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COUNTDOWN TO THE WORLD CUP
contents 14 FAST NEWS 34 FAST NEWS: PEOPLE 42 FAST NEWS: ENVIRONMENT
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FIRST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING IN BELO HORIZONTE
44 TRAINING NEW YOUNG RESEARCHERS
46 FAST NEWS: SOCIAL ACTIONS 49 FAST NEWS: AWARDS
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FEBRUARY
2014 World Cup
Countdown to the
e World Cup
With more than 90% of the work completed, the Fonte Nova Arena will be inaugurated on March 29 with the classic State match of Bahia vs. Vit贸ria
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n this special edition, No. 300, Odebrecht Notícias shows what is behind another number, one
that is important for Brazilians and fans from all countries of the world: January 28 marked 500 days until the Brazilian World Cup in 2014. The countdown as already begun (today there are 491 days left) and you will learn about all the news and
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progress of the construction work for the arenas – the stages for the Confederations Cup and World Cup – in which Odebrecht Infraestrutura participates.
VISITS FROM FIFA On January 25, the date marking the 459-year anniversary of São Paulo, members from FIFA and the Local Organizing Committee (COL) visited Corinthians Arena, located in the Eastern zone of the São Paulo capital. The construction work
Committee for the FIFA 2014 World
for the site that will serve as the
Cup, Julio Semeghini, by Vice Mayor,
opening stage for the World Cup is
Nádia Campeão, the new municipal
already 63% complete.
authority responsible for organizing
During the meeting that preceded the inspection, the group was
by Odebrecht Contract Director,
greeted by the State Secretary of
Antonio Gavioli.
Regional Planning and Development
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the World Cup in the city, and
and President of the São Paulo
The some 40 technicians met to evaluate the 16 aspects
The Corinthians Arena construction work is focused on assembling the metal structures of the
East
building roof
of coordination involved on a
São Paulo Committee, the company
competition game day. The idea
Dersa, the city’s Subway, the São
was to check on the progress of
Paulo Metropolitan Train Company
the actions designed to guarantee
(CPTM), Department of Public
that the games occur with the
Security (SSP), Mayor of São Paulo,
smooth operation of all areas.
the soccer team Corinthians and
Participating in the visit were FIFA
Odebrecht.
and COL professionals, in addition to representatives from the World Cup
“We received a very good evaluation about the investments
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During the visit to the Fonte Nova Arena, Odebrecht announced the delivery of a ticket to each one
4,000 workers to watch a World Cup match of the
and surrounding construction
Sports, Aldo Rebelo, members of the
projects, which are right on
COL Board of Directors and former
schedule,” said Julio Semeghini. “We
soccer players, Ronaldo Nazário
will invest R$ 400 million in road
and Bebeto, and the representative
projects in the region to facilitate
from the FIFA Executive Committee,
accesses,” said Semeghini. The
Marco Polo Del Nero.
secretary also emphasized that the State Government established a
is already on the final stretch of its
partnership with private initiative to
preparations for the events. “During
install 20,000 temporary seats that
these visits, we are celebrating two
are necessary for the opening World
milestones: the first official test
Cup game.
event for the Confederations Cup
On January 29, the FIFA and COL
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According to Jeròme Valcke, FIFA
and the 500 days until the opening
group visited the Fonte Nova Arena
game of the World Cup, on June 13,
in Salvador. Among the participants
2014,” said Valcke. “I’m very excited
present were the Secretary-General
about experiencing some special
of FIFA, Jeròme Valcke, Minister of
moments in Brazil,” he said.
The Members were represented by four professionals, including Brasilino (to the left), age 78, who also worked to build the former stadium in
FONTE NOVA ARENA:
1947
The holding of the 20 Bahia
GRASS, SEATS AND
games and six Vitória games – the
GAMES
state’s largest teams – is confirmed
The planting of the “green
for this year. “I was happy to see
carpet” at Fonte Nova Arena, which
Fonte Nova nearly completed,” said
occupies a 9,000-m 2 area, has
Ronaldo Nazário. “The arena is very
already been finalized. The final
beautiful. Too bad it is happing only
layer that received the grass, called
now, when I have quit soccer, since
topsoil, is formed by a mixture of
I wanted to play there,” he said,
elastic fiber, polyethylene fiber,
smiling.
turf and sand, to provide players
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a safer surface, preventing impact
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and sprangs caused when the
insta lled, inc r ea sing th e F o nte
soccer cleat gets stuck in the field,
N o v a Ar ena c a pa c ity by 5 , 0 0 0
in addition to providing a fertile
pla c es. Th e tempo r a r y gr a ndsta nds
environment for the development of
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the plant.
