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Tribute: Members Celebrate 25 Years

with the Organization

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8 oog consolidates its operations in the subsea sector

Odebrecht Oil and Gas won a Petrobras bid to charter and operate two flexible line launch vessels in the amount of US$ 1 billion. The contract term is five years, with the possibility for renewal for an additional five.

4 braskem completes maintenance shutdown in triunfo

Braskem completed the Maintenance Shutdown at the Basic Petrochemical Unit Olefin Plant 2, located at the Triunfo Center in Rio Grande do Sul. The operation, held every six years, lasted 21 days and involved 3,000 workers.

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12 to 25 years at ‘home’ In 2011, 228 Members of different

nationalities completed 25 years working at the Odebrecht Organization and gathered for the Annual Tribute Program, held from November 28-30>

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20 history of the bahia saint benedict monastery told in book

The winning work from the 6th edition of the Odebrecht Historical Research Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares, Mosteiro de São Bento da Bahia was launched on December 1 in Salvador.

28 celebrating education November 25 marked the celebration for the end of the 2011

phase of the PDIS Teaching Unit Faculty Training Program, supported by the Odebrecht Foundation. The event was held in Salvador.

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24 odebrecht angola awards university students and their sustainable projects

Odebrecht Angola held the ceremony for the 2011 Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development - Angola, which recognized the best sustainable engineering projects by the country’s university students.

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> chemicals and petrochemicals

Braskem Completes Maintenance Shutdown in Triunfo

The second Maintenance Shutdown at the Basic Petrochemical Unit Olefin Plant 2, located at the Triunfo Center, lasted 21 days

On November 26, Braskem concluded

the Maintenance Shutdown at the Basic

Petrochemical Unit Olefin Plant 2, located at the

Triunfo Center in Rio Grande do Sul.

The operation, held every six years, lasted 21

days and received investments of R$ 114 million.

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Braskem Completes Maintenance Shutdown in TriunfoIn all, 19,000 activities were completed by 3,000

professionals, including both Members and

subcontracted employees, for a total of 1 million

man-hours worked.

The Olefin Plant 2 is responsible for the

production of ethane, propane and other


Three thousand workers completed 19,000 activities that guaranteed the plant’s improved safety, reliability and modernization

naphtha derivatives used to

manufacture thermoplastic resins

and currently produces an average

of 445,000 tons of ethane per year.

Together with Plant 1, the total volume

produced by the Basic Petrochemical

Unit totals 1.25 million tons per year.

This was the second stoppage for

the maintenance of the plant, which

began operating in 1999. With the

shutdown, the unit gained more

safety and reliability, in addition to the

modernization of its automation and

control systems.

CONTRIBUTION TOWARD

THE ENVIRONMENT

During the Maintenance Shutdown

at the Triunfo Center, Braskem planted

800 fruit tree seedlings at the Basic

Petrochemical Unit.

The action was designed to

neutralize the CO2 released by the

cargo and water jet machines used

during the maintenance activities. The

seedlings were planted by Members

and subcontracted employees who

worked during the shutdown.

The number of species was

measured based on the diesel

consumption of the equipment. It

was calculated that approximately

190 tons of carbon gas were

released during the 21-day period.

> chemicals and petrochemicals


OOG Consolidates its Operations in the Subsea SectorOdebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) won

a Petrobras bid to charter and operate

two flexible line launch vessels in the

amount of US$ 1 billion. The contract

term is five years, with the possibility

for renewal for an additional five.

The business, which will be

undertaken in partnership with

the French company Technip, will

promote the Brazilian development

in this segment of Pipe Lay Support

Vessels (PLSVs), responsible for the

connection and communication

between wells and production rigs

or other underwater infrastructure

equipment in exploration fields.

“OOG was the only national

company pre-qualified to take part

in the bidding process, attesting to

the value we can add to this type of

project,” said Jorge Luiz Mitidieri, Vice

President of Integrated Services at

OOG. “Since 2009, when we decided

to enter the Subsea segment, we

have invested heavily in training and

market assessment,” said Mitidieri.

According to him, OOG already

works in the sector through

contract management, equipment

manufacturing and the paving and

logistics of the shallow Capixaba

South-North gas pipelines located

> achievement

http://www.oog.com


OOG Consolidates its Operations in the Subsea SectorFrom left to right: Frédéric Delormel, Executive Vice President and Subsea COO at Technip; Roberto Ramos, Entrepreneurial Leader at OOG; and Sang-Taenam, CEO of DSME, celebrate the new contract


in the Espírito Santo Basin. “The project is

50% completed and is designed to connect

the rigs for the transportation of natural

gas production in Brazil,” he said.

The construction of the vessels is being

negotiated with Daewoo Shipbuilding &

Marine Engineering (DSME), a shipyard

located in South Korea. The first vessel

should arrive to Brazil in October 2014

and the second will be completed by April

2015. The models will have the capacity

to launch flexible pipelines with up to 550

tons of loaded materials into water depths

as great as 2,500 meters – the largest in

the world with such characteristics.

During the vessel operation

phase, there will be the generation

of approximately 300 direct job

3D images show the bow, side and stern of the pipeline installation vessel, which will be manufactured by OOG for Petrobras

> achievement


opportunities in Brazil. There are also plans

for special professional training courses

and classes for Members, who will receive

support from Technip for the training of

the national labor force.

For Renato Bastos, Subsea Director

at OOG, winning the contract

consolidates the company’s Subsea

operations: “It is a clear sign of

trust from our client Petrobras, which

makes us extremely satisfied,” said Bastos.

“The partnership with Technip is important

for guaranteeing the development’s

success by maximizing the potential

synergies in the management and

operation of the vessels and by mitigating

the risks associated with the project

development.”


To 25 Years at ‘Home’> honored

Over 2,500 professionals have been dedicated to the Organization for the past 25 years

Twenty-five years of

dedication, challenges

and achievements. Lots

of stories, experiences,

partnerships and examples.

In 2011, 228 Members

of different nationalities

completed 25 years

working at the Odebrecht

Organization and

gathered for the Annual

Tribute Program, held from

November 28-30 in Bahia.

