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No. 252 / MARCH 2011

A sustainable development in

Alphaville, São Paulo

10 the first sustainable development in alphaville On March 1, Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias (OR) delivered its first corporate building in Alphaville, São Paulo: I-Tower.

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4 celebrating a new company The members of the Bahia Norte Concessionaire rallied to the “B Day,” a celebration that marked the onset of activities at the new Odebrecht TransPort and Invepar company.

8 more water for agriculture Odebrecht América Latina e Angola is responsi-

ble for the Michoacán Hydroagricultural Pro-ject, in Mexico, which will help irrigate 13,000 hectares of land.

14 partnership to secure carbon credits CAF (Corporación Andina de Fomento) and

Odebrecht have signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks carbon credit acquisition opportunities in projects.

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>18 teo in liberia, brazil, ergentina, the united states...

Odebrecht Energia, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Odebrecht América Latina e Angola, and Odebrecht International carry out Introduction to Culture programs.

22 hands weaving development Artisans from the Cooprap, a cooperative

supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, use silver, coconut, piassaba fiber, talent, and creativity to produce biojewels.

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16 new solutions for ethanol transportation Odebrecht TransPort, Petrobras, Camargo Corrêa, Cosan Açúcar e Álcool, Copersucar, and

Uniduto Logística come together to build the first integrated multimodal ethanol system in Brazil: Logum.

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On Thursday, February 17, 300 Members

gathered at Cidade do Saber, in Camaçari, in

the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, for “B

Day.” The event marked the start of activities

of the Bahia Norte Concessionaire, constitu-

ted by Odebrecht TransPort and Invepar.

The companies won the auction in August

2010 for the BA-093 Highway System

Concession, which includes BA-093 (Simões

Filho-Pojuca stretch), Via Parafuso (BA-535),

and Cia Aeroporto (BA-526), in addition to

the highways BA-512 (access to Camaçari),

BA-521 and BA-524 (Traffic Channel that con-

nects Camaçari to Aratu Port). With 121 km

of highways, the system connects the Aratu

Industrial Center, Camaçari Petrochemical

Center, Aratu Port Terminal and Salvador

International Airport, forming one of the

main corridors for the circulation and distri-

bution of products and services in Bahia.

During “B Day,” the professionals interacted

and listened to testimonials and presenta-

tions. For Damião Moreno, President of the

concessionaire, the meeting was an oppor-

tunity to strengthen Members’ commitment

to the new project. “A new company always

Celebration of a New Company

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Celebration of a New Company

BA-093 is one of the main corridors for the circulation and distribution of products and services in Bahia

“B Day” promoted the

interaction between

Members of the new

company

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generates good expectations,” he said. “Many workers cele-

brated their first job.”

Happy to enter the job market after more than a year

searching, Jessila Souza, 19, said that she felt more confi-

dent when she was approved. “I see possibilities for gro-

wth,” she said. Bahia Norte will become part of my life.”

Grace Pavone, 23, also celebrates her first job: “I am very

happy with this chance and the tendency is for everything

to get better.”

Damião Moreno emphasized that it is important to show

Members that they are a part of the business. “Our aware-

ness generates responsibility with the users and with the

communities in which we are inserted,” said Moreno.

The BA-093 System will receive investments of R$ 1.7

billion for the recovery of roads, improvement of access

ways, conservation, maintenance and duplication of stre-

tches, in addition to the offer of assistance services for

users, which began on February 19.

Jessila Souza earned her first job at the Bahia Norte Concessionaire: “I see chances for growth.”

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Over 2,000 people, including direct and indirect

workers, are already working on the project and it is esti-

mated that the number will reach 3,000 at the peak of

the work. Most of the professionals are residents of the

municipalities traversed by the highways, such as Pojuca,

Mata de São João, Dias D’Avila, Camaçari, Simões Filho,

Lauro de Freitas, Candeias and Salvador. “It has been an

incredible experience to participate in the training of the

concessionaires and the team,” said Francisco Roberto

Alves Machado, one of the Toll Plaza Supervisors. “We will

work with a results-focused approach,” he said.

Members Wilker Oliveira and Lilian Mendes revealed their talent during a musical performance

View the tes-timonials of

Members and the celebrations of the Bahia Norte Concessionaire during “B Day!”

Click here.

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> mexico

Operating in Mexico for more than 18 years,

Odebrecht Latin America and Angola earned its first

individual contract in the country for the Michoacán

State Government.

The Michoacán Hydro-Agricultural Project (PHM)

resulted from the need for solutions for the scarcity of

water in the state’s agricultural region, aiming to inte-

grate Human, Productive, Environmental and Social

capitals through the storage and controlled distribu-

tion of water resources. Through a partnership with

Universidad Nacional Autônoma de México (UNAM), the

company also developed an environmental manage-

ment program with an emphasis on local animal and

plant species.

