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Odebrecht Peru: a Socially Responsible

Company

4 an agreement in benefit of mozambique

Brazilian exports for the construction of the Nacala Airport, a project currently being undertaken by Odebrecht International in Mozambique, will be financed by BNDES. The agreement signing took place on April 28 in Rio de Janeiro.

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6 peru’s socially responsible company Odebrecht Peru received the Socially Responsible Company (ESR) Certificate, granted by the association Perú 2021. Learn more about the award and the social, cultural, educational, production and environmental initiatives developed by the company in the country.

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12 financing projects receive international awards

The Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire, Odebrecht Latin America and Angola, Odebrecht International and Odebrecht Oil and Gas had financing projects recognized by the PFI Yearbook 2010, promoted by the magazine Project Finance.

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20 alliance for development The Bahia State Manioc Starch

Producers’ Cooperative (COOPAMIDO), supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, is inserted into the Starch Cooperative Alliance to promote the leasing of estate-owned land to local farmers.

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16 braskem launches 2011 fronteiras do pensamento (“frontiers of thinking”)

with the proposal of promoting debate on the meaning of the world we live in at the start of this new century, the fifth edition of the international seminar will begin on May 23 in Porto Alegre and on May 25 in São Paulo.

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> international

From left to right: Julio Brant, Responsible for Business Development at Odebrecht International; Leonardo Ribeiro, Contract Director at the Nacala Airport; Manuel Veterano, Chairman of the Aeroportos de Moçambique Board of Directors; Miguel Peres, Managing Director of Odebrecht International; Vinício Fonseca, Responsible for Export Financing at Odebrecht; Paulo Zucula, Mozambique Minister of Transportation; Manuel Chang, Mozambique Minister of Finances; Luciano Coutinho, President of BNDES; Antônio de Souza e Silva, Brazilian Ambassador in Mozambique; Luiz Eduardo Melin, Director of BNDES; Luciene Ferreira Machado, Head of BNDES-Exim; Carlos Napoleão, Responsible for Operations with BNDES-Exim at Odebrecht; Lúcia Helena, Director of the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Commerce (CAMEX); Fernando Jaime Pinto Soares, Responsible for Business Development at Odebrecht International in Mozambique; João Carlos Nogueira, Responsible for Export Credit at Odebrecht

an agreement in Benefit of mozambiqueOdebrecht International will build the Nacala

International Airport, located in the province of

Nampula, Mozambique. The Brazilian exports

for the project will be financed by the Brazilian

National Economic and Social Development Bank

(BNDES) - with the guarantee of Export Credit

Insurance, offered through the Department of

International Affairs (SAIN-MF) and Brazilian

Export Credit Insurance Company (SBCE) - and

the bank BNP Paribas will serve as the guarantee

agent. The transaction represents the first step

toward making a bilateral agreement between

the two countries possible for the financing of

Brazilian exports, which includes the Nacala

Airport and Beira Port, the latter of which is still in

the negotiation phase.

The US$ 80 million loan is part of the US$ 300

million credit line approved by the Brazilian

government for the African country. The rest

will be used at the Beira Port. The agreement

signing ceremony was held on the morning of

April 28 in Rio de Janeiro. “It is the first financing

agreement between the two countries,” said the

Mozambique Minister of Transportation and

Communications, Paulo Zucula. “For us, it has

been a major learning experience, a process of

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an agreement in Benefit of mozambique

constant dialogue for some two years now,”

said Zucula. The Minister of Finances, Manuel

Chang, stated: “Being in Brazil to sign this

contract makes us very happy. we have some

common points in our cultures and also in

terms of infrastructure. we want to walk side-

by-side with Brazil,” said Chang.

The President of BNDES, Luciano Coutinho,

pointed out the commitment assumed with

the development of the Mozambique peo-

ple: “we understand the importance of this

financing for the country,” said Coutinho. “The

Nacala International Airport will help drive eco-

nomic development. we hope to sign other

agreements soon.” Coutinho also revealed the

importance of the partnership with Odebrecht

when it came to signing the agreement: “I

want to congratulate Odebrecht for the sup-

port it has given Brazil and Mozambique,” he

said. “Its operations not only contribute toward the

economic development of these countries but also

help strengthen political relations.”

Miguel Peres, Managing Director of Odebrecht

International, stated that this agreement will be

the door of entry for other financing agreements,

given that the African country has some impor-

tant demands in different economic sectors.

“Mozambique is a developing country,” said Peres.

“New investments will come, both at the other

airports, as well as in areas like energy, communi-

cations, ports, transportation and city planning,

among others. we are ready to serve the country,”

he said.

The airport will be built in a site where a military

base currently operates. The project consists of the

construction of passenger and cargo terminals, a con-

trol tower, maintenance building, firefighter building,

landing and take-off strip, access ways, a parking

lot and all necessary equipment and systems. The

project will involve 23 months of construction work,

with delivery scheduled for March 2013. Some 700

Members will take part in the construction.

Manuel Veterano, Chairman of the Board of

Directors of the state-owned company Aeroportos

de Moçambique, explained that the project is part

of the policy to modernize the country’s airport

network. “we will modernize these airports,” explai-

ned Veterano. “The construction of the Nacala

International Airport fits within this context. we

want to be on the map of international routes. The

region will be part of a logistics platform designed

for the entire country, together with the port, railro-

ad and highways,” he said.