Brazilians, Angolans,

Americans and Peruvians

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from different Action

Programs (APs) in all

businesses, together

with their guests,

were welcomed at the

Organization’s head office

in Salvador, Odebrecht’s

municipality of origin. The

participants visited the

site and toured the city’s

Historical Downtown area.

The ceremony to

deliver the medals was

held on November 29 and

included the presence


of Marcelo Odebrecht,

Managing Director of

Odebrecht S.A., Emílio

Odebrecht, Chairman of

the Odebrecht S.A. Board

of Directors, members

of the Odebrecht S.A.

Board of Directors, Paulo

Lacerda, Vice President

of Engineering and

Construction Operations,

and other leaders of the

Organization.

Those awarded in

2011 joined the more

than 2,000 Members

completing 25 years with

the Organization since

the start of the program,

created more than 20 years

ago. There are currently

2,515 professionals who

have been dedicated to

the Organization for the

past 25 years. “I am proud

to work at Odebrecht,”

said Carlos Pedroza, from

Odebrecht Infraestrutura.

“It has been 25 years

of working with TEO

> honored


[Odebrecht Entrepreneurial

Technology], which added

many concepts and values

to my life,” said Pedroza.

At the start of December,

the Members completing

10, 15 and 20 years of

work also celebrated the

achievement and received

their medals during the

celebrations held in

the Brazilian states and

countries in which they

operate.

Those honored for the year visited Odebrecht’s city of origin: Salvador in Bahia


> honored

Marcelo Odebrecht, Emílio Odebrecht, Entrepreneurial Leaders and Directors pay tribute to those Members who completed 25 years with the Organization in 2011


> honored


History of the Bahia Saint Benedict Monastery Told in Book

The winning work from the 6th Edition of the Odebrecht Historical Research Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares, Mosteiro de São Bento da Bahia was launched at the start of December in Salvador

> recognition of culture


History of the Bahia Saint Benedict Monastery Told in BookThe book Mosteiro de São Bento

da Bahia (“Bahia’s Saint Benedict

Monastery”), organized by Dom

Gregório Paixão, a Benedict monk

and Auxiliary Bishop of Salvador,

was launched on December 1 at

the Bahia Saint Benedict Monastery

located in the Bahia capital.

Winner of the 6th edition of the

Odebrecht Historical Research

Award - Clarival do Prado

Valladares, the book shows the

historical, artistic and cultural wealth

of the first Benedict monastery of

the New World, founded in 1582, and

The book shows the historical, artistic and cultural wealth of the first Benedict monastery of the New World, founded in 1582

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currently site to the largest

private archive of works of

art and the second largest of

rare books in Brazil.

The site played an

important role in significant

historical events in Bahia: it

was the general barracks for

the Dutch, a hospital during

the period of the Spanish

plague in the 17th century,

and also sheltered the

victims of the Canudos War

during the 19th century.

According to Dom

Gregório Paixão, the

publication represents

15 years of work that

began back in 1994 with

the São Bento Monastery

Revitalization Plan, in

which the then Construtora

Norberto Odebrecht

participated. “We have a

history that is tied to the

people,” said the Auxiliary

Bishop. “The monastery

cultivates freedom of

thought and the Bahia

Benedicts respect all people

from a range of different

creeds and cultures,” he said.

Dom Gregório also

recalled that, since the Alfredo Avello

The Benedict monks from the Bahia Saint Benedict Monastery took part in the book launch event

Dom Gregório Paixão, Benedict monk and the Auxiliary Bishop of Salvador, signs one of the book copies, which were distributed to guests

> recognition of culture


construction of the site,

the Benedicts have made

an effort to get closer to

the population: “It was the

first religious home created

outside the city’s walls

designed to strengthen

this relationship with the

people.”

With photos by Almir

Bindilatti, the 401-page

work features texts by

renowned intellectuals and

scholars in a re-writing of

the monastery’s history.

Dom Gregório introduces

the reader to the primitive

monastery universe and

describes the 2,000 years

of Benedict history; the

architect and historian

Francisco Senna shares a

unique perspective on the

historical architecture; and

modern artist José Dirson

Argolo presents the rich

archive of artwork from the

site’s collection, highlighting

the historical importance of

the works dating back from

the 16th to 20th centuries.

The different construction

styles of the Bahia Order

of Saint Sebastian, the

monastery’s official name,

are presented by Cuban

architect and specialist in

restoration processes, Maria

Hermínia Hernandez. A

chronicle signed by Bahia

historian and poet Fernando

da Rocha Peres closes the

compilation, telling the

story of the Bahia monks,

and the introductory texts

are by Dom Emanuel d’Able

do Amaral, Head Abbot of

the Bahia Saint Benedict

Monastery, and Norberto

Odebrecht, Chairman of

the Odebrecht Foundation

Board of Trustees.

The book also includes

a CD called Inspirações

do Claustro (“Inspirations

from the Cloister”), which

features Gregorian chants

by the Bahia Saint Benedict

Monastery Monks’ Choir.

SUPPORT FOR BRAZILIAN

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

AND EDITORIAL

PRODUCTION

Created in 2003, the

Odebrecht Historical

Research Award - Clarival do

Prado Valladares is a cultural

initiative promoted by the

Odebrecht Organization

granted annually to a first-

of-its-kind research project

focused on some topic tied

to Brazilian history.

The Organization is

responsible for providing

the resources necessary for

the complete fulfillment of

the selected project, from

the research to publication

of the illustrated book.

The publications

sponsored by Odebrecht

result in the publication

of art books, which are

distributed to libraries and

public and private entities in

Brazil and other countries.


> sustainability

Odebrecht Angola Awards University Students and their Sustainable Projects

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On November 29,

Odebrecht Angola held

the ceremony for the 2011

Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development

- Angola in Luanda, which

recognized the best

sustainable engineering

projects developed by the

country’s university students.

Participating in the

ceremony was the country’s

Minister of Education,

Pinda Simão, Minister of the

Environment, Fátima Jardim,

other authorities from the

Angolan government and

Odebrecht Members.

In her closing speech,

Fátima Jardim congratulated

the company: “It is important

for other companies to

follow Odebrecht’s lead and

make their sustainability

reports public,” she said.