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CONSTRUCTION WORK
ahead of schedule, with different
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN
simultaneous service fronts. One
PERNAMBUCO
of the results for this accelerated
With physical progress of more than 83%, the construction of
stadium as one of the hosts of the
the Pernambuco Arena is being
Confederations Cup.
completed at an accelerated pace
The Odebrecht engineers decided
and should be finalized in April of this
to erect the Pernambuco Arena
year. The more than 4,500 Members
using a construction model in
are working in two shifts for a total
“horseshoe shape,� which allows
of nearly 22 hours of work, both
for a streamlined process, since it is
inside and outside the arena.
not necessary to wait for the entire
Thanks to a bold plan, the construction work is eight months
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work pace was the choice of the
project to be in the same phase to begin a new one. One of the
The construction of the Pernambuco Arena also advanced from the South area, moving toward the East and West until reaching the North. Nearly the entire arena is covered now, with only the North and Northwest area yet to complete
examples was the placement of the
structure for the side closure began,
roof modules in the South, while the
which will receive a membrane made
jacarĂŠ beams and grandstand steps
from tetrafluoroethylene ethylene
were installed in the North area.
(ETFE). Following the same model
The month of January was
as the Allianz Arena in Germany, and
marked, among other advances,
the Water Cube in China, the lining
by the conclusion of the upper
will be the only one used in Brazil
ring of the grandstands, the start
made from a transparent material,
of installation of the chairs and
which will give the site more
placement of the Skybox and VIP
versatility.
area windows. The surrounding work is also
The next steps include the closure of the roof and the start of activities
moving forward at an accelerated
in the middle of the field, with the
pace. The installation of the metal
preparation to receive the grass,
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which is already being planted
(EMOP), as expressed in an official
outside the project.
note, the period established is the formal, contractual maximum, based
COMPLEMENTARY
on the interventions necessary for
PROJECTS AT MARACANÃ
the intramural construction work
Odebrecht Infraestrutura will be responsible for building the ticket
equipment and planning sufficient
booths, the sites for the turnstiles
for the delivery.
and for the area known as the
Currently, the work at the
intramural at Maracanã, located
construction site is concentrated
in Rio de Janeiro. The company, in
on the new roof, for placing the
partnership with Andrade Gutierrez,
membrane and maintenance
already performs the stadium reform
walkways, called catwalks, which
and modernization work.
allow the installation of lighting
According to the Rio de Janeiro State Public Works Company
More than 80% complete, Maracanã should be ready in April
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and the companies have the labor,
systems, sound and four videowalls of 100 m 2 each.
One Pernambuco team already guaranteed to play its games in the arena,
Náutico was also the first to visit the construction site
NÁUTICO SOCCER CLUB VISITS PERNAMBUCO ARENA The main members of the Náutico Capibaribe Soccer Club were the first team to step out on the field and get an up-close look at the Pernambuco Arena. During a visit that lasted nearly two hours, the athletes observed the installations for the skyboxes, locker rooms, VIP areas and grandstands. Led by Bruno Dourado, Contract Director, the group was received with love and admiration by Members. For the players and technical commission, the experience left good impressions. “What is being erected here is a ‘first-world’ arena,” said former coach Alexandre Gallo. “I’m sure that Náutico will have some great moments here at this new ‘melting pot,’” he said.
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fast news VISIT TO PROSUB-EBN INSTALLATIONS On January 16, the U.S. Navy Commander, Fleet Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, visited the
development and toured the installations of the
construction work for the Naval Shipyard and
Metal Structure Manufacturing Unit (UFEM) and
Base (Prosub-EBN) in Rio de Janeiro, where
the Shipyard construction work.
Brazil’s first nuclear-powered submarine will be built. Accompanied by the General Commander of
The U.S. Commander, who was a professional diver during a good portion of its military career, stated that he was impressed
the Brazilian Navy, Fleet Admiral Julio Soares, the
with the construction work. Fábio Gandolfo
General Coordinator of PROSUB, Fleet Admiral
commented the following: “The praise fills me
José Alberto Fragelli, Rear Admiral, Alan Arthou,
with pride and increases our responsibility to
Managing Director of Prosub-EBN, Fábio
reinforce Odebrecht’s positive image abroad,
Gandolfo, and Executive Director of Odebrecht
opening up new business opportunities,” he
Defesa e Tecnologia, Luiz Teive Rocha, Jonathan
said.
Jonathan W. Greenert (second from the right) visited the construction work for UFEM and the Shipyard, currently being developed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura
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Greenert listened to a presentation about the
Illustration of the Subsea GSNC Raso Project: Odebrecht Oil & Gas participated in the management, equipment manufacturing, concrete laying and piping logistics work
GSNC RASO PROJECT COMPLETED WITHOUT ACCIDENTS Formed by Odebrecht Oil & Gas and Subsea7,
project, acquisition of material and equipment,
the Sul Norte Capixaba Raso Gas Pipeline
concrete laying, pipe logistics (151 km) and the
Consortium (GSNC Raso) closed its contract with
manufacturing of structures (Skids ESDVS, VES
Petrobras at the end of last quarter without any
and PLEMs Ys).
accidents during the entire project period, which lasted 760 days. The contract included the connection of the
The GSNC Raso is the first Odebrecht Oil & Gas Subsea area contract, involving investments of US$ 250 million and generating 400 direct
MOP-1 (Pigs 1 Operating Module) rig to the
job opportunities. “Because it is the first in the
Petrobras Camarupim PLEM, including a 12” tie-in
segment, we had the opportunity to better
between the MOP-1 and the deepest part of the
understand, satisfy and face new challenges and
conduit, offering an alternative for transporting
needs together with the client,” said Eduardo
the natural gas production from the Espírito Santo
Lavigne, the UN-Integrated Services Subsea
Basin.