Manuel Chang and Luciano Coutinho celebrate the signing of the financing agreement


> social corporate responsibility

Peru’s Socially Responsible Company

Odebrecht Peru, a subsidiary of Odebrecht

Latin America and Angola, is among the 13

Peruvian companies that, for the first time

in South America, received the Socially

Responsible Company (ESR) Certificate

from the association Perú 2021. “The recog-

nition is designed to strengthen social

responsibility in Peru by prompting com-

panies toward a self-diagnosis, one which

identifies areas that require management

improvements and encourages the par-

tnership with other organizations,” said

Astrid Cornejo, the entity’s Institutional

Relations Director.

Members of Odebrecht Peru received the ESR Certificate. From left to right: Delcy Machado, Sustainability Director; Cynthia Avellaneda, from the area of People and Organization; Raymundo Serra, General Manager; and Pilar Baella, Institutional Relations and Communication Manager

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Peru’s Socially Responsible Company

After the evaluation of the Mexican

Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI), the

companies were recognized for their

good business practices and for pro-

moting sustainable development in

the country. The categories examined

were Quality of Life at the Company,

Business Ethics, Contacts with the Community and

Interaction with the Environment.

Perú 2021 is a non-profit institution, formed by com-

panies with the purpose of leading the business sector

by incorporating social responsibility as a strategic

management tool that contributes toward the country’s

development. It represents the world Business Council

for Sustainable Development (wBCSD) in Peru and par-

ticipates in the Forum Empresa - an alliance of organi-

zations that promotes development and social respon-

sibility on the American continent.

Besides Odebrecht Peru, the following compa-

nies received the ESR Certificate: Cementos Lima

S.A.; Compañía Minera Milpo S.A.A.; Ernst & Young;

Kimberly-Clark Perú; Minera Barrick Misquichilca S.A.;

Pfizer Perú; Profuturo AFP; Red de Energía del Perú S.A.;

Repsol Perú; Telefónica del Perú; Terminal Internacional

del Sur S.A.; Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus; and

Johnston S.A.A.

Odebrecht Peru’s sOcial-cOrPOrate

resPOnsibility PrOjects

During its 31 years of operations in Peru, Odebrecht

has promoted initiatives of a social, cultural, educatio-

nal, productive and environmental character that seek

to guarantee the quality of life of future generations in

the company’s areas of operation in the country. Learn

more about some of its actions:

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technical training and

Generation of Work and

income

� Creer (“Believe”)

Program: The Continued

Professional Qualification

Program arrived to

Odebrecht Peru to train

men and women to meet

the demand for labor in

the country’s projects.

� Women’s Training Program

for Equipment Operation

and Maintenance: created

by the South Inter-Oceanic

Road Corridor (CONIRSA), it

trains women from nearby

communities to operate

and maintain heavy machi-

nery.


Residents from the cities of Urcos, Cusco, Inambari and Iñapari became backhoe operators after completing the CONIRSA training courses

Residents signed up to participate in Creer in the region of Huánuco, site to the future Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant, the first construction project to implement the program in the country


In the “Pasallapampa” workshops, children take part in the classes focused on dance and typical songs from the region in which the Olmos Transfer construction work is taking place

culture

� Children’s Art Workshops:

Includes dance and music

classes for children from the

communities located near the

Olmos Transfer project, in the

country’s Northern region.

� Strengthening of Youth

Leadership through Art:

the initiative of the Electric

Train project, built in Lima, is

designed to reduce violence

among youth ages 14-19

through art, break dancing

and dialogue.

At the Mobile Library, students can browse and read over 1,500 books

education

� A Leer Program: started in

2009, it seeks to encourage

the habit of reading and cul-

ture of driving safety among

1,500 elementary school

children from eight educa-

tional institutions located

at the edges of the North

IIRSA highway. The children’s

reading comprehension has

already reached 85%.

� Mobile Library: based on

the methodology of the

Peruvian National Library

Rural Libraries, the program

assists over 1,800 students

from 12 primary education

institutions located near

North IIRSA.



development and conservation

� South Inter-Oceanic Initiative -

iSur: strategic alliance between

Odebrecht Peru, CONIRSA, the

entity Conservación Internacional

and ProNaturaleza Foundation to

contribute toward local sustaina-

ble development and the conser-

vation of ecosystems in the area

of influence of stretches 2 and 3 of

the South Inter-Oceanic highway.

There are four programs and 16

structured projects that directly

benefit more than 20,000 people

from the communities located

near South IIRSA.

One of the PASE traveling campaigns is Dental Health and Hygiene, held during the construction of the South IIRSA Highway

iSur supports handcrafted textile production in the region of Cusco, with the training of craft artists from 17 associations in the cities of Ccatcca and Ocongate

health

� Health and Education

Support Program

(PASE): coordinated by

CONIRSA, it aims to help

reduce social inequality

and improve the quality

of life of the farming

communities located

between the provinces

of Quispicanchi, Cusco

and Tahuamanu.


helPinG reduce emissiOns

The Odebrecht Peru, Odebrecht Peru Association, South Inter-

Oceanic - iSur and Vía Sostenible Blog websites joined the CO2

Neutral website, which is engaged in neutralizing carbon emis-

sions produced with the consumption of electricity.