“This is, in fact, an example

of sustainability, since the

management models must

be dynamic, integrated and

flexible.”

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The winners of the 2011 Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development - Angola, from left to right: Osvaldo Dombo Mazanga, Dúnia Fernanda Henrique Couto, Isalino Pedro Neganga, António Paulo Ilola, Elizandra Ciêth José Agostinho and Elísio Baptista Alexandre


Ernesto Baiardi, Managing

Director of Odebrecht Angola,

stated that the award is a way

of investing in the training

and integration of Angolan

professionals, considered

important elements for

sustainable development.

“We are currently over 17,000

Members in the country, 93% of

which are Angolan,” said Baiardi.

“The creation of job and income

opportunities is crucial for

Angola’s development.”

In 2011, the number of

individuals who signed up

surpassed that of the previous

year. There were 23 groups

that signed up with a total of

45 students and 23 mentors

from nine universities in the

country. The projects were

evaluated in the categories of

Content, Clarity, Foundation,

Depth, Technical Contribution,

Applicability and Presentation.

The winning projects

included: “Reuse of Air

Conditioner Condensation

Water” by students António

Paulo Ilola, Isalino Pedro

Neganda and Osvaldo Dombo

Mazanga, from the Jean Piaget

University; “Electronic Waste

Recycling - An Investment in

Sustainable Development in

Angola” by students Dúnia

Fernanda Henrique Couto

and Elizandra Ciêth José

Agostinho, from the country’s

Independent University; and

“Solid Waste Recycling - Driving

Force for Angola’s Sustainable

Development” by university

student Elísio Baptista

Alexandre from the Angola

Private University.

For Celeste Borges, the

award coordinator, the initiative

had a positive contribution

because it addresses themes

of general interest, which will

benefit future generations. “Our

country is growing and we need

to work to reach a satisfactory

level of development in

all spheres – economic,

environmental and human

achievement,” she said. “It is

crucial that this thinking begin

in the classroom.”

> sustainability

Watch the videos and learn more about the winning projects:

– Reuse of Air Conditioner Con-densation Water.

– Electronic Waste Recycling – An Investment in Sustainable Deve-lopment in Angola.

– Solid Waste Recycling – Driving Force for Angola’s Sustainable Development.

Starting from the left: Justino Amaro, Institutional Relations Manager; Fábio Januário, Infrastructure Director; Pinda Simão, Minister of Education; Fátima Jardim, Minister of the Environment; and Ernesto Baiardi, Managing Director of Odebrecht Angola

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> odebrecht foundation

Celebrating Education

In Bahia’s Southern Lowlands,

hundreds of youth have access

to training that is based on the

principles of education for life

and through work. This new

generation is being guided by

a team that dedicates time,

presence, experience and

example. They are monitors,

school secretaries, educational

advisors, teachers and educators

who share knowledge and are

responsible for their students’

development.

The Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation,

created the PDIS Teaching Unit

Faculty Training Program in

order to integrate and promote

the exchange of experiences

between these educators.

During a 10-month period,

the team developed concepts

associated with sustainability,

diversity, nature sciences,

earth physics and strategic

and financial bases for the

development of production

projects. “This initiative is crucial

for the youth’s development,”

said Joelma Sena, Educational

Advisor to the Igrapiúna Rural

Family Home.

November 25 marked the end

of the 2011 phase of the training

program with the delivery of 31

certificates in Salvador, Bahia.

“The educator’s profession must

develop constantly in order

to strengthen our teaching

methodology,” said Ademário

Reis, Principal of the Youth Home

State High School. “This moment

marks the history of a journey we

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have taken together,” said Reis.

One of those present at the

event, the Bahia Secretary of

Education, Osvaldo Barreto,

emphasized the importance of

actions like this one. “We need

to create a school that responds

to the population’s need and I

see that this is precisely what is

being done in Bahia’s Southern

Lowlands,” said Barreto. “An

initiative that integrates and

seeks a permanent dialogue

with the community. The

department is monitoring this

experience and seeks to build

a stronger relationship,” he said.

“It is an immense challenge to

guarantee our youth the right to

learn, and this is your work,” said

the secretary, speaking to the

educators.

“The technical professional

education offered by the Family

Homes and Youth Home is

aligned with the national desire

for teaching quality, creating

opportunities for the youths’

access to knowledge and the

generation of jobs and income,”

said Joana Almeida, Educational

Advisor to the Odebrecht

Foundation and responsible for

the training program.

The speaker from the group

and Teaching Director at the

Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural

Family Home, Rita Cardoso,

thanked those present for the

opportunity during a touching

speech: “This team is very

strong, primarily when it comes

to training the youth,” said

Cardoso.

The event also included the

presence of the Advisor to the

Presidency of the State Board

of Education, Astor de Castro

Pessoa, the Executive President

and the Vice Presidents of

the Odebrecht Foundation,

respectively, Mauricio Medeiros,

Roberto Lessa and Waldeck

Ornélas.

The ceremony celebrates the end of the 2011 phase of the PDIS Teaching Unit Faculty Training Program, located in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

The Bahia Secretary of Education, Osvaldo Barreto, delivers the certificate to Rita Cardoso, the Teaching Director at the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home


> fast notes

Book Sponsored by Odebrecht Wins 2011 Jabuti Award

The book Theodoro Sampaio - Nos sertões e nas

cidades (“Theodoro Sampaio - in the Backlands and

in the Cities”), written by Ademir Pereira dos Santos

and with design by Karyn Mathuiy, won first place

in the Graphic Design category and third place in

the Architecture and City Planning category for the

2011 Jabuti Award. The award ceremony took place

on November 30 in the São Paulo room, located in

the São Paulo capital.

Designer Karyn Mathuiy and author Ademir Pereira dos Santos celebrate the achievement

Created in 1958, the Jabuti Award is Brazil’s

most traditional literary award. It recognizes

writers and highlights the quality of the

work of all areas involved in the creation and

production of a book.

Theodoro Sampaio - Nos sertões e nas

cidades was the winner of the sixth edition

of the Odebrecht Historical Research

Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares, a

cultural initiative promoted by the Odebrecht

Organization granted annually to a first-of-its-

kind research project focused on topics tied to

Brazilian history.

