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Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial:

Internationalization and Transversality

8 a new project in the arab emirates

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

10 internationalization and transversality

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

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4 fonte nova arena opens visitation center

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

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18 bndes releases funds for family homes

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

14 innovating in logistics for transportation

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Fonte Nova Arena Opens Visitation Center> 2014 world cup

An interactive space

for the public to begin

experiencing the new

arena in Salvador, Bahia.

The Visitation Center at the

Fonte Nova Arena, built by

Odebrecht Infraestrutura

and OAS, was opened on

January 19.

The attractions of the

site, which is assembled

next to the area of the

former Tribune of Honor,

include an outlook with

a privileged view of the

construction work. A large

glass wall allows visitors to

safely and comfortably view

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

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Fonte Nova Arena Opens Visitation Center

the work being undertaken

at the site.

The 98-m2 space

reveals the multi-use

characteristics of the

equipment and creates

different scenarios for the

public to interact with

the new arena features.

Photography panels

share the story of some

of the most important

moments in Bahia and

national soccer history

that occurred at Fonte

Nova, in addition to some

of the memorable shows it

hosted. Blending the past,

present and future, the

center also shares some of

the details of the events

that are to come.

During the guided visit,

monitors are available to

tell visitors more about

the stories presented on

the panels and answer

questions about the

project.

The space is open from

Thursday to Sunday, from

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

has the capacity for up to 210

people per day. Group visits

(up to 30 people max.) should

be scheduled beforehand

via the website www.

arenafontenova.com.br.

MODEL AND

VIRTUAL TOUR

One of the attractions of

the Visitation Center is the

Fonte Nova Arena model.

Above it, a special light

simulates the view that

fans will have from inside

the field.

Starting at the end of

this month, the space will

also offer a virtual tour,

reproducing the details of

the new equipment, which

will have 50,000 covered

seats distributed into three

levels of grandstands,

in addition to 70 private

boxes, panoramic

restaurants, a cultural

space, kiosks and parking.

SUSTAINABILITY

The Fonte Nova Arena

Sustainable Space,

installed inside the

Visitation Center, is

another new feature and

presents the three pillars

orienting the project:

social, environmental and

economic. “We created a

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

special place for people

to learn about some of

our actions, such as the

insertion of homeless

individuals, digital

inclusion, literacy classes

for workers, volunteer

work, recycling and the

reuse of materials, in

addition to programs that

anticipate the operation of

this equipment,” explained

Lino Cardoso, Marketing

and Institutional Relations

Director at Fonte Nova

Arena.

In the store that

operates at the site, the

visitor can choose between

two institutions to help:

OSID (Brother Dulce

Social Projects) and the

Axé Project, purchasing

souvenirs such as pieces

of the old stadium, bags,

toiletry kits, cellular phone

holders and aprons, among

others, which are made by

the Axé Project Cutting and

Sewing Workshop using

arena worker uniforms.

The items feature screen

graphics and design

signed by designer Luciana

Galeão.


GOVERNMENT AND FIFA VISIT CONSTRUCTION WORK

On January 17, the Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, General Secretary of FIFA, Jérôme Valcke,

and the former player and member of the Local World Cup Organizing Committee Board of

Directors, Ronaldo Nazário de Lima, visited the construction work for the Fonte Nova Arena.

Accompanied by the Governor of Bahia, Jaques Wagner, the visitors flew over and walked

through the construction site. According to Aldo Rebelo, Bahia and Salvador are on schedule

and have the capacity to host large events. “The government has no doubt that the city can

meet the expectations surrounding its hosting of the World Cup,” said Rebelo.

Jérôme Valcke summarized the first part of the visit to Brazil, which began in the city

of Fortaleza: “There is no reason to doubt that the stadiums will be delivered for the

Confederations Cup and the World Cup, said Valcke.

The former forward for the Brazilian national team, Ronaldo, spoke to Members of the

construction project and proposed a challenge. “We will create a challenge for the stadiums

that will be ready this year,” he said. “I’ll form my team and play a team formed by the workers

before the fields are inaugurated.”