To reduce these emissions, the initiative acquires titles in the

carbon market from environmental conservation and clean

development mechanism projects worldwide, such as from

energy generation developments that use renewable sources,

like hydroelectric and wind energy plants, for example.

Over 1,500 websites from 25 countries already participate in the

CO2 Neutral website and have its homepage as a certification

icon.

To strengthen responsible tourism along the more than 649 km of highway extension, iSur promotes the improvement of tourism infrastructure and prepares assistance centers for visitors from the countries

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The Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire,

Odebrecht TransPort, Odebrecht Latin America

and Angola, Odebrecht International and

Odebrecht Oil and Gas had financing projects

recognized by the PFI Yearbook 2010 (the Project

Finance International Yearbook), promoted by

the magazine Euromoney - Project Finance.

The publication is an international reference

in the financial market and the yearbook shows

the main case studies for last year from the

sectors of renewable energy and infrastructu-

re among companies from the Americas, Asia,

Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

FrOm lisbOn tO madrid On a hiGh

sPeed train

Odebrecht International earned the

European high Speed Rail Deal of the Year

2010 Award for the contract to construct the

Lisbon-Madrid high Speed Train.

Located between Poceirão, along the South

margin of the Tejo River in the metropolitan

Financing Projects Receive International awards

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> awards and distinctions

The ELOS - Ligações de Alta Velocidade S.A. Concessionaire received the European High Speed Rail Deal of the Year 2010 Award in February of this year in Portugal

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Financing Projects Receive International awards

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region of Lisbon, and

Caia, at the border

with Spain, the con-

tract corresponds to

the concession of the

high speed train’s first

stretch, which extends

167 km. The respon-

sible concession is

ELOS - Ligações de Alta

Velocidade S.A., formed

inteGratinG cities in

rural sãO PaulO

The operation of debentu-

res in the financial market,

which took place last year,

earned the Rota das Bandeiras

Concessionaire the Latin

America Transport Deal of the

Year 2010 Award.

The work consisted of issuing

Special Purpose Company

(SPC) debentures to finance

the company’s infrastructure

projects. The operation resulted

in the sale of R$ 1.1 billion in

debentures and has been used

as a model by other concessio-

naires in Brazil.

The resources obtained allo-

wed the concessionaire to pay

off a bridge loan maturing over

Rota das Bandeiras is responsible for managing the Dom Pedro I Corridor, which traverses 17 municipalities in rural São Paulo along its extension

by Odebrecht, the Portuguese

companies Brisa, Soares da

Costa, Lena, Edifer and Zagope,

the Portuguese banks Caixa

Geral de Depósitos and Banco

Millennium BCP, and the

Spanish ACS Group company

Iridium.

with a 40-year term, the

concession includes the engi-

neering, construction, expro-

priations, financing and main-

tenance of the Poceirão-Caia

stretch, the Évora-Caia stretch

of the conventional line for

merchandise, extending 92

km, and the new Évora Station.

The investments will total 1.65

million Euros and the project

conclusion is set for the end of

2013.

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18 months that was taken out

in May 2009 and also paid for

the concession’s fixed license.

tO exPlOre Oil in deeP

Waters

The Odebrecht Oil and

Gas (OOG) refinancing pro-

ject for the construction of

the drilling rigs Norbe VIII e

Norbe IX earned the Latin

American Project Bond Deal

of the Year 2010.

The operation’s differen-

tial was the replacement

of the financing for the

construction of the two

units - contracted in 2009

with the participation of

banks and export credit

agencies - for fundraising

in the international finan-

cial market, in which there

was the maintenance of the

same previous structure of

guarantees tied only to the

project assets.

According to helena

Ramos, Financial Manager

at OOG, the quality of the

project was considered

decisive for attracting a

high number of investors,

which transformed the ope-

ration into a success. “The

subscription level was well

above the required US$ 1.5

billion,” said Ramos. “This

opens up new financing

frontiers and demonstra-

tes the investors’ interest

in projects tied to the area

of oil and gas on the conti-

nent,” she said.

The project also received

the Bond Radar Award, also

granted by Euromoney, the

Marine Money Deal of the

Year, from the magazine

Marine Money, which recog-

nizes the top transactions

in the ship capital and

construction market, and

the IRFR Award, granted

The Norbes VIII and IX, built by Petrobras, have state-of-the-art technology and can drill in the pre-salt layer - water depths of up to 3,000 m

> awards and distinctions

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by International Financing

Review, a supplier of onli-

ne information about the

financial market.

bOGOtá tO cartaGena

With Facilitated access

The Rota do Sol

Concessionaire - respon-

sible for the construction

work and operation of

Sector 2 of the Rota do

Sol highway, which con-

nects Bogotá to the port

city of Santa Marta near

Cartagena and Barranquilla

- also received the Latin

America Transport Deal of

the Year 2010 award.

The financing project

for the concessionaire,

formed by Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola

and the Colombian compa-

nies Corficolombiana and

Solarte, was recognized for

negotiating the total sum

necessary for the cons-

truction project’s invest-

ments - US$ 1.2 billion

- with seven local banks.

“It is the largest finan-

cing agreement for the

last 15 years in Colombia,”

said Alejandro Sánchez,

Executive Vice President of

Corficolombiana.

Stretch 2 of Rota do

Sol, considered the most

important and longest,

goes from Puerto Salgar to

San Roque and extends 528

kilometers. The construc-

tion work began in April

of this year and should be

completed in five years.