Published in 2010 by Versal Editores, the

book describes the life and work of engineer

Theodoro Sampaio (1855-1937), who played a

central role in the country’s main modernization

projects from the end of the 19th century to the

start of the 20th century on expeditions and river

studies focused on Brazilian cartography.

For three consecutive years, the winning

publications of the Odebrecht Historical

Research Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares

won the Jabuti Award in the Graphic Design

category: A Historia do Brazil de Frei Vicente do

Salvador (“The History of Brazil by Monk Vicente

do Salvador”) in 2009 and Igreja e Convento

de São Francisco da Bahia (“The Church and

Convent of Saint Francis of Bahia”) in 2010.




On December 2, Marcelo

Odebrecht, Managing Director

of Odebrecht S.A., took part

in the conference “The Rise

of BRIC: Impact on Global

Policymaking,” promoted by

the School of International

and Public Affairs (SIPA) at

Columbia University in New

York.

The event examined the

growing influence of the

BRIC – Brasil, Russia, India and

China – in the formulation

of global policies and also

served as a platform for the

launching of the BRICLab, a

center for academic courses,

lectures and studies to analyze

the effects of the group’s

growing economic and

political powers. “The BRIC

countries have the potential

to transform the world and

SIPA will serve as a forum for

studies on the topic,” said John

Coatsworth, SIPA Dean.

Marcelo Odebrecht

participated in the panel “The

‘B’ in BRIC: Brazil as a Rising

Power,” which discussed the

power and dynamics of the

market generated by the

country’s growth. “I’m very

optimistic when it comes

to Brazil, Latin America

and Africa,” said Marcelo

Odebrecht, with relation to the

perspectives for the country in

2012. The Executive Director

of the Brazil Foundation,

Marcello Hallake, and Rio de

Janeiro State Governor, Sérgio

Cabral, also participated in the

debate.

Also present at the

conference were professors,

scholars and employees

of Columbia University,

representatives of local and

international companies,

investment, financial and

political analysts, diplomats

and media professionals.

Odebrecht United States won the right to build

its first project in the U.S. state of Texas, together

with its client Harris County Toll Road Authority: the

expansion of the Sam Houston Tollway - Phase 2,

between Route 59 and State Highway 288, located

in the Southern region of Harris County, located in

the city of Houston.

The project extends 6.4 km and includes two

new lanes in both directions, for a total of eight. The

expansion of the road will double its capacity and

facilitate the flow of vehicles, improving regional

mobility.

In addition to the expansion of the highway, the

central lane of the tollway will be revitalized and will

earn three automatic lanes – the Non-Stop/Easy Lane

type – together with three conventional toll lanes. The

on-way and off-way ramps will also be remodeled.

The construction work will start in January 2012

and should be concluded during the fourth quarter

of 2013.

Odebrecht Attends Conference about BRIC Countries at Columbia University

Odebrecht United States to Complete Project in Texas

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Odebrecht Angola Completes Construction Work for Luanda Basic Sanitation Program

> fast notes

The new Avenida 21 de Janeiro improved the traffic in Luanda, facilitating access to the city’s Downtown area

On November 10, one day

before the celebration of Angola’s

Independence, Odebrecht

delivered the country’s

government yet another Luanda

Basic Sanitation Program project:

the expansion and revitalization

of Avenida 21 de Janeiro.

Extending seven kilometers,

the road contains places with

three and four lanes, in both

directions, and connects the

neighborhood of Talatona to the

Downtown area of the capital

and to the Luanda International

Airport.

According to Marcos Torres,

Contract Director, the new

avenue helped improve the

city’s traffic significantly. “The

commute time fell from two

hours to 40 minutes,” he said.

“The construction work also

helped the local commerce,

since merchants no longer have

to sell their products at roadside,

as well as for the taxi drivers,

who have their own lane for

making stops.”

Over 380 Members worked

during the two years of the

project’s execution, which also

included deep drainage work

to collect the rain waters, the

recovery of the lighting network

and creation of urbanized areas.

During the construction

period, Odebrecht Angola

undertook a series of social

actions such as literacy classes,

traffic education and safety

courses, lectures on the

preservation of heritage and

training on health and quality

of life for workers and the

community.

For 2012, there are plans for

the construction of five walkways

with aims of facilitating the traffic

of pedestrians and improving the

population’s safety.


Pirapama Aqueduct System Inaugurated in Recife

The system was built in three phases. The first was delivered in July of last year and the second phase was completed in October of the same year

On December 5, the Governor of Pernambuco,

Eduardo Campos, inaugurated the Pirapama

Aqueduct System, which will increase the

distribution of water in the Metropolitan Region of

Recife by 48%. Built by the Pirapama Consortium,

formed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Queiroz

Galvão and OAS, the system benefits 3.5 million

people in five municipalities, who have lived with

water rationing for decades.

“The state has the country’s worst water

supply rate,” said Campos. “The project will mark

the history of sanitation in Pernambuco,” he said

during the ceremony to celebrate the completion

of the system’s third phase, held at the Water

Treatment Plant (WTP). Participating in the

event were João Pacífico, Managing Director at

Odebrecht Infraestrutura, and Carlos Angeiras,

Contract Director.

The system consists of a dam with the capacity

for 61 million m3 of water, together with the WTP,

which treats up to 5,130 liters per second and

three new reservoirs, the largest with the capacity

to store 90 million liters of water. More than 2,500

Members participated in the construction process.

The project, which is part of the Brazilian

Federal Government’s Growth Acceleration

Program (PAC), received investments of R$

600 million, and was made possible through

a partnership between the Pernambuco

Government and Federal Government through

the Brazilian National Economic and Social

Development Bank (BNDES).

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On December 1, the Inter-

American Development

Bank (IDB) approved a

US$ 150 million financing

granted to Odebrecht

Energia for the installation

of the Chaglla Hydroelectric

Power Plant in Peru, one of

the country’s largest electric

energy generation plants.

Set for conclusion

in 2016, the Chaglla

Hydroelectric Power Plant

will help diversify the

Peruvian energy matrix and

reduce carbon emissions.

“Its installed capacity of

406 MW, together with

the region’s development,

reinforces the company’s

commitment to the country

and consolidates our

operations in the sector,”

said Erlon Arfelli, Director at

Odebrecht Energia in Peru.