Project Manager. “We will certainly enter new
The company elaborated the details of the
projects stronger,” he said.
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fast news NEW HOMES FOR ESSO ANGOLA Currently being implemented by Odebrecht Angola, the Sonangol/IOCs (International Oil Companies) Project received a visit from the Vice President of the oil company Esso, Brian Milton, on January 24. “It is very good to see all of the activities completed and planned out,” said Milton. Marcelo Hofke, Contract Director for the construction work with the state-owned oil company Sonangol, presented the project, talked about Workplace Safety and about the main infrastructures to be built at the condominium and revealed the Odebrecht Organization’s work in Angola and other countries. The contract, signed in October 2012 by Esso Angola and Odebrecht, includes an environmental remediation program, property security for the condominium, a technical area for the energy supply, two water wells and a water treatment plant. The first phase should be concluded in October 2014 and the first model home will be finalized in July of that year.
Marcelo Hofke, accompanied by leaders from Odebrecht, presents the planning for the 125-home condominium to Brian Milton
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The President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa (at the right), visited the dam, together with government authorities and representatives from SENAGUA
GUARANTEED WATER FOR ECUADORIANS In December 2012, Odebrecht in Ecuador and the Ecuador National Water Department (SENAGUA) signed a contract to complete the first stage of the emergency work to repair the San Vicente Dam, located in the Province of Santa Elena. The project involves temporary construction work that will allow the company contracted by SENAGUA to complete seismic studies and the geotechnical and exploratory drilling tomography work to correct areas that suffered damages due to the earthquakes that occurred between 2005 and 2008.
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fast news
ORACLE SYSTEM ARRIVES TO MEXICO A result of the Fusión Project, designed to install Oracle in the country, in November
country’s operations – Odebrecht América
2012, the Odebrecht operations in Mexico
Latina and Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial
received the tools that make up the system
–, including at its largest construction project:
– financial modules, payroll, integration with
Ethylene XXI.
the Engineering systems, supply, people,
Because Fusión and Ethylene XXI were
subcontracts, property, maintenance,
initiated nearly at the same time, it was
workplace safety, health and environment and
possible to analyze then entire flow of the
Hyperion.
processes. “Far from being a simple system
“Oracle arrived five months after the start
installation, what we sought in Mexico was
of the project, just as planned,” said Gleiber
a new administrative and financial platform,
Faria, responsible for People, Administration
which brought efficiency, corporate security
and Finances in Mexico. Fusión aimed to install
and effectiveness for the growth of the
a system that could guarantee corporate safety
delegate market,” said Gleiber Faria.
The Ethylene XXI team will receive technical support for the installation until the end of
February. The country has had more than 2,000 orders and 3,500 invoices issued in the new system
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and ensure the monitoring of processes in the
“GREEN LIGHT” FOR SUPERVIA
The installation of the ATP will be concluded at the Deodoro branch and by the end of the year, all of the other branches will receive the new technology
The new sign system acquired by SuperVia from Bombardier, a global leader in the segment, is currently in the final phase of tests on the concessionaire’s trains. SuperVia invested R$ 150 million in Automatic Train Protection (ATP), which will allow for a reduction in the interval between the trains by up to 50% during the times of peak usage, and will also guarantee improved safety for circulation. According to João Gouveia, Operations Director, the company will double the capacity of the trains by branch and reduce the waiting time on the platforms. “ATP regulates the train speed and reinforces safety, calculating the necessary distance for the stops to be made adequately, respecting road signs,” explained Gouveia. “With the future entry into operation of 20 trains that were ordered from Alstom and the other 60 sets bidded by the government, the Rio de Janeiro railroad system will be revitalized,” he said. The equipment installed guarantees the coding of information from the railroad signs and sends notifications to the machine operators, allowing for improved integration with the new SuperVia Operational Control Center and better flexibility for the circulation of trains.
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fast news NEW ODEBRECHT ENERGIA WEBSITE NOW ONLINE In January 2013, Odebrecht Energia launched its new website in Portuguese, English and Spanish. With information about the company, its assets, sustainability and the press room, the website also presents the Odebrecht Organization and features photos, videos and animated infographics. Visitors will also have access to the Odebrecht Energia Timeline and the investment maps. Access, learn more and share the new website. You can also view the company’s new institutional video, launched during the 2012 General Annual Meeting.
