PROFILE
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

The three plants operated by Petroflex in Brazil are sized to produce 442,000 tons of elastomers a year. They are strategically located for servicing both the domestic and foreign market.

Since 1992, Petroflex has invested US$ 282 million in updating its industrial facilities, as well as automation and modernization programs, in parallel to re-engineering and quality control schemes. Consequently, the anomalies rate for its products has dropped to under 1%.

Duque de Caxias
Rio de Janeiro

Inaugurated in 1962, this is the largest of the Petroflex plants, turning out 50% of its total output. Sized to produce 196,000 tons of ESBR, 16,800 tons of latex and 4,000 tons of PBLH, in 2006 it produced a total of 164,000 tons. Having started up operations in 1962, its facilities consist of 117,000 square meters of roofed area, employing 790 people in the plant directly and indirectly.

Rua Marumbi nº 600 - Campos Elíseos
Duque de Caxias - RJ   CEP 25221-000
Phone: +55 21 2677-1241 / Fax: +55 21 2776-2663 / 2776-1510

Cabo
Pernambuco

This multi-purpose plant has the capacity to produce 145,000 tons a year of 28 types of rubber. In 2006, its output topped 104,900 tons, with 396 people working in its 33,000 meters of roofed area. This is the only plant in Latin America producing BR High CIS, a synthetic rubber used to produce environmentally friendly "green" tires.

BR 101 - Km 99
Cabo - PE   CEP 54510-900
Phone: +55 81 2119-7300 / Fax: +55 81 3521-1063

Triunfo
Rio Grande do Sul

Inaugurated in 1985, this is the newest of the Petroflex plants, fitted with the most modern equipment. Its 24,000 meters of roofed area and 155 employees allow it to produce 80,000 tons per year. In 2006, it produced 68,000 tons of sixteen types of rubber. This is the only plant producing nitrile rubber used to make hoses for engines, as well as powdered rubber that is widely used by the footwear industry.

BR-386 - Rodovia Tabaí/Canoas, Km 419 - Pólo Petroquímico - Via de Contorno, 920 - Complexo Básico
Triunfo - RS   CEP 95853-000
Phone: +55 51 2108-3200 / Fax: +55 51 2108-3324

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