Strategically New branchs are inaugurated

Always following the evolution of market which acts, M.Cassab increases your business with the creation of two branchs that one of them is in Itajaí, SC and the other one is in Cuiabá, MT

The Itajaí branch will be responsible for 20% on average of the volume of imports of Industrial and Fine Chemical Division and 5% of Housewares Goods. The structure is compound by office, technical team and warehouse. For Housewares Goods the branch will be helpful for receive and to ship. "The branch will be physically more close to the clients and it will be an strategic differential in business", explains Jaime Mative, Administrative Manager of the company.

Cuiabá, MT branch will support the Animal Nutrition and Animal Health in the services to clients of Mato Grosso because it is located in a region where the agribusiness is in a constant development.

M.Cassab obtains PRODIR's certification

In July 3th M.Cassab passed to a audit from BSI, that analysed all the itens to govern the norm and declared the company able to obtain the certification, that assures the company distribute seus products responsibly (based on norms of security and enviroment). The oficial delivers of certification was in June 22, in Associquim (Associação Brasileira dos Distribuidores de Produtos Quimicos e Petroquimicos)

The PRODIR - Process of Responsible Distribution - is a voluntary initiative developed by Associquim and the associated companys, connections to the chemical products distribution commerce. Implanted in EUA in 1992 for the NACD (Association of the American Chemical Distributors) was adapted to brazilian conditions and reality. The base of PRODIR involves the need of determine parameters of evaluation that incorporate not alone the operational aspects, but also, to political, the management and the compromising of the high administration with the trial of change and continuous improvement of the conditions of health, security and environment.

Agreement of Alessandra Cordaro, quality assistant and responsible to coordinate de process to implant norm, in a short time was possible adapt allt the pending things in internal audit by training about what represents the certificate and daily visits to the involved places. "The effort deed by the warehouse's staffs was exceptional. They're very helpful and tireless to adjust all the things. Congratulations to them!", says Alessandra.

The obtaining of this certification represents to sell products to costumers that require theirs fornecedores has a system of control over enviroment, health and security theirs employeds.

First world congress of security feed was in Brazil

Event of FAO/ONU and IFIF showed matters like international commerce, biotecnology and world panorama of the food chain

FAO/ONU (Food and Agricultural Organization/Organização das Nações Unidas) e a IFIF (International Feed Industry Federation) realized in Brazil the first edition of Global Feed&Food Congress. The organization of the event - that happened in São Paulo during for July 11, 12 and 13 - was mad by Sindirações (Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Alimentação Animal).

The congress approached matters conectedsof all the segments of food chain: since manufacturers foods of animal, agroindústrias, chemical industry and vet, creators, food industries, wholesalers and retail trade until doctors and nutricians, governmental entities, institutions of research and education, and others. There was participants of countries producing and consumers, specially USA, Union European, Latin America and China.

The object was generate a broad and deep one debates, where was discuted ideas and shared experiences about quality and conformity os animal's food. Was discuted norms that will govern international commerce looking for prodution of security feeds, fundamental for the obtaining of equally dependable sustenances. "The congress was the beginning of a way to pratics solutions. The prodution of security foods and adoption of Good Manufacturing Practices, we will reduct waste, improve the quality and price of foods, generate more jobs and increase de demand ontern and extern", afirms mario Sergio Cutait, presidente of Sindirações and director of Animal Nutrition Divisão of M.Cassab.
Still agreement with Cutait, "Brazil is more advanced in security food than believes the countries observants. To conquer a position of liderance in export of food and atends a big internal market, we had to adapt us and accompany tecnologies jumps of industrial and animal prodution - there are 40 milions of tons producres on year - behind only USA and China produtions.

Importance of Brazilian Food Industries

Brazil was choosen like a place of first edition of Global Feed & Food Congress by it be considered a "world granary". The agribussiness is responsable for 33% of PIB, 42% of total exportations and 37% of brazilians jobs. It estimates PIB of sector had arrived US$ 180,2 billions in 2004, against US$ 165,5 billions achieved last year. Between 1998 and 2003, PIB's rate of growth farm was 4,6% to the year. Last year, the estern sall of farm products profitable to Brazil US$ 36 billions, with surplus of US$ 25,8 billions.

With populations upper 186 millions, Brazil has today the biggest consumers markets of world. Approximately 80% of brazilian food prodution is consumed internally and only 20% is embarked for more 209 countries. In 2003, Brazil sold more than 18000 differents products to foreigners markets. Beyond importants traditions like Europe, USA and countries of Mercosul (Argentina, Uruguai and Paraguai), Brazil has extended sells of farm products to markets of Asia, Middie East and Africa.

Children of Cidade Júlia and M.Cassab's staffs participated of McDIA FELIZ

M.Cassab contributed to campaign McDIA FELIZ this year, that happened in August 27, acquiring in advance tickets BigMac and distributing them to your staff and to children of Community Center Cidade Júlia, institution built and maintained of M.Cassab. Beyond to collaborate with te campaign tha company provided a unforgettable day to this children.

To Cidade Júlia was offered a number one complete (BigMac+fries potato+soft drink). The childrem was taken to Mc Donald's in Washington Luiz Avenue, in Santo Amaro, by rented bus. Arrived there they participated to the arts office mounted in the place and after played and se divertirem a lot was served the snack. "It was a very happy day. The children stayed satisfied to went to Mc Donald's to play and eat a delicious snack, thing that doesn't it do part of your day by day", says Natália Rocumback, who accompanied the children inthis day. The staff of M.Cassab wined a ticket BigMac and were able to change to sandwich in any stor participant of the campaign.

The objective of this campaign is donate the value obtained with the sell of BigMac (discounting the taxes) to intitutions that take care of children they have cancer. In São Paulo, the institution benefited was GRAACC - Group of Support to the Adolescent and to the Infant with Cancer. The total will help to maintain na finalize the construction of new House of Support, that attends de demand of lodging children and adolescents of others states in medical treatment on GRAACC.

Agreement with Eliana Cachuf, Human Research manager, actions like this fortify the company's commitment with theirs philosophical values, reflecting to image that staff and market have to the company.

Following the custom to participate and promote social campaigns, M.Cassab one more time, counting on the colaboração of their staff, helped to provide happiness and comfort to the population, beyond to contribute to the success of this campaign there's 10 years help intitutions to improve and expand their atendimeto to who is necessary.