The concession period is 15

years.

From left to right: Federico Camacho and Alejandro Sánchez, from Corficolombiana, representatives of the Rota do Sol Concessionaire; and Rod Morrison, Editor of the PFI Yearbook; during the award ceremony held in January of this year in London

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> culture

Fronteiras do Pensamento (“Frontiers of

Thinking”) is a multiple cultural project under-

taken by Braskem in the format of conferences,

designed to promote a transdisciplinary debate

on the modern world - the 21st century -, one

focused on the freedom of intellectual expres-

sion and high quality education as tools for

development.

This year, the fifth edition of the event will take

place on May 23 in Porto Alegre and on May 25

in São Paulo, and will extend in both capitals until

December 5 and 6, respectively. There will be 10

conferences in the Rio Grande do Sul capital and

eight in the São Paulo capital.

The proposal for this season’s event is for guests

and participants to seek a definition on the mea-

ning of the world in which we live at this start of

this new century.

The seminars are sponsored by UNIMED Porto

Alegre, Gerdau, the Claro Institute, Refap, the RBS

Braskem Launches 2011 Fronteiras do Pensamento

http://www.braskem.com.br


Braskem Launches 2011 Fronteiras do Pensamento Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,

Porto Alegre Municipal Government and the

company Anhanguera Educacional.

FOur years OF debates

Since 2007, over 80 conference participants,

including artists, scientists and intellectuals

from different countries, presented their the-

ories and experiences and discussed the main

challenges facing today’s world to over 5,000

audience members - professionals and stu-

dents from areas like medicine, politics, com-

munication, legal, arts and culture.

In the first edition, which was restricted only

to the city of Porto Alegre, the theme was Art,

Culture, World and Thinking. Starting in 2008,

the seminars came to have national scope and

gathered 25 conference participants, including

artists and researchers, to discuss the theme Art

and Language in Contemporary Culture.

In its third season, held in 2009, the Fronteiras

included on the agenda the topic Science and

Culture in five conferences held in Porto Alegre

and Salvador, and the 2010 edition addres-

sed the central theme To Understand the 21st

Century.

Odebrecht members enjOy

discOunt in sãO PaulO

Organization Members can have

access to Fronteiras do Pensamento in

São Paulo, acquiring a “passport” for

the eight meetings at half price. with

the discount, the values range from R$

820.00 to R$ 980.00 and space is limited.

To guarantee your tickets, contact the

Relationship Center by calling (+55 11)

4007-1200 or via e-mail at relaciona-

[email protected].

br, informing your complete name, work

enrollment number, Identification Card

(CPF) number, e-mail and phone number.

Members will receive a password that

guarantees a 50% discount when pur-

chasing the passport on the website

Ingresso Rápido.

The meetings will be held in the Sala

São Paulo, located at the address Praça

Júlio Prestes, 16, in the neighborhood

of Luz, to start at 8:30 p.m. In the São

Paulo capital, the seminars are held in

partnership with Casa do Saber, FLIP

and the São Paulo State Symphonic

Orchestra (OSESP) and are managed by

Alice Penna and Cândida Boemeke.


> culture

VieW the PrOGramminG FOr 2011 Fronteiras do Pensamento (“FrOntiers OF thinkinG”):

X may 23: Porto alegre / may 25: são Paulo

Fredric Jameson

North American literary critic and political theorist known worldwide for his analysis of contem-

porary cultural trends. Winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize in 2008.

X june 13: Porto alegre / june 14: são Paulo

Shirin Ebadi

Iranian attorney who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. She became the first woman in her

country to be nominated judge and to preside over a legislative court, and the first Muslim

woman to win the Nobel Prize for her efforts in the fight for democracy and human rights.

X june 22: são Paulo

Miguel Nicolelis

Brazilian neuroscientist and co-director of the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering. A

global reference on the research focused on the interface between the brain and computers

(neuroprosthesis).

X july 11: Porto alegre / july 12: são Paulo

Zygmunt Bauman

Polish sociologist known worldwide for his Liquid Modernity concept - in which the ideas of emanci-

pation, individuality, time/space, work and community are likely to change quickly and unpredictably.

X august 8: Porto alegre / august 9: são Paulo

Lech Walesa

Polish politician and human rights activities, he earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. He was the

founder of Solidarity Trade Union, which helped defeat communism in Poland. He was elected

“Man of the Year” by the magazines Time, The Financial Times and The Observer.

X august 22: Porto alegre

Lygia da Veiga Pereira

Brazilian scientist considered one of the most renowned geneticists in the world. his successful

research on the extraction and multiplication of stem cells removed from frozen embryos pla-

ced Brazil in the group of countries with known mastery of this technology.


X september 5: Porto alegre

Garry Kasparov

Great master of Russian chess, considered the greatest player of all times. He directs the Kasparov

Chess Foundation, a North American institution focused on teaching chess to children, and writes

for the Wall Street Journal.

X september 26: Porto alegre

Sylvia Earle

North American oceanographer and explorer for the National Geographic Society, recognized for

her hundreds of maritime expeditions. She led the Google Ocean Advisory Council, a group of

marine scientists that provided the content and scientific vision for Ocean in Google Earth.