Consisting of a dam with the capacity to store 100

million cubic meters of water and a gravity-powered

channel system, the project will irrigate 13,000 hec-

More Water for Agriculture

Leonel Godoy Rangel, State Governor, watched the closure of the gates at the Michoacán Hydro-Agricultural Project

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More Water for Agriculture

With the construction work undertaken by Odebrecht Latin America and Angola, the agricultural region of the Mexican state will receive a better offer of water

tares of lands, produce 4.5

MW of energy and also have

a complementary pumping

system to meet the demand of

another 500 hectares, located

along the right bank of the

reservoir.

“This region, before marked

by a lack of opportunities, is

currently experiencing social

and economic changes that

the project’s implementation

promotes,” said Jorge Gavino,

Contract Director. “The cons-

truction work is being com-

pleted with 98% local labor at

all levels of operation, and the

number of direct work oppor-

tunities reached 1,300,” he said.

Jorge Gavino revealed that

through the Young Partner

Program, the project contrac-

ted 17 recent graduates from

Michoacán universities. Today,

they are the individuals res-

ponsible for the program.

THE CONCLUSION OF THE

RESERVOIR

On February 5, the

Michoacán State Governor,

Leonel Godoy Rangel – toge-

ther with mayors and senators

– took part in the closure of

the gates for the Centenário

de la Revolución Francisco J.

Múgica Dam. “We are fulfilling

our commitment of taking

social justice to the Michoacán

field,” he said.

With the completion of the

reservoir, the system will provi-

de water to supply the 13,000

hectares of farming lands.

During this year, two channels

began operating, extending a

total of 48 km, to distribute the

water designed for irrigation.

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> sustainable building

On March 1, Odebrecht

Realizações Imobiliárias

(OR) delivered its first

corporate building in

Alphaville, São Paulo, cal-

led the I-Tower.

An exclusive cocktail

party headed by Chef

Marcelo Sampaio and to

the sounds of Adriano

Grineberg was served to

more than 200 people,

including clients, autho-

rities from Barueri, inves-

tors and partners. During

the event, the guests had

the opportunity to take a

guided tour of one of the

development’s rooftops

and see the installations

and privileged view of

São Paulo and Alphaville.

With a General Sales

Value (GSV) of approxi-

mately R$ 300 million,

the I-Tower is a multi-

use complex that joins

the tower and 26 floors

with the future Shopping

Iguatemi Alphaville. “It

is a development that

The First Sustainable Development in Alphaville

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The First Sustainable Development in Alphaville

The I-Tower, in Alphaville, combines modernity, practicality and sustainability

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butes that make it unique

in the region” said Claudio

Dall’Acqua Jr., Contract

Director at OR. “The I-Tower

serves companies and inves-

tors that view sustainability

as a differential, one capa-

ble of bringing real benefits

for the company’s mana-

gement and for the people

who use the building,” he

said.

“GREEN” CERTIFICATIONS

In 2009, the I-Tower

received the Leadership in

Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) pre-cer-

tification, granted by

the U.S. Green Building

Council, attesting to the

development’s fulfillment

of sustainability criteria. In

order to obtain the certifica-

tion, it is necessary to adopt

construction measures

and procedures that seek

the efficient use of resour-

ces, focused on reducing

the social-environmental

impacts. These actions

are implemented in the

project’s design, during its

construction and after its

delivery, with the building is

already in operation.

The criteria include the

sustainable choice of ter-

rain (location, access to

services and public trans-

portation, among others),

rational water use, energy

and atmospheric emissions,

material consumption and

waste management, quality

of the constructed envi-

ronment and the project

design and innovation pro-

cess.

“Alphaville was created at

the start of the 1970s as a

subdivision model focused

on non-polluting indus-

tries,” explained Dall’Acqua

Jr. “The idea was to create a

planned neighborhood that

would promote people’s

well being The I-Tower is a

continuation of this goal,

now extended to the corpo-

rate segment,” he said.

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> sustainable building

Similarly to the LEED

certification, the “Triple A”

seal is attributed to those

developments that meet

a series of requirements.

These include the quality

and construction technolo-

gies used, flexibility of the

layout, plans for a suspen-

ded ceiling trim, parking

area designed with a spot

every 35 m², windows with

good technical and acous-

tic performance, a building

automation and supervi-

sion system, as well as the

size of the roof.

The I-Tower has ample

separate spaces, flexibility

for the vertical or horizon-

tal connection of the units

and intelligent elevators.

The 26 floors house 380-m²

to 1,563-m² units, separa-

ted by floor. In all, there

are 936 parking spots, in

addition to a helideck with

the capacity to receive

helicopters weighing up to

six tons.

