BRAZIL way in an area of the company ,” explains the director .
Among the professional training programs , the “ Project Renewal ” deserves to be highlighted . Coordinated by the Sugar Cane Industry Union ( Única ) in partnership with the Federation of Rural Workers Employed in the State of São Paulo ( FERAESP ), the project has as its goal training not only for labor but also literacy projects , improvement in English and mathematics , and various initiatives in the area of education directed at employees and at the community at large .
Since 2007 , the company has cultivated the PITAA Native Trees Nursery . The initiative of environmental preservation has spread gradually ; today the Santa Terezinha Farm produces approximately 50,000 seedlings per year , taking into account both the internal consumption and consumption for suppliers . Among the cultivated species are jabuticaba ( Myrciaria cauliflora ), raspberry , lemon cloves , Japanese grape , rosewood , jequitibá ( Cariniana legalis ), pau-brasil ( Caesalpinia echinata ), dry meal , and pink , purple , yellow , and white ipês .
Sugar conveyor belt
Power generator
Bagasse stock
“ Our main focus is the reduction of cost and return on invested capital . We are currently working on a project to increase the generation of energy , for example ”
– PITAA Financial and Industrial Managing Director , João Henrique de Andrade
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