X september 28: são Paulo

Luc Ferry

French philosopher and proponent of Secular Humanism, a philosophy based on reason, ethics

and justice. Professor of Philosophy at the French universities of Lyon II, Caen and Paris VII. His

best seller Learning to Live, launched in 2006, sold 700,000 copies.

X October 31: Porto alegre

Luiz Felipe Pondé

Brazilian philosopher and psychoanalyst, PhD in Epistemology from Tel-Aviv University, and colu-

mnist for the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Author of different works such as The Insufficient

Man, Critique and Prophecy and Essays on the Philosophy of Religion.

X november 21: Porto alegre / november 22: são Paulo

Alain de Botton

Swiss writer, PhD in French Philosophy from harvard University, and author of the best-seller

The Architecture of Happiness, translated into over 30 languages.

X december 5: Porto alegre / december 6: são Paulo

Ohran Pamuk

Turkish writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006, Pamuk is a professor at

Columbia University and honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His

works have sold millions of copies and have been translated into over 46 languages.


> odebrecht foundation

Guaranteeing the weekend fair was no

easy task for farmer Railton Andrade. At

age 22, the manioc root producer saw his

life change when he became a member of

the Bahia State Manioc Starch Producers’

Cooperative (COOPAMIDO). “Before I worked

on one of the few existing lands as a sha-

recropper and earned very little,” said

Andrade, a resident of the municipality of

Laje in Bahia. “Today, we have the advan-

tage of working for ourselves and guaran-

teeing good production and increased pro-

fits,” he said.

Founded in 2009, COOPAMIDO has 130

alliance for Development

Bahiamido has the capacity to process 200 tons of manioc per day for the production of modified starch


alliance for Development

members and plans to increase this num-

ber to up to 400 producers by the end of

this year. The cooperative corresponds

to the extraction industry for the Starch

Cooperative Alliance - which also inclu-

des the industrial complex Bahiamido

(manufacturing industry) and partners

and clients (service industry). For Jairo

Santos, president of COOPAMIDO, it is

the joint work that allows the communi-

ty to evolve. “The region is the one that

wins with this,” said Santos.

The alliance’s proposal is to promote

the leasing of estate-owned lands to

local farmers. These farmers then use the

lands to grow manioc and deliver the

roots to COOPAMIDO. Bahiamido uses

its processing unit to produce modified

starch - used by the food, fine chemicals

and oil industries, among others - which

is developed with added value for the

producer, who sells it.

In this cycle, the cooperative members

have revenue that totals 90% to 95% of

production and the farmer receives from

5% to 10%. Through the cooperatives,

members also have access to new tech-

nologies and equipment. “Everything

was done manually,” said António dos

Santos, a farmer who lives in Conceição

do Almeida. “we only produced the

flour. Now, we have a machine to help

us work,” he said.

The first months of operation of

Bahiamido, which began its activities

in May of this year, will be dedicated to

technical adjustments and experiments.

In October, the factory will begin pro-

cessing the producers’ manioc. “The

project represents an important step for

making the Bahia economy indepen-

dent from the ‘import’ of starch from


other regions in the country

in the future,” said Anselmo

Selhorst, Alliance Leader.

The project, supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation,

seeks to promote the practi-

ce of fair and just trade. The

goal is to offer COOPAMIDO

members a monthly income

ranging from R$ 1,200 to R$

1,500.

The Cooperative Alliance

concept has been applied at

institutions associated with

the Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), also sup-

ported by the Odebrecht

Foundation. The innovative

model of the Cooperative

Alliance seeks to compensate

the three economic sectors

and create a direct link betwe-

en the farmer and conscious

consumer. within this context,

the education and training of

the next generation becomes

an integral and essential part

of the initiative.

PartnershiP

On April 29, some 700

people gathered to parti-

> odebrecht foundation

cipate in the “Morning

of Agribusiness” and

“Afternoon in the Field”

promoted by COOPAMIDO,

both held at the Novo

Horizonte - Laje Farm,

the head site for the

Bahiamido project - the

first Northeastern industry

with the capacity to pro-

cess 200 tons of manioc

per day to produce modi-

fied starch.

The occasion was used

to sign agreements with

EMBRAPA Manioc and

Fruit Production, the Bahia

National Rural Learning

Service and the Laje City

Government. There was

By the end of this year, COOPAMIDO plans to increase the number of rural producers from 130 to 400

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also the formalization of a new

partnership with three farms, tota-

ling over 1,000 hectares, owned

by Pedro Antônio Melo. “with the

factory, we were able to transfer

land for manioc production at a

good price,” said Melo. “we also

helped the chain organize itself

in such a way that everyone can

win,” he said. “Now, rural residents

will work under formal conditions

and this will bring significant

changes for the region’s economy,”

said Eduardo Salles, Bahia State

Secretary of Agriculture, also pre-

sent at the event.

Students listen to a lecture at one of the booths during “Afternoon in the Country” at the Novo Horizonte - Laje Farm


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In partnership with the

Municipal Government,

Department of Community

Action (SMAC) and Volta

Redonda Educational

Foundation (FEVRE), Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial and the

company CSN kicked off the

classes for the first group of the

Acreditar (“Believe”) Continued

Professional Qualification

Program in Volta Redonda, no

Rio de Janeiro.

