Fosfatos do Brasil
Rodovia. Padre Manoel da Nóbrega km 286, 4 Samarita Sao Vicente SP CEP 11301-970, Brasil | 55-13-3576-9900
H. Sonny Fernandes, General Manager | E-mail Sonny
Operations
Fosfatos do Brasil uses imported phosphoric acid and limestone to produce microgranulated dicalcium phosphate (DCP). It has an annual capacity of 121,000 tons of this animal feed supplement.
Significant Achievements
A mineral salt unit was built at Lavras with a capacity of 550 tons/month.
Community Relations
The site held two public meetings in 2007. Issues discussed included security and safety, social projects and environmental issues.
Two meetings were held with the environmental agency, CETESB, to discuss the increase in the dust emissions in the wet scrubber chimney, substituting the cyclone in order to improve efficacy, and the revision and renewal of the Risk Management Program and the Emergency Action Plan.
Environmental Initiatives
In order to reduce dust emissions in the wet scrubber chimney, the site negotiated with CETESB to replace the cyclone. This will take place in early 2008.
The site is collecting 2,900 cubic meters (767,000 gallons) of rain water that it now uses in its production processes.
Local Procurement
In 2007, the site's purchases of local goods, materials and services (excluding raw materials, transportation and energy) totaled $4.6 million. This represents 21 percent of spending.
Performance Trends |
|||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Annual Production (tons) |
|||||
| Dicalcium phosphate | 56,000 | 83,000 | 84,000 | 54,000 | 62,000 |
Employment |
|||||
| # of employees | 76 | 79 | 93 | 90 | 82 |
| Gender ratio (% female/total employees) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Average tenure (years) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Absenteeism rate (% hours absent) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employee training provided (hrs per employee) | n/a | n/a | 5 | n/a | 2 |
Safety Performance |
|||||
| Lost-time frequency (per 200,000 hrs) | 2.09 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 |
| Recordable frequency (per 200,000 hrs) | 2.09 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
|||||
| GHG emissions (000 tons) | n/a | n/a | 23.3 | 14.3 | 15.9 |
| Normalized GHGs (GHGs/ton production) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.26 |
Criteria Air Pollutants (tons) |
|||||
| Nitrogen oxides | n/a | n/a | 12 | 6 | 7.7 |
| Carbon monoxide | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Particulates (dust) | n/a | n/a | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Sulfur dioxide | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
Water Use (million gallons) |
|||||
| Water withdrawn | n/a | n/a | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Environmental Expenditures ($) |
|||||
| Operating expenditures | n/a | n/a | 72,300 | 65,900 | 29,100 |
| Capital expenditures | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 12,000 |
Energy million |
|||||
| Energy costs ($ million) | n/a | n/a | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Energy use (BBtu) | n/a | n/a | 134 | 72 | 85 |
Procurement |
|||||
| Local purchasing ($ 000) | 60 | 76 | 195 | 5,900 | 4,600 |
| n/a = not available Source: PotashCorp |
|||||