Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1944 |
| Seat | Salvador da Bahia , Brazil |
| management | Emílio Odebrecht Jr. , ( CEO ), Marcelo Odebrecht , General Manager |
| Number of employees | 170,000 |
| sales | US $ 35 billion (2014) |
| Branch | Construction, chemistry, energy, real estate |
| Website | www.odebrecht.com |
The Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO) ( German : Bauunternehmen Norberto Odebrecht ) is a construction company founded in 1944 by Norberto Odebrecht in Salvador da Bahia .
It is the largest engineering and construction company in Latin America and the second largest private company in Brazil . Odebrecht is one of the largest construction companies in the world and has an average annual turnover of around 35 billion US dollars . The group generates 70% of its sales abroad. In 2009 the company was split into six independent companies. It has been run in the third generation since 2002 by General Manager Marcelo Odebrecht .
In the crisis-ridden 1990s , Odebrecht built dams , bridges and subways , especially in the USA and Europe , and looked for natural resources in Africa because there were no orders at home. It also participates in urban development projects, for example in Luanda , Angola , as well as holiday resorts as well as in the oil and gas sector and also in Angolan-Namibian power plant projects . The company also supports small and medium-sized Brazilian companies through partnerships. In Europe, CNO has a stake in a Portuguese construction company in Portugal and was significantly involved in the construction of the Vasco da Gama bridge , which opened in 1998 .
As part of the Odebrecht Group, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht works on a large number of projects around the world and builds, among other things, highways , airports , sewage and irrigation systems . The company is best known for the construction of hydropower plants and dams. Today Odebrecht is the leading real estate developer in Latin America, building stadiums , airports , highways, subways and entire cities. In Brazil, the company also wants to become an arms company . In numerous joint ventures , it also builds shipyards for submarines, among other things .
In October 2010 Construtora Norberto Odebrecht received the Global Family Business Award from the International Institute for Management Development , an award for “Best Global Family Company”.
Corporate structure
- Odebrecht Energia , hydropower, thermoelectric plants and nuclear power plants
- Engenharia Industrial , construction and assembly of industrial plants
- Odebrecht Infraestrutura , transportation, plumbing, irrigation and sports arena industries
- Odebrecht América Latina e Angola , investments and construction projects in pioneer regions (Latin America, Angola)
- Odebrecht Venezuela , investments in infrastructure, real estate, industry, oil and gas, petrochemicals and food security
- Odebrecht International , Odebrecht group from 65 nations
- Odebrecht Óleo e Gás SA , exploration and production of oil and gas fields, platforms and integrated services for other companies
- Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias SA , residential, business, commercial and tourism joint ventures
- Foz do Brasil SA , water supply and wastewater treatment
- ETH Bioenergia SA , alcohol fuel (ethanol), electricity and sugar from sugar cane
- Braskem SA , ethane, propane and chlorine as well as the second generation of petrochemical products such as B. thermoplastics
- Odebrecht Participações e Investimentos , Diversified Infrastructure Sectors, Investments in Transport and Logistics, Energy, Sports Arenas and Irrigation
- Odebrecht TransPort , transport and logistics segment in Brazil (highways, city traffic, logistics infrastructure (port and pipelines) and airport areas)
- Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia , integrated command and control systems and strategic management services for civil and military use
- Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora de Seguros Ltda. , Shareholder asset protection organization to limit and control risks
- Odeprev , supplementary pension for Odebrecht members, preparation for retirement
- Fundação Odebrecht , supports young people "Education for life"
Business areas
- Dams
- Thermal systems
- Hydroelectric power plant
- Steel power plants
- Nuclear power plants
- Petrochemicals
- Construction of holiday complexes and real estate
- Subways
- Motorways, highways
- Railway lines
- bridges
- Shipping ports
- Airports
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brazilian company in the corruption swamp . nzz.ch, accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ Business areas and interests of the CNO ( Memento of August 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) accessed July 28, 2011 (en)
- ↑ Bloomberg Business Week: Executive Profile - Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht accessed July 28, 2011 (en)
- ↑ History of Construtora Norberto Odebrecht accessed July 28, 2011 (en / pt)
- ↑ Odebrecht wins Global Family Business Award ( memento from October 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed July 28, 2011 (en)