The financing will

be used for the project

infrastructure, including the

transmission line, which will

connect the plant to the

National Interconnected

System (the Peruvian

national electrical network),

access roads and auxiliary

installations. The project

will receive investments

of US$ 1.2 billion and will

generate 2,500 direct job

opportunities.

Financing for Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant Approved

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The Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant marks Odebrecht’s first participation in the energy concession sector outside Brazil

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Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias (OR)

was named the most prestigious company in

Brazil in 2011 in the segment of Construction,

Incorporation and Rental, according to the Época

Negócios 100 yearbook, released on December

7. It is the second consecutive time that OR has

received the award.

In its fourth edition, the survey conducted

by the Troiano Branding Group collected the

opinions of over 15,000 opinion shapers from five

regions of the country about the reputation of

249 companies chosen using criteria such as net

revenue, levels of investment in the media and

relevance within the Brazilians scenario.

The award ceremony recognized the 10

companies with the most prestigious brands in the

country and those that most stood out in the 30

different segments. Six dimensions were evaluated

to choose the most prestigious companies:

admiration, trust, quality of the products and

services, social and environmental commitment,

history and evolution and innovative posture.

“The strength of the Odebrecht Organization

brand and culture were crucial for this

achievement,” said Paul Altit, Entrepreneurial

Leader at OR. “This distinction is the result of our

presence, increasingly more significant, in Brazil’s

main cities and the effort and dedication of the

leaders and their teams in the permanent search

for the satisfaction of our Clients,” he said.

OR Wins Award from Época Negócios Magazine for Second Time

From left to right: Marcelo Neves, Financial and Information Technology (IT) Director; Paul Altit; Sergio Kertész, Marketing and Communication Director; and Ciro Barbosa, People, Organization and Sustainability Director

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Braskem Earns ECO Award in Sustainability

The Catoca Mining

Association, formed by

Endiama (the Angola

National Diamond

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The Braskem green plastic was considered the best project in the Sustainability category in

Products or Services as part of the Eco 2011 Award, one of the main awards in the Sustainability

area created by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Brazil (Amcham Brasil).

The award ceremony was held on December 2 in São Paulo, and involved the participation

of the Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira. The winners were chosen for having the

best business models and strategies that incorporate sustainability into processes, products or

services.

Made from sugarcane ethanol, green plastic earns its name due to its contribution to the

environment, since its captures 2.5 tons of carbon gas from the atmosphere for each ton of

polyethylene produced and can be recycled.

Catoca Mining Association in Angola Earns Sirius Award

Company), Odebrecht, Alrosa

S.A. and LLI International,

earned the Sirius Award as

the country’s Best Company

from the Non-Financial

Sector.

The award recognizes the

personalities and institutions

that represent examples

of personal, institutional

and entrepreneurial values.

The criteria for choosing

the winners were based

on entrepreneurship and

good business management

practices.

Starting from the left: César Marianetti, Administrative Director, Ganga Júnior, Chairman of the Board of Directors; and José Amaral Júnior, Head of the Supply and Logistics Department of the Catoca Mining Association



Emílio Odebrecht, Chairman of the

Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors,

received the National Consecrated Leader

Award during an event promoted by the

Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Forum on November

28 in São Paulo.

In its 34th edition, the award recognizes

leaders who stood out at the head of their

companies in 2011. The decision was made

by leaders already consecrated during other

editions and the recipients divided into

two different groups: “New Leaders,” which

consists of those who have never been

distinguished before; and “Consecrated

Leaders,” formed by those previously

recognized during previous years.

In addition to Emílio Odebrecht, other

Consecrated Leaders also included José Carlos

Grubisich, Entrepreneurial Leader at ETH

Bionergia, and José de Freitas Mascarenhas,

Advisory Board Member for Odebrecht S.A.

Djean Cruz, Regional Director of Odebrecht

Realizações Imobiliárias, received the New

National Leader Award. Those awarded were

represented by Organization Members.

Founded in 1977 by the newspaper Gazeta

Mercantil, the Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Forum

mobilizes entrepreneurial leaders each year

to elect the most representative in each state

and economic sector.

Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of

Odebrecht S.A., earned the Leaders of Brazil

Award in the category of Engineering and

Construction as one of the Brazilian leaders who

most stood out in 2011.

The distinction is an initiative of the

Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Group (LIDE) from

the newspaper Brasil Econômico and Brazilian

Television System (SBT). Márcio Polidoro,

Communication Director at Odebrecht,

represented Marcelo Odebrecht during the

award ceremony held on December 7 in São

Paulo.

The Leaders of Brazil Award recognizes the

effort of companies and leaders to position

Brazil at the global leadership level. During its

first edition, 60 executives were awarded in 20

categories from the public and private sector,

each one with three recipients indicated by the

official jury.

Emílio Odebrecht Receives National Leader Award

Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Group Awards Brazilian Companies


At its office in Venezuela, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial delivered a

distinction plaque to Antônio Cardilli,

Administrative and Financial Manager of

the Santo Antônio Civil Consortium, for his

work heading the Continued Professional

Qualification Program - Acreditar (“Believe”),

for the application of the initiative in other

countries and the ease adapting the same to

the business reality.

Paulo Cesar Fonseca, the professional

responsible for Administration, Finances and

People for Central America and the Caribbean,

and Paulo Sá, Converpro Operations Manager,

represented Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial

during the plaque delivery event.

During his travels through Venezuela,

Antônio Cardilli visited the Sucre Mission

University Village, located at the Gulf de

Puerto la Cruz Condominium, and the

J-000 Space, supplied by the Puerto La Cruz

Refinery for the training of workers and

artists. The creator of Acreditar also visited

the program’s installations in the country.

Recognition for Training and Human Development

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Paulo Sá (to the left) and Paulo Cesar Fonseca (to the right) from Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial at Venezuela, honored Antônio Cardilli, who created the Acreditar Program

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Through the applications IdM and Auto Reset, Members themselves can reset, unblock and change their access passwords

The Odebrecht

Information Technology

area provided an Access

Administration tool for

the Organization, in which

Members can use self-

service to reset, unblock

and change their access

password for the network

and Oracle and MyWebDay

systems.