Ronaldo meets with Members and fans during the visit to the Fonte Nova Arena


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Operating for eight years in the United

Arab Emirates, Odebrecht International

won the contract at the end of 2011

to build the world’s deepest sewage

pumping plant, located in the city of

Abu Dhabi, the country’s capital. The

sanitation project will benefit some three

million inhabitants by 2032.

With investments of US$ 362 million,

the contract is the largest in the history

of the Abu Dhabi Sewage Company

(ADSSC). The construction work for the

sanitary sewage system sewage pumping

plant is set to begin in March of this year,

with an estimated conclusion in March

2015.

According to Paulo Suffredini, Contract

Director, the plant will be located

100 meters deep and have a width

of approximately 50 meters, with the

capacity to pump a final flow of 39 cubic

meters per second. The collected sewage

will be carried along a tunnel, already

being constructed, to two independent

A New Project in the Arab Emirates

Illustration shows the new Abu Dhabi sanitation project.

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treatment plants that have already been

built in Al Wathba.

The pumping plant will be installed

at the end of the 44-km tunnel and

is designed on a slope, beginning

approximately 25 meters deep and

ending at nearly 100 meters. “The tunnel

will be constructed in this way so that

gravity itself will transport the waste,”

explained Paulo Suffredini.

According to Suffredini, the part of

the project falling under Odebrecht’s

responsibility represents a fourth of the

total investment for the new Abu Dhabi

sanitation project, whose contract value

is approximately US$ 1.4 billion.

The set of facilities formed by the

tunnel and the pumping and treatment

plant, in addition to two deep collection

networks designed to power the system,

is part of the city’s environmental control

plan, proposed to meet the demand

for the expansion of the urban and

industrial network by 2032. The project

also includes the treatment and reuse of

a flow of 15 cubic meters per second of

water for irrigation purposes.

Some 1,000 Members should be

required during the peak of the

construction work. “We are contracting

people every day,” said Suffredini. The

eight pieces of equipment that will be

included during the first phase of the

pumping station work will be supplied

by a Japanese company specialized in

sanitation.

FORMALIZED

CONTRACT

During a ceremony

held on January 24 in

Abu Dhabi, Odebrecht

International and

ADSSC formalized

the contract for the

sanitary sewage

system sewage

pumping plant

(STEP).

Present at the meeting, from left to right: Ahmed K. Al Shemall, Public Relations Manager at Odebrecht; Gustavo Motta, Construction Manager at Odebrecht; Nasser Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Deputy Programme Management Department Manager at ADSSC; Alan Thomson, Managing Director at ADSSC; Shahzad H. Orakzai, Programme Management Department Manager at ADSSC; Paulo Suffredini, Contract Director at Odebrecht; and Eduardo Kezh, Risk Manager at Odebrecht


Internationalization and Transversality> industrial engineering

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


Internationalization and Transversality

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With internationalization

as one of its macro

strategies for fulfilling

the 2020 Vision,

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial ended 2011

by consolidating its

international presence in a

range of different countries.

The process began in

Argentina in 2005 and

since then, the company’s

operations outside Brazil

have not stopped growing.

Over the years and

working in partnership

with Odebrecht Venezuela,

the company arrived to

the country through the

Converpro Contract. It

currently has five projects

underway.

In Mexico, the

company concluded the

construction work at the

General Lázaro Cárdenas

Refinery, in Minatitlán, and

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> industrial engineering

signed a new contract

with Braskem/Idesa

for the construction

of a petrochemical

center in the region of

Coatzacoalcos, in the state

of Veracruz. Production is

set to begin in July 2015.

PARTNERSHIP WITH

THE ORGANIZATION’S

COMPANIES

The consolidation

and improvement of the

synergy between the

Industrial Engineering

businesses and those

of other Organization

companies are constants.