From left to right: Marcelo Takaoka, partner; Paul Altit, OR Business Leader; Carlos Jereissati and John Gotheiner, partners; and Claudio Dall’Aqua

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FOUND OUT WHY THE I-TOWER IS A “TRIPLE A” PROJECT � It uses imported high performance windows that provide excel-

lent thermal-acoustic comfort and help reduce energy consump-

tion;

� It uses an automatic frame opening system that uses internal and

external temperature sensors and wind speed measurement equi-

pment to identify the presence of rain and the best weather con-

dition for performing the “nightly cooling” of the units. This sys-

tem cools the unit, eliminating the need to use the air conditioner

the next morning, and consequently, saving energy;

� It has a VRF air conditioning system, which with high performance

and low energy consumption, offers benefits such as the possibi-

lity of each unit turning on and off automatically and controlling

the temperature by zones (every 70 m²) through software; and

� It is the only development in the region that has elevators with a

call anticipation system and regenerative system that generates

the energy used for its very operation. This system uses cutting-

edge technology that allows users to interact with the elevator

interface, indicating their desired destination. The idea is to

optimize the vertical transport of people, saving both time and

energy.

Over 200 people participated in

the launch of the I-Tower and were

able to visit the new development

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> sustainability

The Chief Executive Officer of CAF

(Corporación Andina de Fomento), Enrique

Garcia, and the CEO of Organização

Odebrecht, Marcelo Odebrecht, signed, on

February 24, in Brasilia, a memorandum of

understanding with the aim of driving coo-

peration between the two entities in securing

additional benefits in development projects in

areas where Odebrecht has operations.

CAF is a group dedicated to developing pro-

jects to get carbon credits generated by infras-

tructure projects - mass transportation, lan-

dfills, power plants, and power cogeneration,

among others. Odebrecht, in turn, has a set of

projects with potential to get carbon credits in

opportunities that must be assessed beginning

with the definition of their feasibility proposals.

“The opportunity afforded by this allian-

ce between Odebrecht and CAF translates

in having a fast channel of communication

between an organization focused on the fea-

sibility of projects and their implementation

and another one that has the expertise CAF

has. It is actually a double fast track to defi-

ne where the potential is and how to get to

it,” said Sergio Leão, who is Responsible for

Engineering and Construction Operation

Sustainability.

He highlights three parties that are positively

affected with the agreement: the beneficia-

Partnership to secure carbon creditsFrom left to right: Sérgio Leão; Moira Paz Estenssoro, Director of CAF for Brasil; Marcelo Odebrecht; Enrique Garcia; and João Carlos Nogueira, Responsible for Export Credit at Odebrecht Latin America and Angola

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Partnership to secure carbon credits

Enrique Garcia and Marcelo Odebrecht: the alliance between CAF and Odebrecht will drive new projects in the carbon credit market

MEMBERS OF CAF VISIT THE HEADQUARTERS

Peter Vonk, vice-president for the

Productive and Financial Sectors,

Ignacio Fombona, Finance Council

Director, Felix Bergel, Director for

the Southern Region, and Maria

Eugênia Chuecos, Main Executive of

the Corporate and Financial Sector

in Brazil, all of CAF, were at the

Organization’s main office building, in

Salvador, Bahia, on February 16.

Accompanied by Gilberto Sá,

Member of the Board of Directors of

Odebrecht S.A., Maurício Medeiros,

CEO of the Odebrecht Foundation,

and Marcos Lima, Responsible for

Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora

de Seguros (OCS), the CAF representa-

tives got to know the Cultural Center

and, at the end of the visit, spoke with

Norberto Odebrecht, the Honorary

Chairman of Odebrecht S.A.

The representatives of the organi-

zations met to discuss a proposed

partnership between CAF and the

Odebrecht Foundation for the imple-

mentation of professional programs. A

credit line worth $200 million was set,

together with the insurance company

Chartis, that will invest another $200

million.

ries of the projects, who are expected to have a

favored feasibility equation; the two organiza-

tions, with new projects made feasible; and Latin

America, in areas where there is the possibility

of carbon credit-derived social investments.

“Development, sustainability, and competitive-

ness are now inseparable and synergistic,” says

Sergio Leão.

DYNAMICS OF THE AGREEMENT

CAF and Odebrecht will have a consultation

routine on potential gains in carbon credits whe-

never an opportunity for a new project is deter-

mined as being feasible. Once the interest has

been defined and the indication of this potential

confirmed, both organizations will work together

to confirm the feasibility and approve the secu-

ring of carbon credits.

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> supply and bioenergy

Odebrecht TransPort - in association with

Petrobras, Camargo Corrêa, Cosan Açúcar e

Álcool, Copersucar, and Uniduto Logística - will

design, build and operate, from 2012, a multi-

modal logistics system consisting of a network

of polyducts ranging for approximately 1,900

km and integrated the Tietê-Paraná Waterway.

