged 14 to 17 years old and enrolled at
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Currently, 443 enrolled teenagers have apprenticeship contracts: They are paid half of a minimum wage and are entitled to the Unemployment Guarantee Investment Fund (FGTS), to paid vacation, to the 13th bonus salary, to transportation vouchers and to life insurance
1,000 young people trained
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> PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Acreditar Junior participants have two semesters of practical classes, which are held at the Porto Velho SENAI
least in the sixth grade of
students complete
course, says the program
elementar y school.
their training in the Car
changed his life: “It was
The program has
Maintenance Mechanic,
an experience I will
Theoretical and Practical
Diesel Engine Mechanic,
remember for the rest of
modules. The first one
Motorcycle Maintenance
my life. Today, I am a better
includes the Adolescence,
Mechanic, Building and
prepared teenager, I feel
Health, Environment,
Industrial Electrician, and
confident about competing
Financial Education and
Production Assistant courses.
for an opening in the work
Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology ( TEO) subjects
T HE GR AD UATION OF
is the son of electrician
and is completed in
T HE 5 TH CL ASS
Eraldo Vieira de Oliveira. “I
a month. During the
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market.” The apprentice
After a year of studies,
am delighted with my son’s
practical stage, which
Erisson da Rocha Oliveira,
growth. To a parent, there
is conducted over two
age 15, who took the
could be no greater joy,”
semesters at SENAI,
Production Assistant
said the father.
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Marineia Souza da
graduates and parents.
take away from you.”
Silva, age 18, received the
“Acreditar is Odebrecht ’s
cer tificate for completing
greatest work in
graduation were Vivaldo
the Microcomputer
Rondônia,” he said.
Matos, Director for SENAI;
Operator course. She said
Antônio Cardilli, the
Antônio Campanari,
that the program directed
Manager for People,
the General Director
her career choice. “Our
Organization and
for T V Rondônia, and
minds were opened up
Corporate Relations and
Denis Rober to Baú,
to new ideas and they
creator of the Acreditar
Chairman of the Fiero
helped us figure out what
and Acreditar Junior
System. In his address,
we wanted for the future. I
Programs, explained
Denis emphasized that
am more responsible now,
that suppor ting young
the number of trained
because I see the world
people’s education is a
teenagers equals the
differently,” she remarked.
way of rewarding the
population of a district
Santo Antônio workers.
of Por to Velho. “If we
Délio Galvão, Contract
He also left a message
continue at this pace, we
Director for the Santo
for the graduates: “Seek
will have an entire city
Antônio Consor tium,
knowledge, because this
trained,” he said in his
congratulated the
is something no one can
concluding remarks.
During the ceremony,
Also attending the
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> LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Odebrecht Engenharia Industria On July 17, Odebrecht
aimed at those who are in
months, Crescer offers
Engenharia Industrial
charge of the works and
classes on Behavioral Skills,
took an important step
was conceived to drive
Health, Safety at Work,
towards empowering
the development of more
Environment, Quality and
middle leadership by
productive leaders and
Technical Knowledge.
launching the Crescer
teams.
“ The program arose from a
(Grow) Program, which is
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Scheduled to last two
request made by Managing
The first class of Crescer, PET POY Project, in Pernambuco, is composed of 25 foremen
al launches the Crescer Program Director Saulo Vinícius
a technical committee
at the POY PET Deployment
Rocha, who challenged us
and an entire team that
Project in Suape, state of
to intensify the foremen’s
is turning this dream into
Pernambuco. The group
skills,” said Adriana
reality,” she added.
attends night classes
Lichtmann, the Coordinator
The first class,
at the construction site
of the initiative. “Today, we
comprising 25 members,
three days per week. To
have students, instructors,
got underway on July 18,
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> LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Director, Crescer’s
also serve as practice to
for the Organization to
starting point is the
enable us even further;
grow. All participants are
Odebrecht Entrepreneurial
this is Education through
appointed by their leaders
Technology. “ The TEO
Work,” he said.
based on their potential,”
instructs us to transfer
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The CONEST Consortium
said Marcelo Neves, the
knowledge, and that
(formed by Odebrecht and
Contract Manager for the
is what we are doing,
OAS), also in Suape, will
consortium.
