Between 2017 and 2021, Espírito Santo will receive investments of over 60 billion reais for the installation of new projects and maintenance of existing ones, with over 70% being invested in the oil and gas and naval industry sectors.
Petrobras alone will invest around R$32 billion between 2017 and 2020, 45% more than the amount invested between 2012 and 2016. Shell will invest R$5 billion in oil and gas exploration. Other major projects planned are Porto Central in Presidente Kennedy (a partnership with the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands) and the Imetame port in Aracruz. Together, these two projects will change the profile of the Espírito Santo port area, enabling us to receive all types of cargo ships.
Large companies – such as ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Vale, Petrobras, Samarco, Fibria and WEG – purchase more than R$1 billion per year for their operations, including goods and services, which are demanded by all sectors of the economy that make up the supply chain. They require suppliers for the manufacture of mechanical equipment and components, industrial maintenance services, engineering and project management, environment, information technology, transportation of people and cargo, printing, industrial laundry, industrial cleaning, security, accounting, legal and business consulting, among others.
Companies from Espírito Santo that have invested in knowledge, management and innovation are managing to get through the difficult times the economy is going through. Currently, more than 50% of the revenues of suppliers of goods and services come from contracts signed in other Brazilian states. However, it is clear that there is still much to be achieved, especially in the domestic market. It is necessary to know in detail what large companies buy or intend to buy and invest in. Local suppliers have already shown that, when given the opportunity, they seek partnerships, train themselves and participate on equal terms with any other national or international company. An effort in this direction was initiated with the Espírito Santo Oil and Gas Forum together with Petrobras and the Espírito Santo Metalworking Development Center, in partnership with ArcelorMittal Tubarão. This work needs to be deepened and extended to other large investing companies.
At the 10th edition of MEC SHOW, a trade fair for the metalworking and oil sectors, which will be held in July, these issues will be discussed with the aim of showcasing local expertise and seeking new data and information from these investors. The presence of companies from other countries such as Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia has already been confirmed, in addition to representation from the main entities in the oil and gas, metallurgy and mechanical sectors, and from educational institutions.
Espírito Santo occupies only 0.5% of the Brazilian territory and has 1.9% of the population. In other words, we need to take advantage of the market of large companies established here to develop new products and seek new markets, in Brazil and abroad. To do this, it is essential to invest in education, encourage entrepreneurship, create a culture of innovation in schools and suppliers, improve company management and practice associations, in the certainty that together we will make Espírito Santo even better, providing development with quality of life for the entire society. The opportunities exist.