The website discusses the investments in hydroelectric, wind and solar energy by the company created in 2011
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DRIVING GROWTH OF SÃO PAULO CITIES
Campinas, the largest city along the Dom Pedro Corridor with 1.1 million inhabitants, received R$ 3.4 million
During the year 2012, the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire transferred R$ 26.3 million to the 17 municipalities located along the Dom Pedro Corridor in rural São Paulo. The amount refers to the payment of the ISSQN (Tax on Services of Any Nature) related to the collection for toll plazas, the contracting of workers and outsourced services. The payment reinforces the concessionaire’s commitment to the cities, driving the economic and social development of the municipalities. Besides this, Rota das Bandeiras maintains several partnerships with municipal administrations, such as the programs Hit the Net, focused on digital inclusion, and Education Route, geared toward training more conscious drivers. The calculation used to determine the value passed on to the cities is based on the extension of the granted highway that passes through the municipality. Even if the toll plaza is located outside the geographical area, the tax is shared with all of the municipalities located along the road.
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fast news THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CONEST
The civil and assembly construction work left the ground and began to earn shape. At HDT (photo), the teams assembled nine process reactors in 2012
The year 2012 was marked by challenges and learning at the CONEST Consortium (formed by Odebrecht
Castro, Contract Director. “We believe that we are more
Engenharia Industrial and OAS). Responsible for two
prepared for even bigger challenges in 2013,” said Castro.
Abreu e Lima Refinery contracts in Pernambuco, the
With 85% physical advance and 48% of the
consortium achieved significant results during its third year
electromechanical assembly concluded, the UDA
of activities.
finalized the industrial floors in the process areas and
At the Atmospheric Distillation Unit (UDA) and
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structured during a three-year period,” said Antenor de
installed electric panels at the U-11 substation and
Naphtha and Diesel Hydrotreatment and Hydrogen
distillation tower. The HDT recorded a 50% general
Generation Unit (HDT), different actions were undertaken
advance and completed the foundation of the
focused on ensuring Client Satisfaction, boosting
Compressor House and assembly of the exchangers,
productivity and training Members. The advances
vases and towers, reactor supply pumps and
occurred at eight units, two at UDA and six at HDT. “The
compressors and also began conducting the hydrostatic
year 2012 represented the consolidation of what we
tests on the equipment and piping.
PROGRESS ON THE SHIPYARD At the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard (EEP), the dredges contracted to deepen the area in Bahia’s Enseada do Paraguaçu region are now operating at full capacity. The idea is to make it possible to construct the mooring docks for the ships and dry dike, which run a total of 13 meters deep. The activities are being undertaken by the Belgian company Jan De Nul, which has the most modern and diversified dredging fleet in the world. The dredging will take place 24 hours per day without interruptions for a period of 12 weeks and is crucial for the following stage: the construction of the docks and dry dam at the shipyard. The sediment is carried out to high sea and deposited into an oceanic rift with an average depth of 600 meters, licensed and located outside Todos os Santos Bay. EEP does not use chemical or polluting products during its activities, since it mechanically removes and transports the mud and sandstone.
The ships take approximately five hours to complete the sediment deposit route.
The dredges should March
complete the work in
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fast news A LEGACY FOR BRAZILIAN ENGINEERING The leader of important construction projects in
identify and promote a young person with potential,
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as the integration
I ask myself what he thought when he recommended
process between the Brazilian Project and Works
me at just 27 years of age,” said Gomes. “I admire
Company (CBPO) and Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
that incredible courage that we so need.” João Henry
(CNO) during the 1980s, Getúlio Luiz Giacóia passed
Muller cited the privilege and honor he had of working
away on 2012 December 28, at the age of 72.
with the leader and friend: “His departure creates a
Born in São Paulo in October of 1940, he earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the Triângulo Mineiro
gap that can only be filled with the memories and teachings of his active and enlightened spirit.”
School of Engineering at the age of 25. During his career, he specialized in special civil construction projects, hydroelectric power plants, airports, dams and transmission lines. In June 1974, he joined CBPO and starting in July 1980, he supported the integration between the teams of the São Paulo company and what was still CNO at the time. Giacóia participated in projects such as the construction of the Rio de Janeiro International Airport (Galeão), duplication of the D. Pedro I Highway, the Governador Carvalho Pinto Highway and the Juscelino Kubitschek Tunnel, the subway and the Paulínia Refinery in São Paulo, in addition to stream channelization, drainage, sanitation and urban cleaning projects. His friends, some of which are Members of the Odebrecht Organization, shared testimonials about Giacóia as part of a single tribute. “He was a man who got straight to the point, and was very direct during heated debates,” said Antônio Cardilli. Alessandro Dias Gomes stated that Giacóia was very important to many people. “Whenever I need to
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Getúlio Giacóia left his wife, Regina, and two children, Taciano and Gina. He was a fan of the soccer team Corinthians and played piano
People who learned from work and from life. With each edition of Odebrecht Informa magazine, a Member from the Organization is invited to share his or her experiences lived and challenges overercome. View the testimonials featured through videos on the website: www.odebrechtonline.com.br
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The brand change took place at a moment in which the business has made solid progress with investments focused on achieving a distinguished place in the bioenergy sector
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n February 5, ETH
pursuing the challenge of becoming
Bioenergia assumed
leader in bioenergy in Brazil and
a new brand and
for the 2013/2014 harvest, it will
changed its name to Odebrecht
invest more than R$ 1 billion in its
Agroindustrial. This shift
operations — of which 90% will
confirms the commitment of the
be allocated toward expanding its
Organization to the Brazilian
agricultural area.