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial maintains

a partnership with

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

Odebrecht América

Latina e Angola,

Odebrecht Venezuela, ETH

Bioenergia, Braskem, Foz

do Brasil and Odebrecht

TransPort for nine of its

24 contracts currently

underway.

During the second

half of last year, the

company was responsible

for managing and

instal l ing two new ETH

units - Costa R ica and

Água Emendada. The

two contracts marked

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the company ’s debut in

this type of construction.

“ The bioenergy sector has

ver y specif ic needs with

which we were st i l l not

famil iar,” said Far id Aby-

zayan Feldberg, Contract

Director. “ The al l iance with

the cl ient and its exper tise

were essential for helping

us meet the deadline

and ensure the cl ient ’s

satisfaction,” he said. The construction work for the ETH Bioenergia Costa Rica Unit in Mato Grosso do Sul was finalized during the second half of last year


Innovating in Logistics for Transportation Responsible for the

construction of the

Embraport Terminal, located

along the left bank of Santos

Port in the coastal region

of São Paulo, Odebrecht

Infraestrutura has used

some creative solutions for

the project’s logistics.

The highlight is the

transportation of the

piles at the driving fronts,

which represents the dock

foundation cycle. The

phase will allow for the

future mooring of the large

container ships, improving the

position of the Santos Port.

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




Innovating in Logistics for Transportation Due to the 52-meter length

and 45-ton weight of the

piles used in the project, the

company opted for maritime

transportation. For this

purpose, specialized vessels

were designed and built to

transport the parts.

The difficulty with the

transportation and the large

volume of the parts for

manufacturing – over 2,000

piles and 6,000 reinforced

parts – prompted Odebrecht

to set up a 60,000-m2 factory

with six production lines and

12 gates with the capacity for

35 tons and a 23-meter span.


“The project was adapted

to the challenges and the

environment, seeking out

the conditions to internally

produce the necessary

resources while ensuring

the required quality,” said

Giorgio Bullaty, Production

Manager.

On average, eight piles

are manufactured daily.

After they are produced, the

materials are stored in the

stock area, from where they

are transported to receive

a metal tip measuring up

to nine meters. “Studies

identified different types of

soil in the region, so there was

the need to assemble the tips,

which facilitate the drilling of

the sediment layer,” explained

Henrique Marchesi, Contract

Director.

The maritime

transportation is followed by

the driving process, which was

also modified by the company.

The solution adopted for

the foundations was to use

cantitravellers – large metal

structures that help position

the pile during the driving

process, which takes place

with the assistance of a crane.

According to Amilton

Sendai, Commercial Manager,

one of the advantages of

the cantitravellers is that

they work regardless of

the sea conditions. “We are

transforming a maritime

project into a suspended

one,” revealed Sendai. In order

to avoid the appearance of

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cracks and fissures in the pile

during the hoisting process,

the project developed a

device that allows for efficient

and safe lifting.

It is estimated that 350

meters of docks will be

completed in December of

this year, a period in which

other areas of the terminal

will be ready, such as the

800-meter viaduct that passes

over the railroad and the river

and the buildings for entry

into the terminal.

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

PROJECT EARNS CERTIFICATION

IN RECORD TIME

The Embraport Terminal was the first Odebrecht

Infraestrutura project to reach the Level 3 in management

with the ISO 9.001:2008 certification in a planned fashion.

Within a 12-month period, the construction project

earned a first-of-its-kind certification for the Quality

Management System, valid for all its operations on a global

scale within the Scope of On Shore Port Projects and

Dredging.


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BNDES Releases Funds for Family Homes

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BNDES Releases Funds for Family Homes

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The Igrapiúna Rural

Family Home (CFR-I) and

Agroforest Family Home

(Cfaf ), located in Igrapiúna

and Nilo Peçanha, in Bahia,

respectively, have reason

to celebrate. The Brazilian

National Economic and

Social Development Bank

(BNDES) has released the

funds for the remodeling

and expansion of the

teaching units, which will

allow an increased number

of youth to benefit from

the initiative each year. The

investment is the result of

the Technical and Financial

Cooperation Agreement

signed in 2009 by BNDES

and the Odebrecht

Foundation.