conveying the learning
be the second one to offer
made by those who are
a Crescer class, and this
Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n t a t
more experienced to the
is scheduled for August
t h e P OY P E T Pr o j e c t ,
younger people. Moreover,
this year. “ The program
a p p o i n t e d t wo fo r e m e n
the day to day work will
is essential and strategic
to take part in the
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A l b e r t o Pe l c ,
Program instructors gather for the inaugural lecture, held on July 17 in Suape
p r o g r a m . Pe l c b e l i e ve s Crescer will train, in the short term, good people t o wo r k i n t h e g r e a t wo r k s t h a t a r e c o m i n g u p. “ We w i l l e n c o u r a g e them to grow with t h e c o m p a ny a n d l e a d e ve n b e t t e r t e a m s,” h e r e m a r k e d . T h e fe e l i n g is one of anticipation a m o n g t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s. “ This is a unique o p p o r t u n i t y fo r u s t o put into practice what we h a ve b e e n l e a r n i n g i n t h e c l a s s r o o m ,” s a y s M a r q u e s J a c k s o n , Wo r k s Fo r e m a n .
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> FAST NOTES - PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
The 2nd OOG Leadership Meeting of 2012 stressed the leaders’ responsibility
accidents at NORBE IX and the
Action Programs (APs) and
in the Organization’s synergistic
unit’s recognition as the best
enable synergy between the
growth: “We need leadership that
among Petrobras’ suppliers in
areas of Odebrecht Óleo e Gás
is committed and sensitive to the
May. Helcio Colodete, MD for UN-
(OOG) were the main objectives
moment we are experiencing.”
Serviços Especializados a Poços,
of the 2nd Leaders Seminar, held
In the accompanying PA
Monitor the Business Units’
announced the priorities for 2012
in early July, in Rio de Janeiro,
presentations, Jorge Mitidieri, the
and the start of operations of
and which brought together 90
managing director (MD) of UN-
the PDVSA Petrourdaneta mixed
members.
Serviços Integrados, celebrated
enterprise (60% PDVSA and 40%
the milestone of 10 million man-
Odebrecht) in June this year.
During the meeting, Business Leader Roberto Ramos
hours without lost-time accidents
addressed the current growth,
in the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí
Head of Sustainability, noted
the growth the company aims
project, which is expected to start
that there were no reports
to achieve, and the role of
operating in late October this
of lost-time accidents at the
the leader. “Our philosophy
year. Herculano Barbosa, the MD
GSNC Raso (Gasoduto Sul Norte
is based on the Leader-Led
for UN-Engenharia e Tecnologia,
Capixaba) project, in the Subsea
relationship: The leader must
showed the structure of OOG’s
area, which got underway in
devote time, presence, example,
participation in the management
2010 and is expected to be
experience and value the
of the construction of the drilling
completed in October this
results, while the led must have
rigs with partner Sete Brasil.
year. He also said that OOG will
ambition, commitment to self-
Pedro Mathias, the MD for
Marco Aurélio Fonseca,
complete a year without a lost-
development and to the delivery
UN-Perfuração, highlighted the
time accidents at all business
of these results,” he said. “While
12 months without lost-time
and activities in late July.
the leader inspires and informs, the led interprets, understands and acts in accordance with the guidance. It is the essence of planned delegation, trust in the potential of the led and the renunciation of power,” he concluded. Carla Barretto, Head of People and Organization at Odebrecht S.A., presented the history of Odebrecht’s business and
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Roberto Ramos emphasized the importance of disseminating the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) and noted the pedagogy of presence to meet the goals and reach the expected results
Young Partners in a new phase of Technical Training in AFEq On July 23, Functional
the e -learning system.
and loading, leveling,
Equipment Suppor t (AFEq)
At the first stage, in
transpor t, compression
kicked-off the third phase
addition to presentations
and lifting of loads. “ We
of the Young Par tner
of equipment, the youth
seek to have the young
Technical Training, with
visited a few suppliers.
