The Votorantim Group operates in the industrial, financial and new business segments. It is present in twenty states and over one hundred Brazilian municipalities, having units in twelve countries, managing intensive capital business and state-of-the-art technology.
With over 50 thousand employees, the Votorantim Group has operations in the cement and concrete, mining and metallurgy (aluminum, steel, nickel and zinc), paper and pulp, concentrated orange juice, chemical specialty markets, in self-generation of electric power, and in the financial sector, with Banco Votorantim. It invests in biotechnology and information technology companies.

Together, these businesses resulted in a net income of R$ 29 billion in 2006, with EBITDA of R$ 8.1 billion and net profit of R$ 4.4 billion. The Votorantim Group’s investments in 2006 totaled R$ 5.0 billion. Exports reached US$ 2.1 billion.

Founded in 1918, Votorantim is a family-controlled company, now in its third generation. Its model of corporate governance assures the family strategic controlling positions in the Executive Board, and it has non-family professionals at the forefront of the Business Units. The company is proud to have been recognized by the IMD Business School and Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Bank as the world’s best family company in 2005.

The Votorantim Group is also part of the select group of Brazilian companies with Investment Grade classification at the agencies Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings.

The Group started the internationalization process in 2001, and today, the Cement, Metals, Paper and Pulp, Agroindustry and Finances Business Units already operate in foreign land, contributing toward generating income for Brazil and strengthening the Country’s image in the international scenario.

To work and grow, create jobs, work and income, taxes, foreign exchange, social and environmental investments. This is the Votorantim Group’s vocation, whose day-to-day is guided by the search for sustainable development, innovations that support the perpetuity of its businesses and by the work to obtain world class level of excellence in the management of its processes and personnel.