According to Robson

Kisaki, Teaching Director

at CFR-I, the achievement

is a gift for all educators,

employees and students:

“The new installations will

create a more favorable

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and will allow the sites

to hold activities for the

community,” said Kisaki.

For CFR-I, the funds

were divided into two

payments. The first, which

is already available, in the

amount of approximately

R$ 700,000, is for the

construction of the

classrooms, administrative

area and teachers’ room,

cafeteria, computer lab,

library and multisport

court.

The release of

approximately R$ 750,000

for Cfaf as a single

payment will help it

expand its lodging and

build a cafeteria, library,

seed laboratory and room

for the school board and

teaching team. “This

partnership will help

to further improve the

technical and professional

training offered to the

youth,” said Suzana

Baiardi, the home’s

Teaching Coordinator.

In 2011, CFR-I and

Cfaf were authorized

to administer the

Professional Technical

Education High School

Course in Agribusiness

and the Professional

Technical Education

High School Course in

Forests, respectively, both

integrated with the High

School. The certification

was recognized by the

Bahia State Board of

Education.

OTHER ACTIONS

The Presidente

Tancredo Neves Rural

Producers’ Cooperative

(COOPATAN) was also

benefitted and received

the second payment,

in the amount of

more than R$ 691,000,

corresponding to the

construction of a fruit

pre-processing unit.

The first payment, of

approximately R$ 750,000,

was released in June

2011. The construction

work is set for conclusion

in February of this year.

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Youth from the Nilo Peçanha Agroforest Family Home during a practical class. The unit was also included under the agreement between BNDES and the Odebrecht Foundation

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> fast notes

Companies Can Recover Taxes Paid Abroad

Value Added Tax (or V.A.T.) is the tax

charged for the majority of goods and services

supplied by Canada and by certain European

countries. In Brazil, it known as the ICMS

(Service and Merchandise Tax). In order to

encourage business tourism, these countries

reimburse the tax to companies who incurred

expenses with hotels, vehicle rentals, fuel,

meals and transportation, training-related

costs, conferences, fairs and conventions;

market research, projects and professional

services.

At Odebrecht, the Shared Services Center

(CSC) is supporting companies during this

process. In order to recover the amount of

tax paid, it is necessary for the company

to sign a contract with another specialized

in recovering taxes abroad. The work also

depends on the support of the companies’

Members for the presentation of the receipts

and invoices.

In 2008, the Engineering and Construction

business was reimbursed more than US$

16,000 for its expenses related to an MBA

course completed by Members at England’s

Cranfield University.

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

Austria, Finland, Iceland, United Kingdom,

Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Sweden, Canada,

Holland, Monaco, Denmark, Ireland and

Norway.

For more information, please contact

Mauro Luchini (mauroluchini@odebrecht.

com - 55 11 3792-4249) or Bernard Paulo

([email protected] - 55 11 3792-

4251) from the CSC.

Social Inclusion Program in Argentina Earns Recognition

For the fourth consecutive year,

Odebrecht earned the award “Partner

for Inclusion” granted by the company

Manpower in Argentina, recognizing its

commitment to the initiative “Building

Bridges for a More Inclusive Job Market.”

Manpower is a company that offers

services related to the research and

selection of permanent or temporary

Members. Its partnership with Odebrecht

is designed to promote diversity and

inclusion in the job market, while also

helping to raise awareness as to social

responsibility.

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On January 19, the

President of the Dominican

Republic, Leonel Fernández,

accompanied by his wife,

Margarita Cedeño de

Fernández, inaugurated the

UASD Tunnel in the capital city

of Santo Domingo. The tunnel

is part of the Duarte Corridor

project, currently being

undertaken by the consortium

formed by Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola and

the company Ingenieria Estrella.