people adapt more
the par ticipation of 12
During the third phase,
quickly to their jobs and
members, seven of whom
the youth will attend a
to enable them to reduce
from Odebrecht Angola
second on-site meeting,
machine breakdowns and
and five from company
which includes visiting
to increase mechanical
projects in Brazil.
a dam construction
availability and
site and lectures on
production at their works,”
stage is to develop the
concepts related to the
says Edivaldo.
ability to manage teams
application of excavation
“ The proposal of this
and ensure the proper and safe application of ear th-moving and cargo equipment and of the industrial plants,” explains Edivaldo Freitas, Training Manager for AFEq. The training is divided into five phases, three of which on-site in Brazil and two by means of distance learning by per forming online tasks, reading and repor ts over
The first class of the technical training sponsored by AFEq brings together 12 Young Partners of the Engineering and Construction companies
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> FAST NOTES - PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Odebrecht TransPort debate Information Technology On June 21 and 22,
Liquiport, Rota das Bandeiras,
projects developed by IT
Odebrecht TransPort (OTP)
Rota dos Coqueiros, Rota do
departments and their
held, in São Paulo, his first
Atlântico and Bahia Norte.
relationships with the financial
Workshop on Information
The goal was to enable the
area.
Technology (IT), which
exchange of knowledge
brought together members
among professionals from
theme did not stop there.
of SuperVia, Embraport,
the assets and present the
Also in June, SuperVia and
The approach to the
Embraport held meetings at their offices aiming to start deploying the Oracle Project at the concessionaires. Members involved in the processes had the opportunity to get answers to their questions and understand the expectations. With the Smart Road project, the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire was granted the Distinction Award in IT during Odebrecht Organization’s 6th Annual IT Meeting, held on June 14 and 15. During the event, OTP presented the Point-to-Point case, a new toll collection model based on the distance traveled by the drivers without SuperVia and Embraport teams participated in meetings on the deployment of the Oracle Project at the concessions
the use of toll plazas. Rota das Bandeiras is a pioneer in the deployment of this system.
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Odebrecht Infraestrutura begins Vacation Internship Program During school vacations in July, 20 Odebrecht Infraestrutura construction
de Lausanne. By providing an internship
sites have the support of 64 university
opportunity at one of its construction
students selected by the Vacation
sites during the vacation period
Internship Program. Altogether, the
established by the school, the program
initiative received over 2,500 entries
allows students to develop skills through
from 48 partner universities, two of
practical experiences.
which foreign - Maryland, from the U.S., and Swiss Ecole Polytechnique FĂŠdĂŠrale
In 2011, 47 students took part in the program.
Selected university students are interning at the Embraport Terminal, in Santos, during the July vacation period
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> FAST NOTES - PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
In Angola, a broadcaster takes part in the Daily Work Training
Broadcaster Jorge Gomes addressed aspects of Work Safety in a fun, interactive manner, with members of the Structured Highways Project
On July 4, Odebrecht Angola’s Structured
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language. “It was rewarding to have the
Highways held a Daily Work Training (DWT)
chance to share knowledge with the workers
that was attended by broadcaster Jorge
and learn about the Odebrecht culture, which
Gomes, the host of the most popular traffic
values the welfare of its members and of the
show in the country, who spoke to 150
surrounding population at its works,” said
members.
Jorge Gomes.
The purpose of the special DWT was
Blacksmith Oscar Kicamba said that the
to raising the workers’ critical sense, to
lecture changed his view on Work Safety. “I
enhance their knowledge about the risks of
changed my attitude for the better, to give
the activities they perform and convey the
good examples to my colleagues and support
Workplace Safety message in a more popular
them in the pursuit of better results,” he added.