bioenergy sector. Founded in 2007, the company is
The new brand features the colors red and white, aligned
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In 2012, the company certified three of its nine units with the
Bonsucro seal and seven units with the
RSF2 seal
with the visual identity of the other
Agroindustrial expects to cultivate
Odebrecht Organization companies.
more than 100,000 new hectares
The term “agroindustrial� refers to
of sugarcane, for a total of 450,000
the company’s entire production
already planted in a 100% mechanized
chain, which begins in the field with
fashion. The estimated milling will
the planting of sugarcane, continues
be 26 million tons, 30% more than
with the industrialization process and
the volume processed during the
ends with the final product delivered
2012/2013 harvest, which will allow it
to the client.
to produce 2 million liters of ethanol,
During the next harvest, Odebrecht
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co-generate 2,000 GWh of electric
energy and manufacture more than
social-economic growth,” said Luiz de
700,000 tons of sugar. Still during
Mendonça, Entrepreneurial Leader.
2013, the company will continue to
“Odebrecht Agroindustrial maintains
generate more job opportunities,
its goal to become a reference in the
for an approximate total of 18,000
sector in terms of competitiveness,
members.
sustainability and the recognition of
“We are reaffirming our commitment to contribute toward
people,” he said. During the current harvest
meeting the demand for clean and
(2012/13), the company continued
renewable energy in the country, with
with its projects to expand its units
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and put into practice the largest
and seven greenfield projects built
reed bed expansion program in the
in São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso
sector’s history, with the planting
do Sul and Mato Grosso –, for a
of more than 100,000 hectares and
total capacity to mill 40 million
investments of R$ 600 million in the
tons of sugarcane and produce 3
agricultural area of a total sum of R$
billion liters of ethanol (see the
1 billion.
map). It also earned the seal of “Committed Company,” granted
THE BUSINESS Odebrecht Agroindustrial has nine units operating – two acquired
Luiz de Mendonça presents the new identity during the
Informative Meeting, held on February 5, in São Paulo
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by the National Commission on Dialogue and Evaluation of the National Commitment for fulfilling
The company held an internal campaign called “Today We Are More� to show the brand to Members, who won kits with notebooks, shirt, badge and other items
all of the business practices
Agroindustrial is helping improve
established in the National
the quality of life of the residents
Commitment to Improve Sugarcane
located near its units, with the
Worker Conditions.
Social Energy Program for Local
The more than 15,000 Members
Sustainability, which received
received constant training to
more investments during the
stay one step ahead in terms
2012/2013 harvest and will continue
of qualification, obtaining
to support the development of the
professional development
municipalities. Since its creation
opportunities. A total of R$ 5
in 2010, the initiative has already
million were invested per year in
benefited more than 43,000 people
programs focused on training.
and 37 projects, with investments
Furthermore, Odebrecht
of R$ 11.6 million.
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Odebrecht Agroindustrial Where we are Units and offices São Paulo Polo 1 Alcídia Unit 2 Conquista do Pontal Unit
Goiás Polo
MT
3 Rio Claro Unit
6 7
Araguaia Polo 4 Morro Vermelho Unit 5 Água Emendada Unit
Taquari Polo
4
GO
5
DF
3
MS 8 9
1 2
SP
6 Alto Taquari Unit 7 Costa Rica Unit
11 10 12
Odebrecht Agroindustrial in Numbers Mato Grosso do Sul Polo
• 15,000 Members
8 Santa Luzia Unit
• R$ 8 billion in investments
9 Eldorado Unit
• 40 million tons of sugarcane • 3 billion liters of ethanol produced
Offices
• 2,700 GWh of electric energy co-generated
10 Eldorado
• 5 production centers in the states of São Paulo,
11 Campinas
Mato Grosso, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul
12 Villa Lobos Office Park
• 9 Agroindustrial Units
Learn more about the history of the Odebrecht Organization, which began in the mid-19th century. Over the decades, a small company grew, consolidated its place in Brazil and also expanded into five continents. Embark on a journey through time. Access: www.odebrecht.com/culturaodebrecht/
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BELIEVE JUNIOR AT TELES PIRES Registration for the Believe Junior Program is now open. The initiative is being promoted by Odebrecht at the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant, located between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. Youth ages 14-17 that are enrolled and completing middle or high school in Paranaíta, Mato Grosso, will have the opportunity to participate in the Production and Operation Assistant and Computer Maintenance course. Classes will begin in March. Believe Junior complies with the “Youth Apprentice” Law, with theoretical and practical modules lasting a total of one year. Participants take theoretical classes about Health, Environment, Financial Education, Adolescence and Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO), with a total course load of 80 hours. When they complete the program, the youth will be qualified to enter the job market.