The tunnel, the first in the

city, extends 1.3 km and was

build along the extension of

the street Avenida Ortega y

Gasset, between the streets

Avenida 27 de Fevereiro

and José Contreras. The

road, which has a maximum

speed limit of 50 km/h

includes a sign system, has

modern ventilation systems,

surveillance cameras, fire

detection and fire fighting

mechanisms and a control

center.

According to the Minister

of Public Works, Víctor Díaz

Rúa, the tunnel will free up

the traffic on the streets

Duarte Corridor Project Tunnel Inaugurated

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

and avenues. “The project

will allow 15,000 vehicles to

shorten the commute from

the North to South of the city,”

said Rúa.

Orlando Santini, the

consortium’s Sustainability

Manager, pointed out that,

during the tunnel construction

period, there were no

recorded accidents involving

Members, subcontracted

workers, pedestrians or

drivers. “The zero accident rate

resulted from the application

of safety programs and

procedures during different

phases of the project, together

with the commitment of

everyone,” he said.

Contracted by the

Ministry of Public Works, the

Duarte Corridor involves

the construction of viaducts

at the city’s main avenue

intersections, where drivers

currently face major traffic

buildups. Víctor Díaz Rúa also

cited the launch of the Duarte

II Corridor project, which

includes the construction of

new tunnels.

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Rio de Janeiro Port Region to Receive Larger Storm Drains

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Odebrecht Infraestrutura is increasing the streets’ capacity for rainwater drainage

The new phase of the

Maravilha Port project, the

revitalization work Odebrecht

Infraestrutura is undertaking

in the port zone Rio de Janeiro,

will increase the capacity of

the streets for the drainage

of rainwater in the city. The

interventions will increase the

number of water drains into

Guanabara Bay from two to

eight and the 80-cm drains will

be replaced by new ones that

are 11 times greater (3.20 m by

1.80 m).

The area that receives

the rainwater from the

neighborhoods of Morro

da Providência and Morro

da Conceição is currently a

chronic site to floodings in Rio

de Janeiro’s Downtown area

and the project is considered

crucial for resolving flooding-

related problems. The last

drainage project in the port

region was undertaken 100

years ago.

In addition to the macro

drainage work, the streets also

received new water, sewage,

telecommunications, public

lighting and city planning

networks, part of the first

phase of the Maravilha Port

projects.

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OOG Discloses New Sustainability Policy

During the last quarter of 2011, Odebrecht

Oil and Gas (OOG) approved the new

Sustainability Policy and disseminated it to all

Company Members.

In addition to formalizing Sustainability

practices and reinforcing the Leaders’

commitment to the responsible management

of the topic, the documents serve as markers

for the entrepreneurship line, allowing

Members to reach the desired goals and results

more quickly.

For Marco Aurélio Fonseca, Sustainability

Director at OOG, the establishment of the

policy – including its Guidelines and Principles

– will allow for more efficient operations in

Sustainability, strengthening the actions

that are already underway. “The topic of

sustainability is always a priority in the agenda

of the projects, contracts and developments,”

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

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

Member is a multiplier of the Sustainability

Policy and should contribute actively to its

implementation.”

Attentive to the increased consumption

of ecological products and focused on the

time when students head back to school,

which occurs in February in Brazil, Faber-

Castell launched the “Eco Carrying Kit.”

Made with the Braskem “green”

polyethylene – also known as green

plastic, produced using sugarcane ethanol

–, the “Eco Carrying Case” has the same

characteristics as traditional plastic, is

recyclable and features the differential of

capturing carbon gas from the atmosphere.

Besides is sustainable characteristics, the

product features a modern design and

Back to School with “Green” Plasticserves both as a kit as well as a pencil

holder.

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

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Since January 16,

the construction of the

Corinthians Stadium – the

stage to the opening of

the 2014 World Cup in São

Paulo – has been moving at

a faster pace.

Odebrecht

Infraestrutura started

its third work shift with

a new team formed by

100 Members who work

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

a.m., focused primarily on

the manufacturing and

installation of pre-cast parts

and construction of concrete

blocks.