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> FAST NOTES - AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Odebrecht among Exame magazine’s Best and Biggest Odebrecht ranks 4th among the
Accounting. The list of the thousand
200 private Brazilian groups in the
largest companies operating in Brazil
39th edition of the Best and Biggest -
was compiled from them.
the 1,000 largest companies in Brazil,
Among the 200 leading enterprises
published by Exame magazine in
in Latin America – a ranking that
July. The organization trailed only
premiered this year –, Odebrecht
Bradesco, which led the pack, Valley
came in 6th, the same position it
and Santander.
holds in the listing of the largest
The directory was created to
corporations by working capital, an
serve as a reference and mirror of
index which is also new in this edition
the Brazilian business environment
of the yearbook. In the list of largest
and to evaluate the companies’
employers, it rose from second to first,
individual performance. Over 700
while on the list of companies paying
pages long, it brings together 80,000
the highest wages in 2011, it soared
indicators listed in 300 schedules
from the 8th to 3rd.
and is one of the world’s largest
In the chemical and petrochemical
economy and business publications.
industry, Braskem is featured in 5th
Over the past few months, a team of
place, and appears in first both in the
100 people collected and analyzed
industry’s ranking by net operating
the 2011 indices for more than
income and on the market leadership
3,000 corporations, which also had
list. The company led the pack
their balance sheets examined by
among the 100 largest by region, in
technicians at Fipecafi, an institution
the area that includes Northern and
connected to the University of São
Northeastern Brazil, and moved from
Paulo (USP) College of Economics,
16th to 11th among the 100 major
Business Administration and
corporations in terms of investments.
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FAST NOTES - AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Odebrecht Projects among the most innovative in the world Five works Odebrecht is participating in are on the list of 100 urban infrastructure projects
Santos, in São Paulo, are featured among the 10
deemed most innovative and inspiring in the
Brazilian initiatives listed on the report.
world, according to a publication released by
According to Maurício Endo, KPMG’s head
KPMG during the World Summit of Cities, which
of the government and infrastructure area
took place on July 3, in Singapore. The second
for Latin America, the selection takes into
edition of the report, titled Infrastructure 100:
account criteria such as sustainability, social
World Cities Edition features initiatives carried
impact, technical complexity and/or financial
out in major cities focusing on innovations that
innovation and impact on society. “We have put
render them the “cities of the Future.”
together solutions that deliver improvements in
The Porto Maravilha project, which will revitalize the Rio de Janeiro port area; the TransOlímpico, a collective transportation
infrastructure wisely and taking the population’s demands into account,” he explains. The initiatives were classified into ten
corridor; and the Olympic Park, the main sports
categories: urban mobility; global connectivity;
facility of the 2016 Olympics, scheduled to be
urban regeneration; education; health; water;
held in Rio de Janeiro; and Line 4 of the São
new and expanded cities; waste recycling and
Paulo Subway System, and the Embraport
management; urban energy infrastructure, and
Terminal, the largest private multipurpose
communications infrastructure.
The Embraport Terminal project, in the Port of Santos, in the coastal area of the state of São Paulo, comprises the construction of the largest private multipurpose terminal in Brazil
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terminal in the country, located at the Port of
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Odebrecht leads the pack in construction for the third time in Argentina For the third consecutive year, Odebrecht leads the Civil Construction industry’s ranking posted by the Mercado magazine, a leading finance and marketing publication in Argentina. Each year, the journal publishes the list of the 1,000 top companies in the country. Compared with the previous year, Odebrecht’s sales grew 77%, exceeding the runner-up by almost a billion pesos. Moreover, for the first time, the company was featured in the ranking of the top 100 in sales, in 81 st place, and of 100 with the best results in the Argentine market, in 67 th .
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FAST NOTES - AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Among the Brazilian transnationals, Odebrecht ranks seventh The International Business Center at Fundação Dom Cabral
where they already operate,
(FDC) released the 2012 ranking
and 27.7% intend to enter new
of Brazilian Transnationals – an
markets. According Sherban
annual study that ranks the level
Leonardo Cretoiu, the Coordinator
of internationalization of Brazilian
of FDC’s International Business
multinational companies based
Center, the survey shows that the
variables such as income, assets
Brazilian transnationals consider
and number of professionals
increasing their brand’s value
in other countries. This year ’s
and the enhanced capabilities of
list features the “Benefits of
serving global customers as the
internationalization for the
main benefits afforded by their
companies and for Brazil” theme.
internationalization processes.