During the first stage of the

program, participants can

choose between the assembler,

bricklayer or carpenter courses,

and receive transportation and

meal vouchers, uniforms, perso-

nal protection equipment and

the textbooks. SMAC will also

offer a scholarship of R$ 250.00

and basic food basket to those

students who attend 80% of all

classes and earn grades higher

than 8.5 (equivalent to a B+ or

higher).

Odebrecht expects to hire at

least 30% of those who com-

pleted the program. The con-

tracted workers will begin at

the construction site for the

rebar and wire rod produc-

tion unit, UPV - Long Steel, for

the steel company CSN.

According to Carlos Alberto

de Oliveira, Administrative and

Financial Manager, over 700 peo-

ple signed up for Acreditar. “The

program will help meet the

project’s demand for quali-

fied labor,” said Oliveira. “Over

70% of those who signed up

come from the social progra-

ms sponsored by the Ministry

of Social Development and

hunger Alleviation, and of

this total, 50% are women. we

expect to train 1,000 people

by the end of the construc-

tion work,” he said.

Acreditar Classes Begin in Volta Redonda

From left to right: standing, Antônio Francisco Neto, Mayor of Volta Redonda; Enéas Garcia Diniz, Director of CSN; Carlos Magno, Construction Manager for the project; Carlos Alberto de Oliveira; and seated, Nelson Kruscewsky dos Santos Golçalves, Vice Mayor of Volta Redonda; and José Luiz de Sá, Director of FEVRE; during the agreement signing ceremony to begin Acreditar

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On April 30, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal

Government inaugurated the Capitão Mar e Guerra

Orlando Raso viaduct, located on the Américas

Avenue, at the intersection with Salvador Allende

Avenue. The construction project represents the

first stage of Transoeste, an express bus corridor

being built by Odebrecht Infraestrutura to connect

the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca and Santa

Cruz in the city’s western zone.

The viaduct, constructed in nine months, is one

of the most important stretches of the 32-km corri-

dor and the 30 BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) stations and

is part of the urban mobility projects designed for

the 2016 Olympic Games.

Mayor Eduardo Paes, Municipal Secretary of

Construction Projects, Alexandre Pinto, Chief

Secretary of the Department of State, Pedro Paulo,

and other municipal secretaries and city council

representatives participated in the ceremony, which

also included the presence of Benedicto Junior,

Business Leader at Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Leandro

Azevedo, Contract Director and project Members.

Capitão Mar and Guerra Orlando Raso Viaduct Inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

Extending approximately 250 meters in each direction, local residents from the region requested the viaduct in order to eliminate heavy traffic at the intersection

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Braskem earned the

approval of the Vinçotte

Certification Committee -

one of the main references

in the evaluation of products

with content of a renewa-

ble origin - after analyzing

the samples of high density

polyethylene (hDPE) and

low linear density polye-

thylene (LLDPE)”, produced

at the plant in Triunfo, Rio

Grande do Sul. The entire

“green polyethylene (PE)”

line received the maximum

four-star classification.

For Braskem, the certifi-

cation represents interna-

tional recognition for the

Green PE renewable con-

tent, transmitting credibility

to the market and adding

value in terms of its client

relations. with this recog-

nition, the product will

display the “Ok Biobased”

Certificate, the international

identification granted by

the certification entity for

products made from a pro-

ven renewable source.

Learn more about “Green

PE” by clicking here.

To improve the quality of equipment mana-

gement at the contracts, the Brazil Functional

Equipment Support area (AFEq-Brazil) developed

the Qualimetry-Equipment tool, an online system

that offers evaluation questionnaires for each

workshop area and provides reports with the cal-

culated averages and action plans for the evalua-

ted sectors. Its content was elaborated based on

the votes of Members and suppliers.

The tool includes 27 maintenance sub-areas,

including nine required ones. The evaluations

take place every month and are performed by

the construction project equipment manager.

The system issues three types of reports: the

summarized version, with the weighted averages

and final average; the complete version, which

includes all scores and questions, as well as the

action plan; and the management version, offe-

red for the Business Leaders, the professionals

responsible for Equipment Area Administration

and Finances and Support, which shows a gene-

ral overview of maintenance quality.

Currently, 13 Odebrecht Angola projects alrea-

dy use the tool, with the support of AFEq Angola.

“with the implementation of the system in the

country, we achieved some significant improve-

ments in the quality of the maintenance services,”

said José Pegoraro, responsible for providing sup-

port for the Odebrecht Latin America and Angola

Equipment Area. “The tool is an excellent mana-

gement instrument for the Contract Director,

who can monitor the equipment area more

closely,” he said. In Brazil, the tool was first imple-

mented for the Transnordestina Railroad project.

AFEq also offers English and Spanish versions for

the system.

“Green Plastic” Receives Vinçotte

New Tool for Equipment Management

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The Bahia Vice Governor and Secretary

of Infrastructure (SEINFRA), Otto Alencar,

accompanied by the SEINFRA head of

Cabinet, Marcus Cavalcanti, visited the Rio

Paraguaçu Consortium (Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial, UTC Engenharia and Queiroz

Galvão) construction site to learn more

about the assembly and construction pro-

cess for the P-59 e P-60 self-lifting platfor-

ms, the workshops and slipway, where the

units are being built.

The group also included the General

Director of the Bahia Transportation

Infrastructure Department (DERBA), Saulo

Pontes, Congressman Luiz Alberto, and

Mayor of Maragogipe, Sílvio Ataliba.