The practical module, with 800 hours, will be offered in partnership with the
Mato Grosso branch of the National
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The monthly visits by PréVER cover all of the construction sites and service fronts of the projects in order to manage the control
TRANSNORDESTINA: MORE SAFETY WITH PRÉVER The actions designed to prevent work-related
Paulo Cintra stated that compliance with
accidents were reinforced with the start of the
the operational control recommendations
PréVER inspections by the Trasnordestina Logistics
was guaranteed. “There were no serious or
Alliance and Odebrecht Infraestrutura.
fatal accidents and we intensified together
The first visit in 2013 took place at the
with Members the importance of prevention,
Parnamirim lot (Pernambuco) and involved the
demonstrating that the most important heritage is
presence of leaders from the Transnordestina
physical and mental integrity, and primarily, the life
Railroad project. The inspection team, led by José
of each one,” said Cintra. According to Cintra, after
Eduardo Quintella, Contract Director, was formed
the inspections the team will elaborate an Action
by the Workplace Safety, Health and Environment
Plan to resolve the non-conformities discovered.
Manager Paulo Cintra; Equipment Manager, João
The main risks are found in the activities related
Mendonça; Commercial Manager, Jorge Batista;
to work at heights, rock blasting, cargo and land
Contractual Administration Manager, Lucas
movement and services involving electrical circuits.
Suassuna, and Lot Manager, Omar Barreto, as well
The Members involved completed preventive
as those responsible for the programs (RPs).
training.
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people fast news
A VISIT TO BELIEVE IN TETE On January 24, the Workplace Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) team at the Moatize Expansion Project – a Vale construction project being undertaken by Odebrecht in Mozambique – visited the installations of the Continued Professional Qualification Program – Believe, which occurs in Tete. The Members learned about the daily routine of the Specific Cycle students completing the Motor Grader Machine Operator course and about the operation of the equipment simulators. In the Carpenter group, visitors observed the topics of workplace safety, health and environment in the Basic and Specific Cycles. “We were surprised with the work designed to train people and the qualification for work developed by the program,” said Roberto Salvador, SHE Manager.
Roberto Salvador, Fabiano Nascimento and Gurlan Valério, from the SHE team, and Pryscilla Gomide and Luiz Carlos, from Believe in the simulator laboratory
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HEALTHY SMILES AT THE SANTO ANTÔNIO HPP Among the positive results achieved by the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), an Odebrecht Energia investment in Rondônia, worthy of recognition are the more than 7,700 dental treatments offered at the construction site. The Dental Program, which began in 2009, helps improve the Members’ quality of life, addressing dental problems and raising their awareness as to the importance of brushing. A survey conducted between July and August 2012 revealed that more than 90% of the workers who received the care changed their dental hygiene habits
Members receive care at the construction site clinic or the service fronts during the day or evening hours
and engaged in preventive treatments. The study also showed that 90% of the Members had never received dental care at
According to dentist Talessa
other companies. “It is really good to work
Baptista, the benefit extends to the
somewhere knowing that we can count
families: “The Members take the
on excellent professionals to care for our
information into their homes and
health,” said welder Fagner Roberto da
encourage their families to care for
Silva.
their own oral health,” said Baptista.
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people fast news
FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS On January 19, the Odebrecht Angola Health area launched the first Training Course in
was also on disseminating information on the
Occupational Health, involving the participation of
prevention of work-related diseases and reducing
25 Members and lasting a total of nine months.
the risk of accidents, working to promote individual
With the support of a specialist in Workers’
and collective health. “We have already held
Health, the goal is to effectively prevent
seven health-related events and one of them was
pathologies related to work or otherwise
designed to implement the Integrated Health
and promote initiatives, such as hearing and
Program at all the projects,” said Baiardi.
respiratory protection programs and ergonomics
Odebrecht Angola has invested continuously in
and vaccination campaigns, blood pressure and
the qualification of its health professionals through
diabetes control and malaria prevention, among
monthly meetings, training and qualification
others.
courses for physicians, nurses and nursing
According to Dr. Paloma Baiardi, Occupational
The course addresses the work of the occupational physician, the knowledge of and assessment of risks, work-related accidents and diseases and health prevention and promotion programs
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technicians.
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real estate developments
First Sustainable Buildin
O
debrecht Realizações
Consisting of two towers with nine
Imobiliárias (OR)
floors each, offices with a high level of
launched its first multiuse
flexibility in terms of size, a share area,
complex in Belo Horizonte, capital
parking lot, food court and panoramic
of Minas Gerais, in December of last
view out over the city, the development
year: Parque Avenida - Business and
sold 100% of the units in the first
Intimacy.
building in just 12 hours. The second has
An event was promoted by the
already sold many of its units.