The system will allow for long-distance light

fuel transport and storage, with an emphasis on

ethanol - a business worth R$6 billion.

Logum Logística S.A. is the company incor-

porated to implement the venture, which will

receive ethanol from the producers and integra-

te pipelines and waterways to the road, rail, and

sea (export and coastal shipping) modals. The

system will cover the states of Mato Grosso do

New solutions for ethanol transportation

The Logum multimodal ethanol system, based on pipelines and waterways, will range over the Brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro

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Sul, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Rio de

Janeiro. The transport capacity will be 21 billion

liters per year.

With initial funding in the order of R$100

million, Logum embodies projects that had

been being developed separately. The current

project is the outcome of preliminary studies

conducted by PMCC Soluções Logísticas de

Etanol (which has Petrobras and Camargo

Corrêa as its shareholders) alongside Odebrecht

TransPort and Uniduto.

The ownership breakdown is as follows:

Odebrecht TransPort (20%), Petrobras (20%),

Cosan (20%), Copersucar (20%), Camargo Correa

(10%), and Uniduto (10%). Transpetro, Petrobras’

transport subsidiary, will be responsible for ope-

rating and maintaining the pipeline system and

the waterway barges.

Logum’s integrated system, a major infrastruc-

ture project, will allow for a reduction of about

20% in transportation costs, currently done

mainly by truck, and provide stability to the fees.

It also affords environmental benefits because

it is cleaner, safer, and sustainable - the new

modal is one of the solutions designed to redu-

ce the increasing volume of trucks that travel

the Brazilian roads carrying flammable products

and emitting CO2 into the atmosphere.

POINTS OF OPERATION

Logum already counts on the existing trans-

portation facilities belonging to the Petrobras

system, which allow for immediate access to

the São Paulo Metropolitan Region market by

means of the Barueri, Guarulhos, Guararema,

and São José dos Campos delivery terminals, in

addition to the Greater Rio de Janeiro Region

market and to the export market over the Ilha

d’Agua Port, in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

There will initially be four section construction

phases, marking the beginning of the opera-

tions for each part.

Phase 1, with operations scheduled to go on

stream in 2012, comprises the section that cuts

through the cities of Uberaba (state of Minas

Gerais), Ribeirão Preto, and Paulínia (state of

São Paulo). Phase 2, in operation from 2013,

covers the waterway and the stretches of

pipeline ranging from the Anhembi to Paulínia

and São José dos Campos (state of São Paulo).

Phase 3, slated to start operating in 2014, will

cross Jataí, Quirinópolis, Itumbiara (state of

Goiás), and Uberaba (state of Minas Gerais).

Finally, phase 4, which will stretch from São

José dos Campos to the Caraguatatuba deli-

very terminal, is expected to be up and run-

ning from 2015.

The pipeline receiving terminals are located

in Jataí, Quirinópolis, Senador Canedo, in the

state of Goiás; Uberaba, in the state of Minas

Gerais; and Ribeirão Preto, Paulínia, in the state

São Paulo; and the waterway receiving terminals

are in Aparecida Taboada, state of Mato Grosso

do Sul; Presidente Epitácio, Araçatuba, and

Anhembi, in the state São Paulo.

The project is relevant to Brazil, since it allows

for the improvement of the country’s supply

system, strengthens the Brazilian position as a

power in the bioenergy sector, and helps to turn

ethanol into a global commodity.

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Odebrecht International organizes Introduction to Culture programs for its upwards of 1,100 members in Liberia

> culture

TEO in Liberia, Brazil, Argentina, the United States...

In Liberia, where it is

in charge of the Iron Ore

Project - a 243-km railway

connecting the port of

Buchanan and Tokadeh, for

ArcelorMittal -, Odebrecht

International got a mem-

ber development program

underway based on the

Enterprise Technology

Odebrecht (TEO) last

February. The goal is to spre-

ad culture among the more

than 1,100 professionals of

19 different nationalities.

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Members of Odebrecht United

States gather for the third class of the

Introduction to the Culture Program

TEO in Liberia, Brazil, Argentina, the United States...

Check out the “Discipline, Respect

and Trust - The Construction of the Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology”

exhibition on the Organization’s

website. Click here.

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The first training day, held

on February 2 by consultant

Millennia Brun, brought 82

members together, among

whom 70 expatriates and 12

locals. Over the next three

months, the course will con-

tinue via online work and

on-site discussion groups.

The presentations, videos,

and interactive activities

encourage the participants

to reflect on the basic

principles, key concepts,

and criteria of TEO. “Our

leaders follow the TEO and

the trust they convey to us

urges us to seek new chal-

lenges,” said the engineer

Rodrigo Ortiz.