The visitors were received by José Luiz

Coutinho, Contract Director, Fernando

Barbosa, Managing Director of Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial, André Vital, Managing

Director of Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

Artenildo Faria, Sector Manager of the São

Roque Construction Site, as well as the team

of professionals responsible for the program

and the Consortium Coordinators.

The group listed to a presentation on

contract management with Petrobras, lear-

ned about the project’s pioneering appro-

ach and the Social Responsibility program

implemented.

A Look Inside the Rio Paraguaçu Consortium

The group that joined the Bahia Vice Governor visited the self-lifting platforms that the Rio Paraguaçu Consortium is building for Petrobras

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Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial is the company

responsible for construc-

ting the first Continuous

Catalytic Reformer (CCR) at

the YPF Ensenada Industrial

Complex in the city of La

Plata, located 60 km from

Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Scheduled to start opera-

ting in July 2012, the plant

will transform exportable

naphtha surplus into bet-

ter quality fuel, meeting

the growing demand in the

country without harming

the environment, since it

allows for the production of

a cleaner fuel.

On April 19, the company

assembled the Molecular

Seal, the sixth stretch of the

plant flare torch. The torch,

which is 115 meters high,

will burn the gases origina-

ting from the complex. Its

final connection with the

factory began on May 16,

together with the shutdo-

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To assemble the torch, it was necessary to use a 600-ton hoist, 130-ton crane and other Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial equipment

CCR Project Construction Advances in Argentina

wn for maintenance this

year.

Flávio Faria, Managing

Director in Argentina, Pablo

Brottier, Contract Director,

both from Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial, as

well as authorities from YPF

watched the torch assem-

bly.

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with aims of raising Member awareness as to the correct use of personal protection

equipment (PPE), the Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium (Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Andrade

Gutierrez and Delta Construções) used International workplace health and Safety Day,

celebrated on April 28, to inaugurate the exhibit “The Magic of the Senses,” which addres-

ses the five senses of the human body (hearing, smell, taste, touch and sight).

The initiative, created by the Clara Steinberg Cultural Space, involved the partnership of

Brazil’s Construction Industry Social Service (SECONCI).

At the cultural space, workers have Internet access and can learn more about safety using

interactive games. The exhibit will remain at the construction site until the end of May.

Maracanã Promotes Exhibit on Five Senses

Members of the Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium learn about the five senses using computer games



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To celebrate National

Breast Awareness Cancer

Day, celebrated April 29,

the CONPAR Consortium

(Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial, UTC Engenharia

and OAS) promoted actions

directed at the 412 women

who work on the construc-

tion project. The idea was to

raise their awareness about

the importance of conduc-

ting periodic exams that

identify the disease while

still in the initial stage.

Members listened to lec-

tures by physician Dulcinea

Ribeiro during the Daily

work Training and received

gifts tied to the campaign.

According to the physi-

cian, breast cancer is the

type of cancer that causes

most deaths among women

worldwide. “Prevention is

the best path,” she said.

“If the disease is detected

early, the chances for its

cure are very high.” Ribeiro

also explained that 30%

of all cases can be preven-

ted with healthy lifestyle

habits, such as practicing

physical activities, eating

a healthy diet and not

smoking.

CONPAR Consortium and the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Some of the 412 women at the CONPAR Consortium at the construction site decorated especially for the campaign

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In partnership with

Brazil’s Industrial Social

Service (SESI), the Nova Via

Consortium Communication

(Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

Andrade Gutierrez and

Toniolo/Busnello) adop-

ted the SESI Imagination

Project to promote reading

among Members from the

industrial area.

On April 18, a traveling

library opened at the cons-

truction site, passing along

the main stretches every 15

days. At the inauguration

event, the workers watched

the play “Alaor, the Story

Teller in: Goodbye, Sarita.”

During the first week of its

activity, Members checked

out 46 books, equivalent to

92% of the archive.

The selection of books was

based on the results of a sur-

vey involving professionals,

applied to learn more about

their literary preferences. SESI

first selected 50 titles of diffe-

rent genres. The consortium

plans to increase the number

of publications available at

the library to 80.

Encouraging Reading and Imagination

Members of the Nova Via Consortium have access to the traveling library at the construction site



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Responsible for the Communication of the eight Odebrecht TransPort assets, they gathered for the first Communication Meeting in Rio de Janeiro

On April 29, Odebrecht TransPort held the first

Communication Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, which

gathered Members from the eight assets of its por-

tfolio. The event was designed to integrate those

responsible for Communication at the companies.

During the day, Paulo Cesena, Executive Director

of Odebrecht TransPort, emphasized the importan-

ce of pro-active communication, multimedia and

remaining constantly attentive to the company’s

image. Silvana Sacramento, the professional res-

ponsible for People and Organization, highlighted

the principles of TEO on internal communica-

tion techniques to strengthen the company’s

image and reputation among Members. Márcio

Polidoro, Business Communication Director of the

Engineering and Construction Operations, spoke

about the relevance of the communicators’ educa-

tional role.

Those responsible for Communication presented

both the internal and external actions undertaken

by their areas and determined the challenges for

the upcoming years.

Odebrecht TransPort currently has eight assets

in its portfolio, divided into three segments:

Urban Mobility, with SuperVia and ViaQuatro;

highway Concessions, which includes the Rota

das Bandeiras, Bahia Norte, Rota dos Coqueiros

and Litoral Norte concessionaires; and

Integrated Logistics Systems, with Embraport

and Logum.

