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The CONNOSCO Programme produced surprising results in 2008, despite the difficult economic climate. The Group’s employees in Portugal demonstrated that their willingness to aid those who most need help, even if such means additional sacrifice, has, admirably, been unaffected by the economic crisis. 98 applications to the Programme were approved during 2008, which resulted in a total contribution of EUR 53,394 from employees, making the total of overall support (EUR 53,394 X 8) to be EUR 427,152 – which is 7% up on the 2007 figure. Particular praise should be directed at the institutions which, through their work, have inspired us to provide support - “Acreditar – Associação de Pais e Amigos de Crianças com Cancro” [Association of parents and friends of children with cancer], which received aid for 16 applications, and “Ajuda de Mãe” [Aid to mothers] which received total aid of EUR 88,000. The Programme continues in 2009.
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On 18th September, a public ceremony was held at the Charola of the Convent of Christ in Tomar to present the first stage of its restoration, sponsored by CIMPOR.
In the ceremony the Secretary of State for Culture expressed her appreciation of the quality and meticulousness of the work done and underlined the effectiveness of the partnership between CIMPOR and the Ministry of Culture in restoring a monument classified as a World Heritage Site
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The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which commemorates the birthday of the Lord Ganesh (Ganesha), the god of wisdom and prosperity, was held between 3 and 7 September, in the area around the plant. The festival involved a number of cultural displays, particularly theatre, comedy, traditional dancing and live music. The plant’s employees and their families as well as people from neighbouring cities all took part.
On 12 September, the students of the Shree Digvijay School, who are the children of the plant’s employees, took part in the Inter-School Competition to commemorate "HINDI Divas". The high quality of those taking part ensured that the School was awarded the “Overall Running” trophy for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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The second base of CIMPOR Brazil’s Pescar Project was opened in 2008 at the Campo Formoso operating unit. The initial project has been operating for 4 years at Nova Santa Rita and it has already provided vocational training to more than 60 young people from that region. This project provides the companies with the basic conditions to create a space devoted to the vocational and personal training of socially vulnerable adolescents, on their premises. The young people are steered into the labour market following their training. A complement of the project is to stimulate a sense of individual responsibility in the young people, establishing and fostering civic behaviour. The 15 young people at Campo Formoso, aged between 16 and 18 years, who form the project’s first class, were selected from neighbourhoods close to the plant with extreme social deficiencies.
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Amreyah Cement Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arabian Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), concerning cooperation in technical training and recruitment in the following fields: - The technical training of Amreyah’s engineers and technical officers through the “Trainee Integration Programme”; - Amreyah’s participation in the development of higher education course contents, permitting visits to its plant; - Every year Amreyah will provide the four best graduates of AASTMT with theoretical and practical training for the period of 12 months, in accordance with the specific needs of the manufacturing plant.
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As part of its policy of honouring its most significant Customers in the “Bag” segment, CIMPOR Indústria’s Commercial Department held its 18th Annual Customer Meeting in South Africa from 21st to 30th October 2008. Located about two hours from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province, the Simuma plant, recently provided with a new clinker production line, was this time the manufacturing unit chosen for our guests to visit.
Th e prize-giving ceremony for “Customers Plus 2007” took place on the last day of the visit in Cape Town, followed by a gala dinner at the famous restaurant “Pigalle”.
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At the start of the 2007-2008 academic year, ASMENT DE TEMARA distributed school material to the children of the company’s employees and to all the students of Ain Atig primary school (located in the town beside the plant). The Mayor of Ain Atig and a representative of the Governor attended the ceremony. The school’s headmaster deemed this initiative to provide very important moral and material support to the students, which they are really in need of. This is the third successive year this type of operation has been undertaken.
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For the second year running, Cementos Cosmos has sponsored a course organised by Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, in Sarria, in August. The main goal was the studied the relationship between photography and works of engineering and modern architecture. Well-known personalities like Mr. Xurxo Lobato, one of the most notable photographers in Galicia and Spain, and the artist Mr. Antón Patiño, took part.
In May, Cementos Cosmos and Toral de los Vados Municipality handed over the first sustainable development to the winning Project, submitted by Ms. Maria Jesús Mangas Castro, from Toral
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The Hasanoglan unit is located close to the municipal boundary. Hasanoglan municipal council asked CIMPOR Yibitas in 2008 for financial support to build a public park in the city, to serve as a recreational area for Hasanoglan inhabitants. Since it was the area’s first public park, and given the project’s social value, the company immediately agreed. Construction commenced in July 2008 and it was concluded in October the same year.
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In an interview to NEWS CIMPOR, Maria da Luz Rosinha, Mayor of Vila Franca de Xira, makes a positive appraisal of the protocol between CIMPOR and the municipal council, signed in February 2007, and through which the Company undertakes to support the municipal council. By the end of 2008, funds in the amount of EUR 855,000 had been provided. Those funds permitted the conclusion of various environmental, urban regeneration and infrastructure renewal projects.