Odebrecht appears in seventh
Still according to the survey,
in the overall ranking, which is
Brazilian firms are more present
headed by JBS-Friboi, Gerdau
in Latin America (77.8%) and
and Stefanini in the top three
in North America (57.1%).
positions. The Organization ranks
“ There is a strong trend among
third in the list of companies
multinationals to begin their
present in more countries, trailing
internationalization in Latin
only Vale and Stefanini.
America. The study shows that
The study shows that the
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plan to expand in the markets
63.3% of the companies that
Brazilian TNCs have gradually
were consulted installed their
increased their level of
first international subsidiaries
internationalization, at the rate of
in countries of this region,” said
1.0% per year. Furthermore, 60.9%
Sherban.
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Odebrecht Peru’s performance in Health and Safety acknowledged
Luisa Carrión (center, holding the plaque), Head of Labor Health and Safety at Odebrecht Peru, with Andre Veloso, Manager of the Sustainability Project in Olmos; Guilherme Queiroz, Contract Director at CONIRSA; Ronny Loor, Director at Odebrecht Operações e Serviços; José Luis Mogollón and Daniel Mayuri, Managers of Sustainability at CONIRSA and Odebrecht Operações e Serviços; and Oscar Acosta, Yuridia Solano and Ivan Koo, from the Health and Safety team in Peru
On July 11, Odebrecht Peru received from
Last year, the alliances resulted in over
Pacífico Seguros, one of the leading Peruvian
$260,000 being invested in professional
insurance companies and a company partner,
and technical training and in occupational
public recognition for its commitment to
hygiene monitoring at the enterprise’s
Occupational Safety and Health in its projects
projects. This year, nearly a million dollars in
in the country.
investments have been regulated for new
Odebrecht Peru has the support of the
lines of work in prevention and management
Pacífico and Rimac Seguros to provide
in the industry, such as the implementation
insurance and guarantees to its members, to
of ergonomic, risk prevention, mental health,
promote occupational health and safety and
clinical-occupational surveillance and healthy
to develop a comprehensive strategy for Risk
lifestyle programs.
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CONEST maintains its certification in the Quality area After an audit performed by Bureau Veritas
assessed the piping, welding, static and rotating
Certification (BVC), the CONEST Consortium
equipment, industrial painting, electrical,
(formed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial
instrumentation and civil systems, as well as
and OAS) maintained its certification in the ISO
training. Among the highlights were initiatives
9001 and TS 29001 Quality-related standards for
such as the Productivity Excellence Program
both companies.
(PEP), which seeks to boost productivity at the
According to lead auditor Alberto Mehes,
works.
the consortium’s Quality Management System
“The team’s commitment was key for
has been maintaining a standard to meet the
the outcome to be achieved,” said Antonio
certifications. “The challenge is to always do
David, the consortium’s General Manager for
better than has already been done, and CONEST
Quality. Antenor de Castro, Contract Director,
is to be congratulated for being always on this
emphasizes: “This outcome encourages
quest,” he emphasizes.
us to continue in our quest for continuous
Apart from quality, BVC’s professionals
improvement.”
Members of the CONEST consortium and BVC auditors meet for the start of the audit that maintained Odebrecht’s Quality certification
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Braskem: International recognition in project management Braskem received
“We started in 2004
sustainability, among
recognition from
and made significant
others. It also has
Independent Project
progress, with
techniques that guide
Analysis (IPA), the
the Best Practices
the structuring of the
leading American
ranking in 2012, the
team, the definition
benchmarking
IPA’s highest level
of the scope,
and consulting
of qualification,”
project planning,
organization, which
says Carlos Eduardo
and monitors each
undertakes an annual
Pereira, Investment
stage of their
evaluation of the
Portfolio Planning
deployment step by
effectiveness of
Manager for Braskem.
step. Furthermore
project management
The FEL
it includes ongoing
at major industries in
methodology
assessments of each
the world.
assists in selecting
stage, minimizing
the best projects,
errors, optimizing
featured among
considering a number
time and the money
the 50 largest
of dimensions, such
invested. “A company
organizations in the
as investment value,
that does not manage
application of Front-
projected earnings,
its investments well
End Loading (FEL),
macroeconomic
loses competitiveness
a methodology that
scenario, alignment
and cannot achieve
guides investment
with the business
its strategic
management and
objectives,
objectives,” said
project deployment.
technology and
Carlos Eduardo.