Minas Gerais Sub-Regional branch at the Parque Avenida sales stand at a structure designed especially for
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POSITIVE HIGHLIGHTS The differentials offered by Parque
the occasion. Different teams were
Avenida include a mix of stores,
engaged to ensure that clients were
offering more convenience for the
properly assisted.
condominium residents and visitors,
Located on Avenue Raja Gabaglia, Parque Avenida occupies a terrain of 24,000 m² and combines well being, sustainability and convenience
ng in Belo Horizonte with a public square and a green
in Belo Horizonte to receive this
area with unique landscaping work,
distinction.
that are integrated with the urban
In order to highlight all of Parque
landscape. The project also considers
Avenida’s characteristics, the marketing
road interventions and precautions
campaign positioned the project
with signs, favoring the flow of vehicles
as “more life in your work,” since
around the area and access to the
it offered a large public area that
development.
unites convenience, well being and
Another distinguishing feature
sustainability. The program included
is the concern with sustainability,
three phases: presentation of the OR
reflected in its earning the Aqua
brand for the city of Belo Horizonte, pre-
(High Environmental Quality) seal
launch and launch of the development,
– a certification for sustainable
which became a reference in the region’s
constructions. It is the first building
real estate market.
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environment fast news
A GREENHOUSE WITH 120,000 SEEDLINGS In Porto Velho, Rond么nia, the seedling greenhouse at the Santo Ant么nio Hydroelectric
of the sites, it is necessary to return the same
Power Plant (HPP), an Odebrecht Energia
species of origin back into the environment.
investment, ended 2012 with 121,814 seedlings
The plant greenhouse has 171 species that are
produced during the year.
produced from seeds collected in native forest,
Of this total, more than 64,000 were planted in already demobilized areas in order to recover
guaranteeing diversity, quality and low cost. The storage capacity is 40,000 seedlings,
structures, such as the cafeteria, lodgings
but according to Nelson Alves, Environmental
and gas station. The results allowed for the
Manager, it was possible to generate more
revitalization of an area of more than 2 million
than 100,000 through planning in production
m2 through the Degraded Area Recovery
cycles, which included integrated actions the
Program (PRAD).
entire year.
The production at the Santo Ant么nio HPP greenhouse takes place through a manual process and does not use chemical products
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In order to guarantee the effective recovery
BRASKEM JOINS ICO2 Braskem was one of the companies selected to join the new theoretical portfolio of the BM&FBOVESPA Efficient Carbon
efficiency, in addition to the free float (the shares available for trading) of each. For the current portfolio, the data
Index (ICO2), which will become effective
was harmonized by the Sustainability
from January 7 through May 3 of this year.
Study Center (GVces) at the GetĂşlio
The portfolio consists of 36 shares from 35
Vargas Foundation School of Business
companies.
Administration (FGV-EAESP), using the ICO2
Launched in 2010, the ICO2 includes the shares from the companies that participate
guidelines. Braskem invests in improving processes
in the IBrX-50 index that agreed to adopt
to reduce its GHG emissions. In 2012, it
transparent practices related to the
completed its fourth inventory of emissions,
emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The
having recorded a reduction of over 11%
rating considers the level of GHG emission
between 2008 and 2011.
BRAZILIAN GLOBAL PACT COMMITTEE: NEW BOARD The new Brazilian Global Pact Committee
sustainability assumed by the parties that signed
(CBPG) Board took office on January 16, 2013. The
the Global Pact during the Rio+20 Conference, held
2013-2014 board members include representatives
last year.
from Braskem, Petrobras, the SĂŁo Paulo Power
CBPG is a volunteer group formed by the
and Light Company (CPFL), Itaipu and the Higher
35 member organizations from the Brazilian
Institute of Administration and Economy (ISAE-
Network, designed to promote the adoption
FGV).
and incorporation of the Global Pact Principles
Represented by Jorge Soto, responsible for
for the management of the businesses of the
Sustainable Development, Braskem was elected
companies and organizations operating in
by consensual vote of the other members to lead
Brazil. United Nations agencies, companies,
the new board. One of the top priorities is to
trade unions and NGOs all participate in the
continue working to fulfill the commitments toward
initiative.
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Odebrecht Foundation
Training New Young Re
S
ince 2003, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (EMBRAPA) has supported the Cooperative
Strategic Manioc and Fruit Production Alliance – formed by the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home (CFR-PTN) and by the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Producers’ Cooperative (COOPATAN), both part of the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS), supported by the Odebrecht Foundation. The installation of an Experimental Field at the Novo Horizonte Farm, head office of CFR-PTN and COOPATAN, was one of the first products of the partnership. Since then, the access to new technologies has become
Valença and Presidente Tancredo Neves
easier, which guarantees the improved quality
were selected and have already begun their
and productivity of the crops and an exchange
research focused on the topic “Controlling
of knowledge with the new producers.
the White Fly in Manioc Root Crops.”
