Brazil's Heavy Rains and Floods: Infrastructure Impact Roundup

Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Heavy rains and floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul have killed more than 100 people and have left more than 150,000 others homeless, according to news sources. About 1.4 million people have been left without electricity as several power plants have shut down due to the floods.

Industrial Info continues to monitor plants and facilities across Rio Grande do Sul. The following assets have been shut down or impacted:

• Petrobras stopped operations at its 19,498-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) FCCU (U-3) and associated units from the cracking area at the 188,000-BBL/d Alberto Pasqualini refinery (REFAP). The refinery is currently running at 119,000 BBL/d; see plant profile
• Unibraspe shut down its 246,200-barrel Esteio Refined Products terminal due to the situation, and no date for restarting operations at the asset has been set; see plant profile
• Petrobras also ceased operations at the 151,000 barrels Niteroi Refined Product Terminal with no defined date to return to operations; see plant profile
• Braskem was forced to cease operations at several units at its Triunfo Plant due to weather conditions despite no damage. Activities are expected to resume as soon as the conditions allow, which might be towards the end of the month; see plant profile
• Oxiteno Industria & Comercio ceased activities at its Methyl Acetone Plant in Triunfo. It is expected to restart operations once the situation permits it, which could be by the end of May; see plant profile
• Innova also halted several units at its Triunfo plant due to the floods. With the improvement of weather conditions, operations are expected to restart; see plant profile
• Hexion Quimica do Brasil was forced to shut down its Resins Plant in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, not because it was damaged by the floods but as a preventive measure; see plant profile
• Coca-Cola and Juices' Porto Alegre plant is completely offline; see plant profile

Below is a list of other affected plants:

• Fraport Brasil's international airport in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report
• WEG Equipamentos Eletricos S.A.'s electrical automotive transformers facility in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Maquinas Pulverizadoras e Fertilizadoras LTDA's agriculture machinery and tools facility in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• Taurus Armas' handgun plant in Sao Leopoldo; see plant profile and offline event report
• Marcher Brasil Agroindustrial S.A.'s agricultural machinery and equipment plant in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Mercosul Motores Eletricos S.A.'s electrical motors plant in Caxias do Sul; see plant profile and offline event report
• Springer Carrier Limitada's commercial air conditioning facility in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• Valeo Sistemas Automativos Ltda's cargo trucks refrigeration systems facility in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Tramontina TEEC's apparatus and furniture plant in Carlos Barbosa; see plant profile and offline event report
• Nexteer Automotores' automotive pumps, hydraulic fluids and axles plant in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report
• Valeo TBS Climatizacao do Brasil's automotive air conditioners facility in Caixas do Sul; see plant profile and offline event report
• Mahindra Tratores do Brasil's tractor assembly plant in Dois Irmaos; see plant profile and offline event report
• Full Gauge Eletro Controles LTDA Controls' Electronic Devices No. 1 facility in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• The Port of Rio Grande; see plant profile and offline event report
• Imply Tecnologia Electronica LTDA's access control systems facility in Santa Cruz; see plant profile and offline event report
• Quantico Data Center Locacao e Servico Limitada's 20-MW data center in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• Controil S.A.'s automotive hydraulic brake systems components facility in Sao Leopoldo; see plant profile and offline event report
• Optimi Sociedade Anonima's distribution center in Guaiba; see plant profile and offline event report
• AGCO do Brasil Maquinas e Equipamentos Agricolas LTDA's farm tractor plant in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• Dana Incorporated Brasil's automotive axles, drive shafts and components facility in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Log Commercial Properties e Participacoes S.A.'s distribution center in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Suntex Brasil's plastic laminated products facility in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report
• Scala Data Centers' 4.8-MW data center in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report
• STIHL Ferramentas Motorizadas Limitada's power tools and engines plant in Sao Leopoldo; see plant profile and offline event report
• Venax Eletrodomesticos LTDA's Household Appliances No. 1 facility in Venacio Aires; see plant profile and offline event report
• AGCO do Brasil Maquinas e Equipamentos Agricolas LTDA's farm planter facility in Ibiruba; see plant profile and offline event report
• FM Logistic do Brasil's distribution center in Canoas; see plant profile and offline event report
• General Motors do Brasil Ltda's automobile assembly plant in Gravatai; see plant profile and offline event report
• Grupo Scapini's distribution center in Estrela; see plant profile and offline event report
• Stara Industria de Implementos Agricolas S.A.'s agriculture machines and equipment assembly plant in Nao Me Toque; see plant profile and offline event report
• Companhia Zaffari Comercio e Industria's distribution center in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report
• Toyota do Brasil Ltda's distribution center in Guaiba; see plant profile and offline event report
• Pandrol Brasil's railway fastening components facility in Porto Alegre; see plant profile and offline event report

Assets operating at normal levels:

• The Refineria de Petroleo Riograndense S.A., which has a capacity of 14,200 BBL/d, has not been affected by the floods, and it has maintained its operations at 82% capacity; see plant profile
• Vibra Energia's Canoas Refined Producs Terminal, which has a 405,466-barrel capacity, has not been affected by the floods and is operating normally; see plant profile
• Odjfell Brasil has maintained normal operations at its 396,200-barrel Rio Grande Petrochemical Products Terminal; see plant profile
• Petrobras is reporting no impact at its 635,800-barrel Rio Grande Refined Products Terminal, allowing it to operate normally; see plant profile
• The Campo Bom Glass Containers glass plant, operated by Verallia Brasil in Campo Bom, continues to operate normally; see plant profile
• Panatlantica's Gravatai Flat Steel Processing plant has maintained normal operations, though employee attendance has been reduced to 40%; see plant profile
• Coca-Cola's Santa Maria soft drink plant maintains normal operations; see plant profile

Industrial Info will continue to monitor assets across Rio Grande do Sul following the recent disaster.

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