Odebrecht TransPort Organizes 1st Communication Meeting

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Formed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial

and OAS, the CONEST Consortium - respon-

sible for the installation of the Diesel and

Naphtha hydrotreatment Units, the hydrogen

Generation Units (hGU) and Atmospheric

Distillation Units (ADU) at the Abreu e Lima

Refinery in Pernambuco - is one of the finalists

for the Petrobras Quality, Safety, health and

Environment (QShE) Award.

Initially, some 150 companies were evalua-

ted by the Petrobras Engineering area and 28

were selected. Of these, 16 signed up in the

Industrial Construction category with contracts

worth more than R$ 100 million, in which the

consortium also competes through the ADU

contracts.

On May 3 and 4, a Petrobras team visited

the CONEST installations to learn more about

the Quality, Safety, health and Environmental

Management System and the good practices

undertaken by the consortium, which uses the

company’s 15 QShE guidelines as the evalua-

tion parameter.

The winner of the award will be announced

on June 1 and the award ceremony will take

place on June 22 in Rio de Janeiro.

The first group of the Contract

Team Development Program for

Partner Leaders (PDEC), held in

Argentina, ended on April 29

and 30.

Formed by 28 Members of the

Gas Pipeline Expansion Project

- undertaken by Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial in the

country - the group participated

in the program for three months

with distance courses and on-site

meetings

In the last module, the profes-

sionals discussed topics related

to Demobilization, such as quali-

ty, image and liquidity.

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Argentina Finalizes First PDEC

Members participate in the last module marking the close of PDEC in Argentina





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To celebrate International

workers’ Day, on May 1,

Odebrecht Angola (subsidiary

of Odebrecht Latin America and

Angola) participates every year

in the May 1 Parade held in cer-

tain cities of the country.

The march, organized by

the National Angolan workers’

Union (UNTA Labor Union

Confederation), in partnership

with the Angolan Trade Union

Force and General Center of

Angola Free Labor Unions,

receives local and international

companies from different sec-

tors who show the themes they

chose.

This year, as part of a volunteer

effort, over 400 Members mar-

ched in Benguela and some 800

were at the march in Luanda at

the Civil Construction blocks.

At the country’s capital, parti-

cipants publicized the Accident

Prevention Program (PreVer). In

Benguela, with the theme “water

for All,” Members demonstrated

the water collection, treatment

and supply system installed by

Odebrecht in the region.

In Pernambuco, Brazil, the

CONEST Consortium - formed by

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial

Angola and Brazil Project Celebrate Workers’ Day

Members of the Odebrecht Angola contracts participate in the May 1 Parade every year

The CONEST Consortium currently has 4,000 Members and this number may reach 7,000 at the peak of the work

and OAS – completed a week

of activities to celebrate

workers’ Day, held from May

2-6. Some 2,500 Members

participated in the actions

each day.

The programming included

karaoke, plays with themes

related to accident preven-

tion and a phrase contest. “At

a development like ours, the

worker is the most impor-

tant element,” said Antenor

de Castro, Contract Director,

during the closing of the

event.


In the municipality of Igrapiúna, in the

Bahia Southern Lowlands, the residents

of the Sossego Forest settlement are re-

writing their own history. The communi-

ty, before non-productive and suffering

from high rates of violence, became an

example of organization, stability and

hospitality. with access to technical

orientation and administrative support,

the local farmers became members of

the Bahia Southern Lowlands heart of

Palm Producers’ Cooperative (Coopalm).

Today, they are responsible for 5% of the

COOPALM production and have been

able to increase their monthly income

from R$ 150 to R$ 600 with peach-palm

cultivation.

The stories of these families will be

transformed into a documentary. The

behind-the-scenes of the filming, curren-

tly being undertaken by the company

since 2007, is being published in the blog

“Sossego Forest - the True Vision of the

Farming Community.” The virtual page,

called Production Diary, features photos,

videos and more on the community’s

history. Those interested can also follow

the interviews in real time via Twitter (@

MatadoSossego) and Facebook (face-

book.com/Matadosossego).

The project was created by Rogério

Arns, who has served as advisor to the

Odebrecht Foundation in the area of

Community Development. he is author

Documentary and Book to Reveal History of Sossego Forest Settlement

of the book that is being produced as a documenta-

ry. The publication will be available in the languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

COOPALM is an institution tied to the Bahia

Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area

Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), instituted by the Odebrecht

Foundation, and has 500 members.

Clique here to visit the blog.

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On May 3, 4 and 5, Odebrecht Infraestrutura

took part in the Federal University of Rio de

Janeiro (UFRJ) 6th Internship and Job Fair

to learn more about the profile of the youth

entering the job market and to strengthen the

company’s relationship with Brazil’s main uni-

versities.

During the event, 12 Members of the cons-

truction projects in Rio de Janeiro alterna-

ted shifts to answer the youths’ questions.

Cassiano Politi, Operational Manager of

the COMPERJ water Main, gave a lectu-

re on Odebrecht Infraestrutura and the

Organization’s internship and trainee program.

Some 10,000 university students visited the

event booths.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura Participates in Internship Fair in Rio de Janeiro

Members of Odebrecht Infraestrutura assist university students during the UFRJ Internship Fair in Rio de Janeiro


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