Among the points of

the TEO, Harriett Keamu,

also on the Odebrecht

International team in

Liberia, highlights the

Spirit to Serve. “We learn

increasingly more in order

to always grow. All mem-

bers are also willing to

teach you,” she said.

> culture

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In Brazil, members of Odebrecht Energia and of Odebrecht Infraestrutura took part in discussions on the TEO for five months

To Pedro Paulo Paul Tosca,

Contract Director, the TEO

is composed of sustainable

values because it drives

business growth, social

development, and environ-

mental preservation. “’If the

2020 Vision is a challenge to

be pursued, the TEO is the

philosophy that will support

the teams in overcoming

these goals,” he points out.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF

THE SEA

In February, in Argentina,

Brazil, and the United

States, the Organization’s

companies held

Introduction to Culture

programs for new members

and for those with more

time on the job.

On the 21st, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial and

Odebrecht América Latina

e Angola brought together,

in Argentina, 37 professio-

nals for the Second Meeting

of the 5th Class of the

program, led by Professor

Oscar Ferreira. The TEO and

the role of the Leader for

the Survival, Growth, and

Perpetuity of the company

were also discussed during

the Exercising Leadership

Seminar, on the 22nd and

the 23rd, which counted

on the participation of

25 members of several

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial projects in the

country.

On the 21st, Odebrecht

Energia and Odebrecht

Infraestrutura organized

the closing ceremony

for the Introduction to

Culture program, which

brought 47 members

together in Rio de Janeiro.

Activities got underway

in September last year in

Salvador, Bahia.

Odebrecht United States,

an Odebrecht International

subsidiary, held the mee-

ting of the 3rd Class on the

18th to start the program.

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> handicrafts

Cooprap artists create new products working with piassaba fiber

Hands that Weave DevelopmentIn skilled hands, the piassaba coconuts

become jewels. Each new shape is the

result of a different touch given to it by

the artist. All of the pieces are unique. “I

feel accomplished when I see what I can

do,” said Esdras Coutinho, member of the

Pratigi Environmental Protection Rural

Area Producers’ Cooperative (COOPRAP).

“I join the coconut with the fiber, playing

with the shapes.” The resident of Taperoá,

in Bahia, uses silver, coconut and piassaba

fiber to make the biojewels.

Coutinho participated in the produc-

tion of the first line of biojewels laun-

ched by COOPRAP, an institution suppor-

ted by the Odebrecht Foundation and

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Hands that Weave Developmentwhich is part of the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable

Development Program (PDIS). Called

the Pratigi APA, the collection gathers

26 pieces and is being shown at interna-

tional handicraft fairs with the support

of the Brazilian Trade and Investment

Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil). The par-

tnership with Apex was established in

November 2010 to make it possible to

insert the cooperatives associated with

PDIS into the international market.

“This is an excellent opportunity for

COOPRAP,” said Creuza Amorim, artist

and President of the Cooperative. “We are

using all of the potential of the piassaba

trees and with this, we create chances for

human, social and productive growth, in

addition to helping conserve the environ-

ment,” she said.

For Coutinho, the joint work is funda-

mental. “COOPRAP is training us,” said

Coutinho. “Before we worked with the

coconut. Today, we learn how to insert

silver, which made the pieces more attrac-

tive and beautiful, improving their qua-

Esdras Coutinho works to create her biojewels: accomplishment upon seeing the resulto

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> handicrafts

lity.” The institution also receives the

support of the Mauá Institute to offer

courses to its members.

ABOUT COOPRAP

Created in 2005 to drive the develo-

pment of the quilombola communities

of the Southern Lowlands, promo-

ting quality of life with sustainabili-

ty, COOPRAP has 105 members. The

cooperative installed a broom factory,

called “Citizen Industry,” and reintrodu-

ced coconut, straw and piassaba fiber-

based handicrafts into the region. The

cooperative members produce different

articles, including baskets, manda-

las, purses, trays, buckets and lamps,

among others. Currently, the products

are sold to the Tok&Stok, Bonanza and

Arco-íris chain of stores (handicrafts),

GBarbosa, Ebal and Wal-Mart (brooms)

and Souza Ribeiro and WRossi (piassaba

fibers).

According to cooperative member

Aniele Rosário, from the commu-

nity of Boitaraca, located in Nilo

Peçanha, Bahia, the handicraft work

changed her life. “I can plan my

schedule and honor my commit-

ments,” she said. “I have my own

income.” Aniele also pointed out

her accomplishment at exercising

the activity. “We have the opportunity to

publicize our community.”

In 2010, COOPRAP earned the ISO 9001.

The certification, issued by the Bureau Veritas

Certification Group, proves that the mana-

gement system is based on principles of

quality, with team involvement, leadership,

continuous improvement and a process and

system-based approached, among others.