The tool consists of

two applications: IdM and

Auto Reset. Through IdM,

the Member can request

or unblock the login and

password for Oracle eBS,

PeopleSoft and MyWebDay,

depending only on

the leader’s electronic

approval. During the first

access of the application,

users can unify their

passwords, facilitating the

work routine.

In Auto Reset, the user

can reinitiate and unblock

the passwords for accessing

the network. With the

solution, the Member

records the security

responses as a way of

recovering the code.

The Access

Administration applications

are available in the IT

Support Portal, found

at the address http://

suporteti.odebrecht.com.

IT Area Provides Tool for Access Administration

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On November 10, Odebrecht

Administradora e Corretora de Seguros (OCS)

gathered over 80 Members from the People and

Organization (P&O) area of different businesses

for the 4th Personal Insurance Meeting, which also

included the participation of managers from the

insurance companies Bradesco, Itaú, Odontoprev

and Sul América.

Under the theme “Your Suggestion Makes

a Difference,” the event was designed to train,

integrate and reaffirm existing partnerships.

According to Bettina Skelton, the professional

responsible for Personal Insurance, the

meeting met its main objective: the effective

participation of Members, their learning, and

consequently, the improvement of the processes.

“We allow for the exchange of experiences

between P&O professionals, insurance

company representatives and OCS Members,

helping improve training and strengthening

relationships,” said Skelton.

The participants listened to testimonial about

Life and Career by Marcos Lima, Managing

Director of OCS, lectures by Fernando Maiback, a

financial market consultant, Sérgio Brinckmann,

President of Odeprev Odebrecht Previdência,

and Kátia Mota, the professional responsible for

the Relationship Program with Participants and

Sponsors.

During the four editions of the event, OCS has

gathered 269 Members from the Organization’s

P&O area and promoted the exchange of

experiences and synergy between participants,

considered crucial for the alignment of processes.

4th OCS Personal Insurance Meeting

OCS gathered Members from the Organization’s P&O area to strengthen relations and promote process improvement

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http://www.odebrecht.com/en/businesses-and-interests/supporting-institutions/insurance-and-warranties


In partnership with Odebrecht Energia,

Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Foz do Brasil,

Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias (OR) and

Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG), the Polytechnic

School at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)

organized “Odebrecht Day” on November 11.

The event was designed to promote

knowledge on some of the Organization’s

different segments for the university’s

engineering students. Over 150 students

attended the lectures by the five companies.

Luiz Fernando Rahuan, Contract Director at

Odebrecht Energia, presented the scenario of

the Brazilian energy sector and spoke about the

company’s operations. Civil engineer Diana Paes

Bezerra talked about the stadiums for the 2014

World Cup and the Fonte Nova Arena project.

Representing Foz do Brasil, Alaide Barbosa

Martins, the professional responsible for the

Operation area, explained more about the

Jaguaribe Outfall contract in Bahia. Civil engineer

Hassan Luedy, from OR, spoke about Real Estate

Incorporation and the Benefits for Society.

Dominique Castro Schmid, civil engineer, spoke

about OOG and the Subsea Market.

“The company-university partnership is

important for the academic and professional

development of our future engineers,” said

Tatiana Bittencourt Dumet, Coordinator of the

Civil Engineering Course at UFBA. “The meeting

brought major contributions for the participants’

personal and professional growth and for the

institutions, since the exchange of experiences

and information is very rich,” she said.

UFBA Organizes “Odebrecht Day” for Engineering Students

With the support of the Organization’s companies, the UFBA Polytechnic School has promoted “Odebrecht Day” since 2008



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On November 24, Braskem and the company

Petróleos Del Perú (PetroPerú), a state-owned

company dedicated to the transportation, refining

and sale of fuels and other oil derivatives, signed a

Memorandum of Understanding for the technical

and economic analysis of the feasibility of a

petrochemical project in Peru.

The purpose is to study the feasibility of

installing units for the integrated production of 1.2

million tons per year of ethane and polyethylenes,

using the ethane originating from the natural

gas reserves in the region of Las Malvinas. After

confirming the project’s feasibility, the negotiations

of the permanent contracts and the companies’

corporate approvals, the development will be part

of the South Integrated Project, which includes

the construction of the South Andean Gas Pipeline

by the company Kuntur and a modern industrial

complex in the Southern Peruvian region.

“With the establishment of this partnership, we

will bring more economic and social development

to our country,” said Humberto Campodónico,

President of PetroPerú. “The project’s main

advantage will be its strategic location on the

Pacific Ocean coast and the capacity to serve

both the Peruvian market as well as those of

other countries in the Andean region,” said

Campodónico.

For Sérgio Thiesen, Braskem’s International

Business Director for South America, the initiative

is aligned with the company’s strategic vision.

“We want to be leaders in the global chemical

industry by 2020 through the combination of

growth in the domestic market, alternatives for

access to competitive raw materials and the search

for internationalization opportunities for entering

new markets, especially within the sphere of the

Americas,” said Thiesen.

Braskem and PetroPerú Sign Agreement to Ensure Project Feasibility in Peru

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Odebrecht Energia Organizes Courses on River Ecology and Water Quality

In partnership with Brazil’s National Water Agency

(ANA), Odebrecht Energia organized a course on

November 25 focused on Water Quality Modeling in

Rivers and Reservoirs, administered by North American

professor Scott Wells in Brasília.

A total of 37 people participated in the event,

including ANA technicians from the Brazilian

Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources

(IBAMA), members of the University of São Paulo

(USP), University of Brasília and the environmental

management company JGP and Members from

Odebrecht Energia, Foz do Brasil, Braskem and Santo

Antônio Energia.

On December 14, Odebrecht Energia will work

together with USP and the Brazilian Water Resource

Association (ABRH) to promote the course entitled

“Advances and Challenges in the Hydraulic Engineering

Interface with River Ecology” in São Paulo. The meeting

will include the participation of international consultant

John Nestler, a reference in the area.




