ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, announced 2010-12-10 that its Brazilian subsidiary ARCADIS Logos has signed a US$ 37 million contract with Brazil’s largest cement company Votorantim Cimentos, which is ranked among the top 10 biggest cement producers in the world and the fifth largest private sector company in Brazil. The contract will have a duration of 26 months and is part of a large expansion program by Votorantim in Brazil.
ARCADIS Logos will lead a consortium of companies and will take care of 70% of the contract itself. The group will provide project management services for the implementation of 4 complete cement plants in the states of Paraná, Mato Grosso, Goiás and Pará.
The project completion is foreseen by January 2013, when the plants will produce, altogether, 6.4 million ton/year. At the peak of the works, there will be a staff of about 120 ARCADIS Logos employees working on the four job sites.
The contract is part of a large expansion program that Votorantim launched in Brazil to increase the production capacity from 27 to 42 million tons of cement annually in 2013. The company is investing around US$ 3.0 billion during the period 2007-2013 to build new plants in order to meet the fast growing demand of cement in Brazil.
“The investment of the Votorantim Group clearly reflects the good prospects of the Brazilian economy. With this contract we are able to strengthen our relationship with a major Brazilian private corporation, showing the strong position of ARCADIS Logos in large industrial infrastructure projects in Brazil. It again underlines our focus on the long-term relationship with clients, since we have provided project management services for another company of Votorantim Group, in the area of Pulp & Paper, for ten uninterrupted years”, said Manoel Antonio A. da Silva, CEO of ARCADIS Logos.
About ARCADIS
ARCADIS is an international company providing consultancy, design, engineering and management services in infrastructure, water, environment and buildings. We enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life by creating balance in the built and natural environment. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for companies and governments. With 15,000 employees and EUR 1.8 billion in revenues, the company has an extensive international network supported by strong local market positions. ARCADIS supports UN-HABITAT with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Please visit: www.arcadis.com
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