The Pratigi APA collection gathers 26 exclusive pieces

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NEW COLLECTION

The next collection of Biojewels is set to be launched in two months. The new line

will represent the wealth of the communities where the cooperative members live -

Jatimane, Boitaraca, Itiúca, Assentamento São João, Lagoa Santa, Rio do Campo, Itaberoê,

Itaiaí, Ingazeira and Prainha -, located in Nilo Peçanha and Ituberá.

WHERE TO BUY

To purchase the Biojewels, contact COOPRAP:

Phones: (+55 73) 3257-2486 and (+55 73) 9986-3451

E-mail: comercial@cooprap.com.br

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The 1st Inventory of

Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by

the Odebrecht Engineering

and Construction companies

was completed in February of

this year. The study fulfills the

agreement established by the

company in the Open Letter

to Brazil on Climate Change in

August 2009. The results will be

disclosed in the Organization’s

2010 Annual Report, which will

be launched next May.

The GHG inventory involved

the construction projects and

developments of the companies

Odebrecht Energia, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial,

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

Odebrecht Latin America and

Angola, Odebrecht Venezuela

and Odebrecht International,

as well as the corporate activi-

ties of the 11 offices in seven

Brazilian states and 10 offices

abroad. In all, 116 construction

projects and 22 offices in 14

countries were inventoried.

Over 400 people participated

and contributed toward the ela-

boration of the document.

Performing the first inven-

tory in 2010 was a task that

demanded the coordination

and effort of the different areas

at the companies’ construction

sites and offices. “The practice

of emission inventories is rela-

tively recent in the engineering

and construction sector on a

global level. The magnitude of

our inventory, with the diver-

sity of operations and exten-

sive geographic distribution,

accredits and highlights our

operations in the area of sustai-

nability,” explained Sérgio Leão,

the professional responsible for

Sustainability in the Odebrecht

Engineering and Construction

Operations.

Sewage treatment in natural systems at the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant reduces energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases

Commitment to the Planet

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The assembly of the panels will allow for the permanent operation of the gates in April of this year

The two last panels of the segment gate

at the Main Spillway for the Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) were laun-

ched on February 19. This will allow those

responsible to conduct the final commis-

sioning tests and authorize the permanent

operation of the gates in April of this year.

The spillway is designed to regulate the

level of the plant reservoir. Its gates are the

largest of the surface segment type to be

manufactured in the entire world in terms

of height and hydrostatic load.

Before the conclusion of the panels on

February 16, Rondônia Governor Confúcio

Moura visited the construction work for the

plant. He cited the development’s impor-

tance for increasing the State’s wealth, for

the growth of revenues, offer of work and

qualification of local labor. “It is a project

approved by the people and by the environ-

mental agencies, Moura said.

Moura and his group were welcomed

by Bonifácio Pinto Junior, the Managing

Director of Odebrecht Energia, Mário

Lúcio Pinheiro, Contract Director at the

Construtor Santo Antônio Consortium,

Miguel Senna, Contract Director at

Odebrecht-Montagem, and Eduardo de

Melo Pinto, the President of the Santo

Antônio Energia Concessionaire.

Advance in Construction Work for Santo Antônio HPP

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On February 26, Odebrecht Realizações

Imobiliárias (OR) launched its first residen-

tial development in Morumbi, São Paulo,

in partnership with Exto Engenharia: Green

Morumbi. With a General Sales Value (GSV)

surpassing R$ 200 million, it is the year’s

highest residential bid in the region.

It has 400 apartments divided into three

towers with different floor plan options

- 84 m², 104 m² and 133 m² -, duplex

penthouses and maisons on the ground

floor. Located on a 31,000-m² area, the

development also has 12,000 m² of pre-

served green area. “Green Morumbi offers

the differential of adding value to one of

the neighborhood’s main characteristics,

which is its notable trees, and offers resi-

dents a range of services right next to their

home,” said Marcello Arduin, Incorporation

Director at OR.

The residents have the guarantee that the

extensive green terrain will remain untou-

ched. “The landscape that can be seen from

the apartment balconies is the same that

can be seen today, without the risk of new

buildings jeopardizing residents’ visual con-

tact with the unique scenery surrounding

the development” said Arduin.

New OR Development in Morumbi

Image shows the Green Morumbi project as an illustration

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The residents of Santa Gertrudes in rural São Paulo,

who before had to wait for the right time to use

water, now enjoy a new reality. In the neighborhoo-

ds located at higher altitudes, where the population

suffered from a frequent lack of water, Foz do Brasil is

developing actions to resolve the supply problems.