ETH P&O Members took part in group activities and elaborated an agenda of contributions for formulating strategies for the area

ETH P&O Teams Gather for Annual Meeting

From November 15-17, 42

Members from the People and

Organization teams of the five

production centers and São

Paulo office of ETH Bioenergia

took part in the 2011 P&O

Meeting in Campo Grande,

Mato Grosso do Sul.

The event was designed

to promote reflection on

integration and the role of

the area professionals in

terms of supporting leaders

with entrepreneurship and in

surpassing business results.

Genésio Lemos Couto, the

professional responsible for

People and Sustainability at

ETH, opened the meeting with

the reflection “How to Support

Growth?”

Carla Barretto, the

professional responsible

for P&O at Odebrecht

S.A., spoke about the

area’s transversal vision;

Luís Felli, the professional

responsible for Agroindustrial

Operations at ETH, spoke

about the company’s growth

overview and about what

the centers expect from

P&O professionals; and

Andressa Saurin, Responsible

for Entrepreneurial

Communication at ETH,

discussed the importance

of communication for the

area. The centers’ People and

Administration Managers

presented the best practices

from their environments.

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With the Odebrecht Organization for the past three years, Luiz Gabriel Azevedo also worked at the World Bank and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Odebrecht Energia to Head the Brazilian Water Resource Association

Luiz Gabriel Azevedo, the professional

responsible for Sustainability at Odebrecht

Energia, will head the Brazilian Water

Resource Association (ABRH) during the

2012/2013 period. The Bahia engineer

was chosen by 300 people during the 19th

Brazilian Water Resource Symposium, held

on November 30 in Maceió, Alagoas. “It is

an incredible honor to have been chosen to

head the entity for the next two years,” said

Azevedo. “ABRH is a forum of many friends,”

he said.

With a master’s in Hydrology and PhD

in Water Resources from Colorado State

University, Azevedo also gives classes at

international universities, such as Harvard,

and takes part in forums and conferences

on sustainability and water around the

world.




The Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium channel on YouTube features videos about the related activities and actions since the start of the construction work

Follow the Remodeling of Maracanã via Facebook and YouTube

The Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium

(formed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Delta

Construção and Andrade Gutierrez) has provided

an additional two communication channels

online for users to follow the remodeling work

for the Maracanã Stadium, which will host the

final match for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de

Janeiro.

The channel created on YouTube displays

videos that show the progress of the activities

since the start of the project, as well as events

and actions undertaken by the consortium. The

fan page on Facebook that is updated daily will

show the main events for the project, as well as

stories involving Members, personalities and

visitors.

Follow the Maracanã construction work!

Access: www.facebook.com/maracanario2014

and www.youtube.com/maracanario2014.

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The presentation by local cultural groups was one of the attractions of Black Awareness Week, which took place in the Bahia Southern Lowlands

Cultural Wealth of BrazilIn celebration of Black Awareness Day and

the International Year of Afro-Descendants,

Black Awareness Week was held from

November 16-20 in the municipalities that

make up Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

Coordinated by the Bahia Southern

Lowland Sustainable Development Institute

(IDES), the actions reinforce the importance

of the economic sustainability of the region’s

black communities, with a focus on ethno-

development. The activities also promoted

reflections with the participation of residents,

cultural groups and quilombola leaders about

public policies that affect Afro-descendants.

The event received the support of the local

city governments, Municipal Departments

of Education, Culture and Tourism, state

and municipal high schools, public libraries,

cultural groups and community and

quilombola associations. “It is a feeling of

victory, since we reached a gratifying result,”

said Célia Prezaste, coordinator of the Valença

dance group Filhos da Terra (“Children of the

Earth”).

The celebration of Black Awareness Day is

part of the calendar of events for the Bahia

Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable

Development Program (PDIS), supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation, with aims of

promoting a closer relationship between the

communities and PDIS.

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The BASF Production Complex cornerstone was laid at the Camaçari Center in Bahia

Braskem Supports Launch of Acrylic Complex in Bahia

On November 24, Braskem took part in the

laying of the cornerstone at the BASF Production

Center for the production of acrylic acid, butyl

acrylate and super-absorbent polymers, in

Camaçari, Bahia. The project inauguration is

planned for 2014.

With investments of approximately US$

30 million, Braskem will become BASF’s main

strategic partner in the supply of propane and

soda for the new center. The raw materials will

be consumed by the domestic market, reducing

part of the surplus directed for export.

The change will generate positive effects for

Brazil’s trade balance by replacing imports and

will also promote benefits for the acrylic acid

production chain. The raw material supplied

by Braskem will be used in the production

of the acrylic acid, used in paints, the textile

industry and in the mining sector; butyl acrylate,

a raw material for the textile industry and

civil construction; as well as superabsorbent

polymers, used to produce diapers, for water

treatment and oil extraction, among other

applications.

“This project, which reinforces our

partnership with BASF, should stimulate a new

regional development cycle near the Camaçari

Center due to its high potential to attract other

production-related investments and generate

the aggregation of value within the country,”

said Carlos Fadigas, Entrepreneurial Leader at

Braskem.



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Starting from the left: Renato Donatti, from Moody’s; Reynaldo Pincette; Daniel Spencer, from the Odebrecht Financial area; Bárbara Matos, from Moody’s; Daniela Chun, from the Odebrecht Financial area; Henrique Marchesi; and Adriana Meirelles, from the Odebrecht Financial area

Embraport Receives Visit from Rating Agency

In October, the Embraport terminal

construction project, currently being undertaken

by Odebrecht Infraestrutura, received a visit by

professionals from the Moody’s Investors Service

rating agency – a partner of the Organization

since 2009.

The contract was chosen for the visit because

it is a major project and because it contributes

toward Brazilian infrastructure development.

The group was welcomed by Henrique Marchesi,

Contract Director, and Reynaldo Pincette,

Administrative and Financial Manager.

The team learned more about the

organizational capacity related to execution and

management and the project-related challenges.

It was the first time that professionals from a

rating agency visited one of the company’s

projects.

According to Members from the Odebrecht

financial area, the meeting was crucial for

promoting the continued transparency and

accessibility to the agency and may help

improve the rating in future evaluations of the

company.



Nova Via Consortium Innovates and Creates Along the Northern extension of the

Trensurb Line 1, located in the Metropolitan

Region of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, the

Nova Via Consortium (formed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, Andrade Gutierrez and Toniolo

Busnello) created new and efficient equipment to

meet the specific demands of each stretch of the

construction work.