Over the years, the new partnership was
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Robenilson dos Santos, age 16, is one
expanded, and in October 2012, EMBRAPA
of these individuals. “Being a researcher is
implemented the Junior Scientific Initiation
something that really motivates me, since
Scholarship Program in partnership with
this project will identify new varieties of
the Family Home. Nine graduates from five
manioc root that are more resistant and
communities of the Bahia municipalities of
will serve as encouragement for my family
esearchers
Youth participate in the EMBRAPA Junior Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program: investing in innovation for crops
and neighbors to continue planting this
most important thing is involving the
crop,” said Santos. The study, which lasts
community in the research. “We are
one year, involves seven types of the root,
taking techniques oriented by EMBRAPA
six of which are supplied by EMBRAPA and
to our region,” she said. “Besides this, I’m
one chosen by the youth himself. “I still
improving my knowledge and enriching
receive a monthly scholarship of R$ 150.00
my training as a technician in agriculture.”
that I save to invest in growing bananas,”
The activities are coordinated by
he said. I’m planning some changes in my
EMBRAPA researcher, Romulo Carvalho,
future.”
and by Agronomic Engineer and monitor
For Alessandra Santos, age 15, the
of CFR-PTN, Rita Cardoso.
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social actions fast news
VALUING CITIZENSHIP Building relationships with those who live near
Parnamirim and Salgueiro. In Piauí, the mobilization
the Transnordestina Railroad construction work and
occurs in Paulistana. “We always participate in
addressing caring for one’s health and fighting drug
the activities with a great deal of expectation and
use and violence are the objectives of the Railroad
admiration,” said retiree Maria de Lourdes. “It is
in the Community project. In January, the initiative –
clear that the project has this concern with human
headed by members of the Transnordestina Logistics
beings’ well being,” she said. She is part of the
Alliance and Odebrecht Infraestrutura – had already
group “Fascination,” formed by senior citizens from
held 60 meetings.
Salgueiro.
The topics are developed through lectures
The initiative, coordinated by the project’s Social
and multidisciplinary workshops in partnership
Service area, is based on the Spirit of Service, the
with city governments, residents’ associations,
Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) and
schools and NGOs. In Pernambuco, the action is
mobilizes Members to focus on the recognition of
held in the cities of Araripina, Arcoverde, Custódia,
people.
Approximately 4,000 people have participated in the
Railroad in the Community actions since March 2012
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The collected, washed and separated post-consumer plastic, which is 100% recyclable, will return to the production process, generating new applications and products
ONE MORE INCENTIVE TO RECYCLE In December 2012, Braskem and the Mauá City Government inaugurated the Municipal Recyclable Material Screening Center. The space will receive the material collected in the municipality and screen it to then sell the bales, generating both work and income. The warehouse has the capacity to hold 250 tons of waste per month and was planned to receive material collected from homes, commerce and public agencies in the city. The project is an initiative of Braskem, the Mauá City Government and COOPERCATA, the cooperative responsible for the work conducted at the center. The investment is designed to assist with the organization of the recyclable collection system, helping preserve the environment and promoting the city’s social-economic development.
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social actions fast news
ENSEADA RECEIVES NEW PUBLIC SQUARE At the end of 2012, the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard (EEP) finished revitalizing the public square and former Enseada cross in Bahia, where it is building the state’s largest private development of the past 10 years. The ceremony to deliver the public square included the presence of Fernando Barbosa, Executive Director at EEP, Yao Yasumasa, a representative from Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Member of EEP, Helder Campomizzi, from the consortium that is building the shipyard, as well as Ricardo Lyra, Francisco Dezen, Humberto Rangel and Guilherme Abud, the Directors of EEP and leaders from the region. The restored cross was located inside one of the farms acquired for the shipyard area. Measuring six meters high, local residents held religious ceremonies in front of it decades ago. In March of this year, EEP will finalize the restoration of the Our Lady of the Rosary Church, considered a site of local historical heritage.
A leisure space for the population of Enseada, the public square was remodeled using investments of R$ 190,000
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awards fast news
BRASKEM EARNS FINEP AWARD
Identified with the “I’m greenTM” seal, the Brazilian “Green” PE is present in hundreds of products in several different countries
Competing against 126 companies from all
the “Green” Polyethylene, better known as
over Brazil, Braskem was the winner of the
“Green” Plastic in 2007 and, the following year,
Study and Project Finance Entity (FINEP) in the
it began supplying it to different companies.
category of Sustainable Innovation, created this
The production at an industrial scale has taken
year. Besides this distinction, the company also
place since September 2010, serving clients from
earned the Brazilian Innovation Agency award in
all over the world. Originating from sugarcane
the Large Company category in 2011.
ethanol, a 100% renewable raw material, the
The petrochemical company’s growth strategy
“Green” Polyethylene retains up to 2.5 tons of
is based on the development of new technologies
carbon gas from the atmosphere for each ton
through research. Braskem started developing
produced.
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