Since the start of the concession in November

of last year, R$ 500,000 have been invested in the

municipality’s sanitation system. The resources

applied primarily for the Water Treatment Plant

(WTP), with the replacement of equipment, improved

the quality of the water distributed. Its color, before

quite dark, is now clearer and meets the standards of

Brazil’s Ministry of Health.

Fernando Eduardo Marino, a resident of the neigh-

borhood of Jardim São Joaquim, has already noticed

a change in the quality of the water that reaches

his home. “The water from my faucet was dirty,” he

recalls. “After Foz do Brasil arrived to Santa Gertrudes,

I have received clean water.”

Clean Water in the Faucet

Fernando, resident of Santa Gertrudes, turns his faucet on happily: now, the water is clean

Braskem’s acquisition of Quattor

has been fully approved by the

Administrative Council for Economic

Defense (CADE). The negotiations for

the acquisition of Quattor were con-

cluded in January 2010 through an

Investment Agreement signed betwe-

en Odebrecht, Petrobras, Braskem

and UNIPAR.

The acquisition positions Braskem

as the largest producer of thermo-

plastic resins in the Americas, eleva-

ting it to a new position in terms scale

and efficiency and preparing it to face

the challenges of the international

market.

As part of the operations, the com-

pany agrees to notify CADE ahead

of time about future contracts for

the purchase of resins from foreign

suppliers that contain the exclusivi-

ty clause and which fulfill the other

legal requirements that make such

contracts notifiable - in line with

the law project that is restructuring

the Brazilian Competition Defense

System.

Furthermore, Braskem agreed to

submit, periodically and under the

regime of confidentiality, information

about its contracts and import and

resin sale activities.

Quattor: Acquisition Approved

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Participants in the event “Ball into the Net - February 4” played basketball and learned more about Angolan his-tory

The Luanda Expressways

Project, undertaken by

Odebrecht Angola (subsidiary

of Odebrecht Latin America

and Angola), joined sports

with history to remember one

of the country’s most important

dates: February 4, 1961, the first

day of the armed conflict that

led to Angola’s independence.

The event “Ball into the Net -

February 4,” held on February

19, gathered 81 amateur and

Sport to Celebrate History

professional athletes for recre-

ational classes and games

at the Avenida Deolinda

Rodrigues sports court in

Luanda. The same site was

also used to exhibit panels

on the history of the date

and photos of basketball in

Angola.

Participating in the event

were the Province Director of

Youth and Sports, António Rosa,

project representatives, mem-

bers of the Angolan Basketball

Federation, the Luanda Province

Basketball Association and the

Abandoned Children Support

Association, and residents

from the neighborhood of

Madeira and municipality of

Sambizanga.

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In July of this year, Odebrecht

Energia will initiate the cons-

truction work for the Teles

Pires Hydroelectric Power

Plant, located on the border

between the states of Mato

Grosso and Pará. However, the

first group of the Continued

Professional Training Program

– Acreditar (“Believe”), which

includes 31 students, comple-

ted the Basic Module at the

end of February.

Participants completed 40

hours of theoretical classes

on Health, Workplace Safety,

Environment, Occupational

Psychology and Quality,

administered in partnership

with the National Industrial

Learning Service (SENAI). The

classes for the Vocational

Module will begin in April of

this year.

The construction of the

Teles Pires HPP, which should

last 45 months, will generate

12,000 direct and indirect

job opportunities in the local

region.

Teles Pires HPP Prepares Labor

Four months before begin-ning the cons-truction work for the Tele Pires HPP, Odebrecht Energia is alrea-dy training local residents throu-gh the Acreditar (“Believe”) Program

The Braskem-Idesa joint venture has taken

yet another important step in the development

of its Ethylene XXI Project in Mexico. The com-

pany chose the Lupotech T process technology

from the Dutch company LyondellBasell for the

300,000-ton PEBD (low density polyethylene)

plant, one of the three polyethylene plants inte-

grated with the Mexico project that is set to begin

operating in 2015. The industrial unit will be built

in the region of the Coatzacoalcos/Nanchital

Petrochemical Complexes in the State of Veracruz.

Braskem-Idesa believes that the technology will

bring important benefits for the project, since

the Lupotech T allows it to produce an extensive

range of polyethylenes, with different rates of

fluidity and with excellent optical and mechanical

properties. “With the Lupotech T process tech-

nology, we can compete in the North American

market,” said Roberto Bischoff, CEO of Braskem-

Idesa. “We will be leaders in production cost and

we will have a more ample product portfolio,” said

Bischoff.

Technology Defined

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On February 18, the Tocoma Project, currently being undertaken by Odebrecht

Venezuela, Impregilo S.P.A. and Vinccler, completed the initial stage of the second

deviation of the Caroní River, with the partial removal of Ataguía and flooding of

the chamber upstream from the Manuel Piar Hydroelectric Power Plant spillway.