With the project’s arrival to the Central

region of Novo Hamburgo, it was necessary to

completely close one of the city’s busiest streets.

In order to avoid obstructing it and hindering the

flow of vehicles and people, technician Heraldo

de Barros worked together with other Members

and employed innovation and creativity to create

“Mammoth” and “Grasshopper,” two different

pieces of equipment that transport and position

pre-cast panels and slabs in their final sites.

According to Barros, the machines move above

the road in an elevated area, without interfering

with the access roads. “The efficiency with

which the slabs are assembled is so high that it

surpassed all the expected results, and also did

not affect mobility,” he said.

The “Mammoth” transports and positions the pre-cast panels in their final sites




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Luanda Holds 2nd Independence Cycling Event

For the second consecutive year, the

revitalized avenues in Luanda formed the

course for the Independence Cycling Event,

held on November 27 by the Government

of the Province of Luanda, Angolan Cycling

Federation, Province Cycling Association and

Odebrecht Angola.

The event, which celebrated the 36-year

anniversary since the country’s independence,

gathered professional and amateur cyclists on

an 8.5 km course along the avenues Deolinda

Rodrigues, Ho Chi Minh and Revolução de

Outubro, revitalized by Odebrecht through the

Luanda Express Ways Project.

In order to celebrate the practice of the

sport, the group was led by the Province

Director for Youth and Sports, António Rosa,

and by the General Secretary of the Cycling

Federation, João Francisco. The cycling centers

for the clubs Benfica de Luanda and Santos

Futebol Clube, the schools David Ricardo and

Macovi and athletes from the municipalities of

Rangel, Kilamba Kiaxi and Cazenga also took

part in the outing.

António Rosa (in the middle) leads the cyclists during the 2nd Independence Cycling Event, in Luanda


Santo Antônio HPP Completes Fish Transfer System

In November, Construtor Santo Antônio

(CCSA) Consortium, of which Odebrecht

Energia is part, completed the installation of

the Fish Transfer System (STP), which creates a

path for the animals to swim up the Madeira

River during the Spawning period, guaranteeing

the reproduction of the species when the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant is operating.

The system construction was defined by

the environmental studies completed for the

installation of the development. In order to

ensure the smooth operation of the STP, an

experimental channel was built in Cachoeira

de Teotônio and two years of research were

conducted on the behavior of the migratory

species of fish during the Spawning period.

The installation of the Fish Transfer System at the Santo Antônio HPP lasted one year and three months




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Odebrecht and MIR Foundation Promote Tree Planting in Dominican Republic

From November 11-18, 58 students from

the Mir Esperanza Polytechnic School planted

6,000 tree seedlings along the banks of the

La Romana - Higuey Highway, located near

the La Romana Airport in the Dominican

Republic.

The initiative is part of the program

Sembrar es Construir (“Sewing is Building”)

undertaken as part of the Coral Freeway Road

Project, completed by Odebrecht América

Latina e Angola, which also involves a

partnership with the MIR Foundation.

The species chosen for the reforestation was the Creole Mahogany, a Dominican tree that is part of the region’s flora

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PTA POY PET Installation Holds 4th SIPATFrom December 5-9, the PTA POY PET

Installation project, currently being undertaken

by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial in

Pernambuco, promoted the fourth edition of

the Internal Work Accident Prevention Week

(SIPAT). Under the theme “Hands that Build,” the

event gathered Members and workers from the

partner companies Mills and Monsertec at the

construction site auditoriums.

According to Eduardo Pellegrino, President

of the Internal Accident Prevention Commission

(CIPA), the majority of the accidents in civil

construction involve the upper limbs. “We saw

an increase in the number of accidents involving

Members’ hands, and that’s why we decided to

address the topic,” explained Pellegrino during

the opening of the SIPAT.

Participants listened to lectures and

participated in activities about protecting the

hands, health, ergonomics, defensive driving

and the reuse of wastes, among other topics.

Member participates in activities during the fourth edition of the SIPAT at the PTA POY PET Installation project



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AFEq Includes Environment in its SIPAT

From November 21-25, the Functional

Equipment Control (AFEq) area held its

first edition of the Internal Work Accident

Prevention and Environment Week (SIPATMA)

in Guarulhos, São Paulo.

The Members listened to lectures,

watched plays and participated in activities

that reinforced the importance of accident

prevention and discussed occupational

diseases and environmental conservation.

“During previous years, we simply completed

the SIPAT, focused on Workplace Safety, and

this year, we innovated and included the

topic of Environment,” said Éverton Pereira

de Oliveira, the professional responsible for

Workplace Safety and Environment.

According to Geraldo Almeida,

Administrative and Financial Manager at

AFEq, the SIPAT should not be completed

only to comply with the law. “In addition to

focusing on Health and Safety, the SIPATMA

promoted quality of life and healthy habits for

Members and their families and disseminated

the issue of sustainability and respect for

the environment among the workers,” said

Almeida.

Members from AFEq gathered for the first edition of SIPATMA in Guarulhos


In the electronic ballot box, member of the Fonte Nova Arena project chooses the members of CIPA

Fonte Nova Arena Elects CIPA Members through Electronic Vote

On November 22, Members

from the Fonte Nova Arena

project, currently being

completed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura and OAS,

elected the members of the

2011/2012 Internal Accident

Prevention Commission

(CIPA) management through

electronic vote.

In order to complete

the election process, the

consortium established a

partnership with the Bahia

Regional Election Court

(TRE - BA), which granted

three electronic urns and

assisted with the calculation

of the votes. The result was

announced on the same day as

the voting: of the 33 candidates

and members of the CIPA, eight

were elected with the majority

of the votes.

According to Rildo Gomes,

Health, Workplace Safety

and Environment Manager,

the partnership brought the

consortium the precision

and speed of an IT system.

“This helped improve

the sustainability of the

business, the perception of

the category trade union

inspectors in terms of the

transparency and trust in

the election process and

the alignment with the

consortium’s guidelines as to

the freedom of association

and right to collective and

democratic negotiation,” said

Gomes.



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