The company is
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Cooprap wins the Sebrae Top 100 Crafts Award The Pratigi Environmental Protection
as the FIFA 2013 Confederations Cup
Rural Area Producers’ Cooperative
and the 2014 World Cup. Additionally,
(Cooprap) was the only production unit
yet in 2012, it will participate in several
in Bahia to be granted the third edition of
gatherings. The first will be held in
Sebrae’s Top 100 Crafts awards.
September, in Rio de Janeiro, when the
With the achievement, Cooprap will have
awarding ceremony is also scheduled to
the opportunity to exhibit its members’
take place. In November, the work will be
production in major sporting events such
showcased at the 23 rd National Handicrafts Fair, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais. The cooperative was selected among 1,800 entries. Seven experts completed the selection of the one hundred winners in May. Representatives from the areas of d esign, fair trade, from the press, the handicrafts industry and from Ministry of Culture were on the jury. The evaluation took 11 criteria into account, including innovation, beauty, social responsibility, commercial feasibility, and environmental and cultural character. “Handicraft expresses Brazilian customs. Ours, in particular, reflects the tradition of ‘quilombola’ descendants,” says Wellinton Silva, a Leader of Cooprap.
Santilia Santos, a member of Cooprap, and her daughter, Maria Aparecida, a student at Casa Familiar Agroflorestal, initiatives supported by the Odebrecht Foundation
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In Alagoas, Braskem supports the environmental journalism award
The Octávio Brandão Award has leveraged environmental journalism and helped to raise environmental awareness in society, in Alagoas
Since 2003, Braskem,
On June 16, industry
previous edition.
the Brazilian Association of
professionals and
In addition to
Sanitary Engineering (ABES-
representatives of the
awarding journalists
AL) and the Alagoas Journalist
company and of institutes
in five categories
Trade Union have sponsored
met in Maceió for this year’s
– Print-text, Print-
the Octávio Brandão Award
awarding ceremony, which
image, Telejournalism,
for Environmental Journalism,
awarded work carried out
Web Journalism, and
which acknowledges the
from April 2011 to April 2012.
Cinematographic Report –,
best reports in the state
In total, 161 projects were
the initiative encourages
on the Environment and
entered, 80% more than
academic production,
Sustainability aiming to
in the previous year, with
awarding students who
encourage and increase press
a total of 106 participants,
produce texts, photos or
coverage in these areas.
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In pursuit of sustaina To the “Friends of Rio+20”
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group – comprised of 26
challenges.
there is no time to lose. The
global business and civil
world needs attention and it
society leaders, including
Environmental Protection
is necessary to act fast. Invited
the Business Leader of
Area Mosaic Integrated and
by the World Economic
Braskem, Carlos Fadigas –
Sustainable Development
Forum to collaborate
drafted a charter to suggest
Program (PDCIS), supported
with the United Nations
practical measures that can
by the Odebrecht
Conference on Sustainable
be implemented to meet
Foundation since 2003,
Development, Rio+20, the
the planet’s sustainability
was one of the initiatives
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Bahia’s Baixo Sul
Members of the Continental Water Aquaculturists’ Cooperative, which is linked to PDCIS, program fostered in Bahia’s Baixo Sul region by the Odebrecht Foundation
it is conducted. “The focus on developing people, especially
VISIBILITY With its inclusion in the
young rural entrepreneurs, is
“Friends of Rio+20” charter,
made possible by the spirit of
PDCIS, which had already
partnership that fosters the
been showcased to the world
PDCIS, bringing together both
when it was granted the
public and private players.
2010 Public Service of the
A project of this magnitude
United Nations Award, is once
requires leadership, and in
again under the international
this respect the Odebrecht
limelight.
