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Petrochemicals & Chemicals
Brazil

Ignacio Gonzalez Crende

PRESIDENT, VOPAK BRAZIL
"As momentum for new energies, hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainable feedstocks grows, we see a bigger interest in infrastructure for storing these products – this will be a big part of our growth."
Mining
Brazil

Odilon Mendes

MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORMET BRAZIL
"Normet is focused on bringing battery electric vehicles to the Brazilian market, as we believe there will be a high demand for battery-powered equipment due to companies prioritizing decarbonization."
Mining
Brazil

Rodrigo Vilela

CEO, SAMARCO
"Our focus has been on restoring production, compensating impacted communities, and remediating the environment."
Mining
Brazil

Thiago Toussaint

MANAGING DIRECTOR, SRK BRAZIL
"Following the Mariana incident, the mining industry focused on the importance of ESG and geotechnical safety. Thus, we decided to concentrate on enhancing our geoenvironmental and geotechnics business unit in Brazil."
Petrochemicals & Chemicals
Brazil

Edison Terra

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.”
Mining
Brazil

Rodrigo Santos

GENERAL MANAGER, FOMENTO DO BRASIL
"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."
Mining
Brazil

Corrine Ricard

PRESIDENT, MOSAIC FERTILIZANTES
"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."
Mining
Brazil

Daniel Bortowski Carvalho

DIRECTOR, CORE CASE
"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."
Mining
Brazil

Julio Nery

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."
Petrochemicals & Chemicals
Brazil

Marcus Silva

GENERAL MANAGER – ARGENTINA & BRAZIL. AIR PRODUCTS
"In Brazil, we are fortunate that the grid is already 84% green. In Argentina, we are buying 85% of our power from the Los Teros wind farm."

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