CLIPPING
Takingupanareaof27,000squaremeters inthecityof Indaiatu-
ba,SãoPaulo,CleomarQuímicahaspreservedsinceitsfoundation
aforestreservecovering5,000squaremeters.“Thatreservewas
alreadytherebeforethecompanywasevenbuiltup inthearea,
andwehavepreservedandkept ittotally intactuntilthepresent
day. Our concern also reflects in howwe handle liquidwaste,
aswe reuse all our water in our production process, thereby
further preserving the environment.We are also reducingour
CO2emissionsmoreandmore,whileproducingmorewith less
energy consumed. In fact, we’ve just completed anexpansion
project atour company, includingchanges in technologiesand
equipment, especially to improve our production costs,” says
directorCleomarGrillo.
Thankstoallof itsenvironmentalcare inandoutofthecompany
and the strategic investments it hasmade, Cleomar has been
able to stay strong in themarketplace for 50 years, providing
products at competitiveprices. “We currentlyhavea relatively
stable position in themarketplace, as customers are already
familiarwithourproductsandknow thepointsofdifferenceof
ourpigmentsanddispersions incertainnichemarkets, leadingto
greatresults. Inaddition,wehavehadour ISO9001certification
formore than 10years,which isgoing tobe renewednextyear
withtheISO9001:2015certification,furtherensuringourquality,”
Grillo reports.
PLASTICPACKAGING -NEWPOSITIONING
Fibrasa is investingR$8million innewequipment,moremodern
molds,in-moldlabeldecoration,salesandtechnicalservicestosecure
a largeshare inthe industrialplasticpackagingmarket.
materials,Fibrasaismorethanfirmlyestablishedinthemarke-
tplaceandisnowmuchmorefocusedonpositioningitselfasa
manufacturerofindustrialpailsspecificallyforthepaintmarket.
Established inthemunicipalityofSerra,EspíritoSanto,where
itsthermoformedpackagingmaterialsareproduced,Fibrasa
convertsaround 18,000 tonsofpolypropyleneperyear into
packagingproducts in themost variedof shapes. Thecom-
panyalsohas aplant inAbreueLima, Pernambuco,where
itproducesboththermoformedand injectedpackagingma-
terials (pail line).“With the twoplantscombined,wehavea
totalbuilt-upareaof45,000squaremeters.Inadditiontoour
productionsites,wehaveoffices inthedistrictofMoema, in
SãoPaulo,wherewe’veactuallydoubledourstaff,whichnow
totalseightprofessionalsserving the region.Wealsohavea
technicalserviceteamconcentratingontheNortheastregion
and thestateofEspíritoSanto, aswell asa technical service
professionalbased inJundiaí,SãoPaulo.Accordingly,weare
abletoserveallofourcustomers inBrazil, inthatwealways
have a technical teamnear them,” says CEO Sergio Souza
RogériodeCastro.
Supplyingcustomers invarious industries, suchasmanufac-
turers of foods, beverages, pet food, paints and coatings,
pastesoapandseveral kindsof chemicals, Fibrasacurrently
standsoutforitsinjectedpackagingproducts.“Weworkwith
state-of-the-artequipment,electric injectors,modernmolds,
and IML(in-mold label),having in factpioneeredthiskindof
decoration that imparts photographic quality to the entire
lineof pails.Wealsohaveoffset printing inup to six colors
andhavepurchasedamachinethatappliesvarnishtodeliver