Foundation stands out for
“The program having
seeking to share its lead with
been mentioned as one
the various players involved,”
of the exemplary actions
he says.
of the coalitions focusing
The charter drafted by
on sustainability in an
the “Friends of Rio+20”
international publication that
advocates the need to blend
was delivered to Ministers
networks, knowledge and
Antonio Patriota, of Foreign
various skills. The document
Affairs, and Izabella Teixeira,
highlights how each person’s
of the Environment, is proof
commitment can contribute
positive of the success the
to help governments achieve
initiative has attained,” says
sustainable development
Jorge Soto. “This document
goals within a specific
is being disseminated all
deadline. “The group
over the planet and no doubt
believes that activities with
contributes to strengthening
identified by the charter as
multiple stakeholders are
the image of Odebrecht,
an example of a practice
usually able to accomplish,
because it associates us to the
that is engendering social
through collaboration
cutting-edge in the conduct
transformation.
and innovation, a striking
of partnerships focusing on
size and speed that can
sustainability,” he concludes.
ability According to Jorge Soto, Director of Sustainability at
support and complement
Braskem, PDCIS was included
both government and
because of the results it has
international efforts,” adds
attained and due to the way
Soto.
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Braskem and Grace: Partnership to develop “green” chemicals Braskem and U.S. Company W.R. Grace & Co. signed a
“ The par tnership with Grace
par tnership for the development
will help us reach our goal more
of process technologies and
quick ly and effec tively,” he
catalyst systems to produce
added.
“green” chemicals. The agreement
W.R. Grace is world-renowned
aims to develop processes to
for its innovative work in the
conver t renewable feedstock into
catalyst area and leads the
high value added produc ts.
oil refining and polyolefin
Using more sustainable
segments. “ We are delighted
feedstock is a growing trend in
by the oppor tunity to work
the global chemical industr y. The
with the world leader in ‘green’
technology the companies will
plastic,” said George Young,
develop is based on the use of
Vice President for New Business
renewable carbon produced from
Development at Grace.
agricultural processes, helping
Since September 2010,
to reduce carbon emissions
Braskem has been producing
compared to the traditional
polyethylene derived sugarcane
feedstock .
ethanol, a 100% renewable
“Braskem believes innovation
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Direc tor of Renewable Chemicals.
feedstock , on an industrial scale.
is essential to consolidate
“Green” plastic makes Brazil
its leadership in the global
the largest polymer producer
biopolymers market, expanding
in the world. Identified by the
its por tfolio of produc ts made
I’m green TM label; it is present in
from renewable inputs,” says
many produc ts in the countr y
Marcelo Nunes, Braskem’s
and the world.
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Certain destination for recyclable materials Saneatins, a Foz do Brasil Company, and the
to live, that is why it is so important to recycle
Tocantins Fire Department delivered, on July 19,
any and all materials,” he says. For the CEO of
at the headquarters of COOPERAN - Tocantins
COOPERAN, Otacílio Martins, these actions
Recycleables Production Cooperative, about
carried out by major companies are an
3,000 plastic cups and aluminum lids used by the
important contribution in order to increase
participants of the 7th Race of Fire, organized by
the income of the material collectors and raise
the department in early July, in Palmas.
awareness among people concerning recycling.
The action was part of the Foz|Saneatins
“In addition to ensuring environmental
drinking water cup Recycling Incentive
preservation, we also generate income,” he
Program. The project aims to encourage
remarked.
company partners sponsoring initiatives aimed
Saneatins started to fill cups in 1995, in
at the communities and that receive water
Gurupi, as a way to raise awareness about the
cup donations, to return 70% of the plastic
quality of the water produced at its treatment
packaging and send them to the recycling
plants (WWTP). A year later, the operation was
organizations.
transferred to Palmas, where it has remained
The General Commander of the Fire
ever since. “Ideal for human consumption,
Department, Colonel Erli Lemes Lima, says
the drinking water in cups, treated at WWTP
that caring for life is a daily practice at the
03 is the same as the water supplied to our
corporation. “Human beings depend on
customers’ residences,” says José Vicente,
nature and on preserving its sources in order
Operating Director for Saneatins.
Member of COOPERAN receives part of three thousand plastic cups donated by Saneatins and the Tocantins Fire Department for recycling
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