Chemtech will increase its market share in Asia in 2007
During an interview for a newspaper of the trade and industry area, Chemtech CEO Luiz Eduardo Rubião declared that the company will enhance its participation in South-East Asia this coming year.
Chemtech has recently signed a contract in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand for the development of a management system for three refineries. This agreement has been responsible for a 10% increase in the company’s turnover this year.
According to Rubião, in the first quarter of 2007 this agreement will be extended to encompass around five other refineries located in these countries. The investment will result in a 5% increase in the turnover of Chemtech.
This is not the first time Chemtech is involved in projects in the region. In 2004 it concluded the implementation of an operational intelligence oriented data visualization system using software XHQ. At the time, it covered 25 refineries in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and involved Japan and Argentina as well.
As the interview shows, Chemtech clients – such as Petrobras and Suzano PetroquÃmica – are also planning to expand their market share in Asia since they believe in that region’s significance for the business. Thus, Brazilian companies will be able to even the balance of trades between Brazil and some Asian countries.
About Chemtech
Chemtech (www.chemtech-siemens.com) was founded by three chemical engineers, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1989. It is specialized in services and IT solutions for process industries (oil & gas, petrochemical and chemical, metals and mining, paper & pulp) and food & beverages. In March 2001, the company became a member of the Siemens group and it is now part of the IP (Industrial Plants) division of the I&S (Industrial Solutions and Services) group. Since then, Chemtech has started to interact with other Siemens divisions and to offer more complete and sophisticated solutions to its clients.
Chemtech has its head office in Rio de Janeiro and support offices in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Manaus, and Houston.
Among Chemtech clients are Exxon Mobil, Saudi Aramco, and Petrobras. It also works with the 10 largest companies in the petrochemical and chemical industry in Brazil, with the 5 largest paper companies, the 4 largest mining companies, 3 of the 5 largest steel companies, and 4 of the 6 largest consumer product companies, according to the ranking of Exame magazine.
In 2006, Chemtech was chosen the 3rd best company to work at in Brazil, ranked among the 30 best companies for women, and among the three best in companionship by the Great Place to Work Institute and by Revista Epoca. And also the best IT & Telecom company according to GPTW.. It was also ranked, for the third consecutive year, among the 150 best companies according to Guia Exame РVoc̻ S/A, which also chose Chemtech as the 3rd best company in technology.