During the period

marked by the peak of the

construction work, which

should be the second half

of 2012, some 1,800 workers

will join the project. The

project currently has 1,030

professionals distributed

into three different shifts –

the first, which works from

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

approximately 860 people,

and the second, which works

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

90 people.

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

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Odebrecht Infraestrutura was one of

the recipients of the Milton Vargas Award,

granted by the magazine Fundações &

Obras Geotécnicas, for the Environmental

Revitalization of Sepetiba Beach, located

in the Rio de Janeiro’s Western Zone. The

award pays tribute to the engineer and

pioneer professor of Soil Mechanics in Brazil

and highlights the innovative projects that

contributed toward the advancement of the

practice of engineering and the geotechnic

area.

Celso Stanzani Jr., Commercial Manager

of the project, represented the company

during the award ceremony and received the

Honorable Mention trophy from the President

of the Rio de Janeiro Engineering Club, Francis

Bogossian, and from the Vice President of the

Brazilian Geosynthetics Association (IGS Brasil),

Indiara Giugni.

Initiated in June 2010, the project restored

the stretch of sand that had been covered by

layers of silt over the past decades by installing

a geotextile mat. After the rehabilitation,

Sepetiba Beach will have a stretch of sand

extending approximately 80 meters wide with

a leisure and sports area, benefitting some

40,000 local residents.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura Awarded for Sepetiba Beach Construction Work

Part of team from the Sepetiba Beach project displays the Milton Vargas Award trophy


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The CONEST Consortium (formed by

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial and OAS)

received the Quality Management System

certification in the ABNT NBR ISO 9.001

and ISO TS 29.001:2010 standards for the

Atmospheric Distillation Unit (UDA) and the

Diesel Hydrotreatment, Naphtha and Hydrogen

Generation (HDT) Unit.

With the achievement, the consortium

became the first Abreu e Lima Refinery

company in Pernambuco to obtain the 2010

version of the ISO TS 29.001, which is equivalent

to the ISO 9.001 for the Oil, Natural Gas and

Petrochemical Industry. For Antônio David,

Quality Manager, the certification represents

the effort and commitment of the Members

who complete their activities with dedication,

promoting the search for excellence.

During a one-week period, the Bureau

Veritas Certification auditors assessed all areas

of CONEST, checked the planning phases,

structure, implemented procedures and the

results obtained and also went on visits to the

field and held interviews with the professionals.

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CONEST Earns Certification in the ISO 9.001 and ISO 29.001 Standards

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



Over 121,000 seedlings of Atlantic Forest

species planted in the Bahia municipalities of

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

in 2011. This was the result of the Forest Factory

project, which produced approximately 400,000

seedlings and held 26 events, such as the lecture on

environmental awareness and the courses focused

on fighting forest fires for 1,024 people.

Created in 2008, the Forest Factory initiative is

maintained by Braskem; the Camaçari Industrial

Promotion Committee (COFIC); CETREL, an

entity focused on ensuring the environmental

protection of the Camaçari Industrial Center;

and the Garcia D’Ávila Foundation, an entity

focused on sustainable development, as well as

the support of other companies. The project is

one of the actions implemented by the Costa dos

Coqueiros Ecological Corridor Institute (INCECC), an

organization created to install an ecological corridor

that connects the remaining vegetation in Bahia’s

Northern Coast by producing seedlings of native

Atlantic Forest species, cerrado (scrubland) and

caatinga (dry forest) and restoring degraded areas.

In 2011, the seedlings were planted with the

assistance of the residents from the communities

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

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

Sauípe (Entre Rios) and Bairro do Bosque (Dias

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

“Our goal is to restore, conserve and protect the

Forest Ring while promoting social engagement,”

said Álvaro Oyama, Executive Director of INCECC.

“We also alert the government about the

destruction of the ring due to illegal practices such

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

average of 110,000 seedlings are planted each year.