The complementary phases, which include the downstream flooding of the

spillway and closure of the river, will be completed in April and May, respectively.

The first unit of the Manuel Piar HPP will begin commercial operations at the

end of 2012 and will generate 2,160 MW of power – it will be the fourth hydro-

electric center constructed in the lower part of the Caroní River in the State of

Bolivar.

Construction Work on the Caroní River in Venezuela

The Tocoma Project, where Odebrecht Venezuela is leader, is completing the first stage of the second deviation of the Caroní River

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On February 5, the Governor

of the Province of Luanda, José

Maria dos Santos, together with

authorities associated with the

country’s reconstruction pro-

jects, visited the head office of

Odebrecht Angola, a subsidiary

of Odebrecht Latin America and

Angola.

The group watched a presen-

tation on the company’s ope-

rations in the country, visited

the Odebrecht Angola Center

and the Luanda Expressways

Project. Accompanied by

Fábio Januário, Infrastructure

Director, and Eduardo Badin,

Contract Director, the autho-

rities visited revitalized areas

such as Avenida Murtala

Mohamed and the social pro-

ject for shoe shiners called

Visit to Odebrecht Angola

Fábio Januário (to the left), José Maria dos Santos (in the striped shirt) and Jorge Benge (to the right), the professional responsible for the Odebrecht Angola Center

Minister Fernando Fonseca (second from right to left) with representatives from the Benguela Government

of the province, Armando da

Cruz Neto, by the State Secretary

of Construction, José Joanes

André, and by the National

Director of Public Infrastructure,

José António Maria da Conceição

Silva, the minister was welcomed

by Ernesto Baiardi, Managing

Director of Odebrecht Angola,

and by Marcus Felipe de Aragão

Fernandes, Contract Director.

During the visit, Minister

Fernando Fonseca authorized

the start of the second half of the

RIOS Project, which regularizes

the chutes of the Catumbela,

Cavaco and Coporolo Rivers

to prevent flooding during the

rainy periods. The group also

learned about the Continued

Professional Qualification

Program - Acreditar (“Believe”).

Paragem do Brilho (“Shine

Station”).

On February 18, the Minister of

City Planning and Construction,

Fernando Fonseca, visited

the construction work for

the Benguela-Catengue and

Benguela-Dombe Grande

Highways and the Benguela

Integrated Infrastructure Project.

Accompanied by the Governor

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The new head office of Braskem America in

Philadelphia, in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania,

was inaugurated on February 21. The office,

which follows the visual concept of those in São

Paulo, Salvador and Porto Alegre, is located on

the 28th floor of the same building, BNY Mellon

Center, located in the city’s downtown area.

With a modern environment, efficient lighting

and large open areas, the space favors the inte-

gration and work between teams.

Members celebrated the new house with a

special breakfast. “The office is beautiful,” said

Mary Kay Attanasi, from the Logistics area.

“The environment became more positive and

productive.” Nina Golder, commercial represen-

tative, agrees: “This is yet another step for us to

become completely integrated with Braskem,”

she said.

Registration is now open

for the second edition of

the Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development

in Venezuela. Students from

public and private universities

all over the country can parti-

cipate.

This year, Odebrecht

Venezuela decided to duplica-

te the value of the award for

the best projects. The students

and professors who win will

receive 60,000 bolivars.

New Home of Braskem America

Recognizing Sustainable Projects

The integration between the teams improved with the new Braskem America office

The Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development

promotes the production of

ideas and new knowledge

on the topic “Contributions

of Engineering toward

Sustainable Development.”

In addition to Venezuela,

the award is held in Brazil,

Angola, Peru and the

Dominican Republic.

For more information on

the Venezuelan edition,

click here.

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Gilberto Ururahy, Medical

Coordinator at Odebrecht

- representing Med-Rio -,

was decorated with the

Tiradentes Medal for the

services provided to the Rio

de Janeiro community, gran-

ted by the Rio de Janeiro

Legislative Assembly on

February 16.

In his thank you speech,

the physician cited a phrase

by Norberto Odebrecht, the

Organization’s founder: “The

Human Being is the begin-

ning and end of all actions

in society and his or her

work is the primordial means

to Survival, Growth and

Perpetuity of the species,” he

said. “Health is the basis for

his or her full development.”

Tribute to the Doctor

Gilberto Ururahy was decorated by State Senator Carlos Minc

Through Lumina Resíduos

Industriais, Foz do Brasil

obtained the Certification

of Registration and Record

Classification (CRCC) with

Petrobras in February of

this year for providing ser-

vices to the company in

13 items.

The Odebrecht

Organization environmen-

tal engineering company

had already been audited

to prove the authenticity

of the services completed

and available capacity,

adjustment of personnel,

installations and equip-

ments and technologies,

among other items.

Petrobras Certification