The voluntary work provided by the employees of the Alhandra plant was also considered important - their sense of solidarity through the CONNOSCO programme generated support in the region of EUR 90,000 during 2008, most of which was channelled to institutions in Alhandra.
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The history of the past one hundred years in the life of the city of Sarria, in the province of Lugo, is recounted in a book of photographs, first published in June 2008. The 250 page book portrays the social, business and political life of Sarria during the 20th century. The publication contains various images of the Cementos Cosmos plant at Oural, where the author worked for many years. Published by the “La Voz de Galicia” newspaper, with the collaboration of Sarria Municipal Council, the book was also funded by Cementos Cosmos.
To foster relations with the local community and support social activities, the Amreyah Cement Co. (AMCC) invited various schools to visit its premises and find out about the organisation of the plant, the control systems and equipment, products, the quality, environmental, hygiene and safety programs and projects and investments in progress. The first invitation was sent to the “Moubark Call School”, and 30 students from this school visited the plant in April 2008.
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NPC has kept close ties with the local universities, supporting them through the donation of funds to the engineering faculties of these establishments. The relations promoting integration with the Engineering Department of KwaZulu Natal University (Electricity and Mechanics courses) allow students to carry out holiday work in NPC CIMPOR’s units, thus permitting that they meet the practical requirements of their courses and can graduate.
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The Sivas cement plant of CIMPOR Yibitas is the largest employer of the region. It has been given awards by the Social Security Association on a number of occasions for its institutional initiatives. Sivas participates in several social responsibility projects with the local community and other intervening parties, including: - The organisation of seminars aimed at the families of staff intending to improve their level of culture and education; - Sponsoring engineering courses at Cumhuriyet de Sivas University; - Promoting and organising seminars on hygiene and safety for its own employees as well as those of other local industries; - The creation and equipping of two computer rooms in schools, in the last two years.
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At the end of December 2007, Asment de Témara organised a “seminar/gathering” in Skhirat on the theme of Road Safety, targeted at approximately 250 drivers employed by its customers and subcontractors.
The seminar ended with the distribution of Individual Protection Equipment (helmets and footwear), which it is now compulsory to wear inside the boundaries of the plant’s facilities.
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CIMPOR took part in the CEMBUREAU (European Cement Association) initiative and offered Open House days in Alhandra and Loulé in Portugal and Toral de los Vados in Spain.
The Alhandra plant recorded a significant total of 710 visitors over six days, including visits from the State Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Innovation, the President of Vila Franca de Xira City Council, official bodies, the presidents of the local parish councils, national and regional associations representing different business areas, financial analysts and journalists.
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CIMPOR CHENGTONG (SHANDONG) and the Macau Mingde charity donated 250 000 RMB yuans in 2008 to the China Youth Development Foundation, with the aim of accelerating the development of rural healthcare and also meeting the sanitary needs of adolescents and rural populations. Furthermore, our company, the Mingde charity and CYDF jointly and actively participated, through important donations, for the extension of the “Mingde CIMPOR Chengtong Hope Hospital”, in the city of Zuozhuang (Yicheng district), where CIMPOR has a cement plant. This hospital, which serves a significant number of inhabitants, promotes the social image of CIMPOR Chengtong Cement Development.
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CIMPOR Yibitas publishes a quarterly magazine, CIMFORUM, which is designed and edited by a group of employees of the company. Originally published in Turkish, it contains a pull-out of some articles in English so that it might be disseminated around the Group. Employees constitute the target/main audience. The magazine is also sent to all the customers.
The themes include new projects, in particular those involving human resources, and it has sections devoted to development (activities), health, humour and hobbies. CIMFORUM has a special address to which staff can send their comments and suggestions on the magazine.
CIMPOR – Indústria de Cimentos, S.A. has signed, in Brussels, in the presence of Mr. Antonio Tajani, Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport of the European Commission, a set of commitments under the European Road Safety Charter to prevent road accidents
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In 2007, CIMPOR signed an agreement with IPPAR (now known as IGESPAR - Institute for the Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage) for the restoration of the Charola Chapel in the Monastery of the Order of Christ, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The agreement will last until 2011, when the conservation and restoration work should be completed. Out of a total budget of EUR 1.5 million, CIMPOR will contribute EUR 750,000, the largest amount ever donated by a Portuguese company under the patronage law.
The chapel will be restored by the IGESPAR, with the work lasting from 2007 to 2011. It will involve studies and research, followed by the conservation and restoration of paintings, murals and stucco in the exterior ambulatory exterior and the central circle.
Conservation and restoration of the triumphal arch and paintings, sculptures and carvings will begin in 2010. This will be followed by the installation of interior lighting in the chapel and protection and maintenance work.