On January 13, the Foz do Brasil São Paulo

Regional Board – a team of operational directors

and communication professionals at the units

– listened to a presentation by journalist Pedro

Varoni, Journalism Manager at the television

broadcaster EPTV, an affiliate of the Globo Network

in rural São Paulo and in Southern Minas Gerais.

The meeting took place at the Limeira

unit in rural São Paulo and was focused on

regional journalism, considering the advance

of Internet use by the community and the

related impacts. The topic of “Sanitation” and

its exposure in the media was also included in

the discussions.

Braskem Helps Plant More Than 121,000 Seedlings in Bahia

Foz Operations Directors Participate in Lecture on Regional Journalism

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In the community of

Laranjeira, located in the

municipality of Taperoá,

in Bahia, Basílio Santos,

age 38, represents a

success story. The farmer

is celebrating reaching his

biggest goal: building a

home for his family. “This

has always been my dream,”

he said.

A four-year member of

the Presidente Tancredo

Neves Rural Producers’

Cooperative (COOPATAN),

an institution associated

with the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Environmental

Example of Success in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

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

Protection Area Mosaic

Integrated and Sustainable

Development Program

(PDIS), supported by the

Odebrecht Foundation,

Santos explained that he

was able to gather the

necessary resources by

planting manioc root.

“We planted more and

the productivity just kept

increasing,” he said. “I used

part of the money earned

delivering the roots for the

new home.”

While he was building

his home, the farmer found

a solution for the lack of

electricity at the site: “Before

beginning the construction

work, I purchased a solar

energy panel.” Santos also

explained that he has

new plans to expand the

property. “I want to buy

another piece of land and

leave it to my five children

and also start a savings

account to guarantee our

future,” he said.

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The Degraded Area Recovery

Program (PRAD) at the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power

Plant – built by Odebrecht

Energia in Rondônia –

recovered more than 400,000

m2 of areas at the construction

site at the end of 2011. Since the

start of the construction work,

over 700,000 m2 have already

been recovered.

The PRAD processes involve

the removal of the constructed

physical structure, cleaning of

the site and laying of the plant

soil layer for the revegetation

and planting of native species.

Specific structures, such as the

fuel supply center and mechanic

workshop, are evaluated to

identify any possible signs of soil

contamination.

The seedlings are generated

at the project greenhouse

through a manual process that

does not use any chemical

products and a composting

technique to create the

planting substrate, which

includes leftover food from the

construction site dining hall and

pieces of shredded wood. The

greenhouse has a production

capacity of 100,000 seedlings

per year.

The Members are responsible

for collecting seeds from

some 60 native species in the

neighboring forests, preparing

the earth for germination and

caring for the seedlings’ growth.

Anatalino Silva, Environmental

Technician, stated that in

addition to the environmental

investment, the sector also

invests in people, including

training and qualification

courses.

More than 700,000 m2 in Recovered Areas at Santo Antônio HPP

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

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On January 10, Odebrecht Energia

initiated the Vacation Internship Program

with 13 participants at the Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP). Lasting from

one to two months, the initiative is designed

to promote exchange between the university

students and company professionals while

disseminating Odebrecht Entrepreneurial

Technology (TEO).

Members of the company’s People and

Organization program and from the contract

took part in the event, together with Antônio

Barbin, Quality Manager at the Santo Antônio

Civil Consortium (CSAC). The participants also

watched presentations about the Odebrecht

Organization and about Odebrecht Energia,

listened to discussions on TEO and heard

testimonials by Members.

Accompanied by Vitor Amaro, Civil

Engineer, Vitor Viu, Mechanical Assembly

Engineer, and Ruberlei Lima, Assembly

Safety Technician, the students visited the

construction project and toured the GG1, GG2

and GG3 generation groups, pre-assembly

warehouse, main spillway, dining hall, lodging

and supply warehouse at CSAC.

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



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

On January 16, Odebrecht United States

received students from the Harvard University

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

and the University of São Paulo (USP)

Polytechnic School. The group is part of the

third edition of the course promoted by the

universities, which has the main theme of

Engineering, Environment and Extreme Events.

