VP OLEFINS AND POLYOLEFINS – SOUTH AMERICA, BRASKEM
“Sustainability, in all its forms, is not a passing trend – it is a megatrend. This is where we’ve directed most of our investments. Over the last year, we increased our green ethylene production from 200,000 tons/year to 260,000 t/y.”
"Our Ferro Potiguar project will use dry stacking systems and will probably be the first iron ore project in the country to use recycled water in its operations."
"Brazil is the fourth largest fertilizer consumer in the world, yet it is the most dependent country on fertilizer imports; 85% of the fertilizer consumed in 2021 was imported."
"We have developed a new business line, Core Case Tech, a tool that uses digital resources to analyze geological and drilling data. Two of the largest mining companies in Brazil are already testing this technology."
DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, IBRAM
"For iron ore, our logistics infrastructure is quite competitive. We have three different railways, two out of Minas Gerais and one out of Carajás, and very good ports."
"We are the largest independent port terminal operator in Brazil with a presence in six of the relevant ports along the coast, and a footprint of 955,000 cubic meters (m3)."
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