The university students visited research

centers, environmental management centers

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

Engineers (USACE) in both Mississippi and

Louisiana. In New Orleans, the group followed

the company’s operations at the construction

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

of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk

Reduction System program undertaken by

USACE – implemented after the flooding of

the city due to Hurricane Katrina in August

2005.

Harvard and USP Students Visit Construction Project in United States

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

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Transnordestina Receives Group of Interns during January Vacation Time

Visiting one of the largest infrastructure

projects currently underway in Brazil and

learning in practice that seen in the classroom.

This is the experience currently being lived by

seven university students participating in the

third edition of the Vacation Internship Program

at the Transnordestina Railroad, currently being

built by Odebrecht Infraestrutura.

There are six engineering students and one

business administration student who came

from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais and Recife, in

the Pernambuco capital, to participate in a

one-month internship along the stretches

of construction work located in Salgueiro,

Parnamirim and Arcoverde, in Pernambuco, and

in Paulistana, Piauí.

Completing an internship in the cross-

tie factory in Salgueiro, the future engineer

Ronderson Queiroz Hilário, from the Federal

University of Ouro Preto, stated that the

experience will help enrich his CV. “I hope

to one day be part of a project the size of

Transnordestina,” said Hilário.

The students are chosen through

partnerships with Brazilian universities and the

experience generates opportunities for the

participants to later join the projects, since some

become Young Partners.



Coral Expressway Promotes Activities for Children

As part of the Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola

Social Responsibility Program,

undertaken in the Dominican

Republic, the Coral Expressway

project held the “Building Smiles

for Children from the Community”

recreational event on January 6.

Some 900 children from the

communities of Benerito and

Villa Padre Nuestro took part in

physical and recreational activities

held at the construction site.

The boys and girls participated

together with their parents or

guardians and received free

snacks and toys based on their

age and gender.

The event included the

presence of Miss Dominican

Republic, Dalia Fernández,

the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees,

Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the

representative from the UMA

Project, Claudia Sandoval, and

from the Romana Bayahibe Hotel

Association and Group, Ana

García-Sotoca, the President of

the company Helados Bon, Jesús

Moreno, as well as Odebrecht

Members.

The initiative received the

support of several different

Dominican Republic institutions,

such as the UMA Project, part of

the Dominican “Heart to Heart”

Foundation; Romana Bayahibe

Hotel Association and Romana

Bayahibe Tourism Group; Helados

Bon; Dominican Marine Studies

Foundation (FUNDEMAR);

Bayahibe Vice Minister of

Tourism; Arte Cuseco; Benerito

Pro-Development Association;

Máximo Gómez Foundation;

Mir Foundation and Río Chavón

Foundation.

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




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Simplício HPP Supports Victims of Heavy Rains in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais

The Simplício Hydroelectric Facility (AHE),

currently being undertaken by Odebrecht

Energia, mobilized its Members to support the

victims of the strong rains that caused mudslides

and flooding in the municipalities of Além Paraíba,

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

region where the development is located.

The actions included the donation of beds,

mattresses, sheets and towels for the shelters

that took in those who lost their homes, as

well as the supply of the lighting system for

the evening searches in the affected sites,

the distribution of meals and pamphlets with

orientations.

Odebrecht Angola: Friend of ChildrenIn December of last year,

Odebrecht Angola received

the title of “Child-Friendly

Company,” granted by

Brazil’s National Children’s

Institute (INAC), for its

support of and dedication

to the Malta da Paz and

Alegria Children’s Social

Project (Angolan children’s

characters).

The distinction was given

after the company added

Malta da Paz and Alegria to

“Happy Child Day,” and event

organized for the children of

Members last December 2 at

the Odebrecht construction

site. The goal was to support

the Angolan government’s

initiative of recognizing

national symbols and

characters.

Some 400 students took

part in cultural activities,

such as dance and theater, as

well as educational activities

that addressed topics such as

malaria, HIV, cholera, personal

hygiene, environment and

the value of family.

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



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