About the company

Biochamm Caldeiras e Equipamentos Industriais Ltda. is a company focused in the search of innovations through constant investments in research and development, and in the quality service of its clients’ needs.

With partnership of international companies, along with its technical working staff, Biochamm is nowadays one of the fastest growing companies in the biomass burning sector.

The company is located in the city of Agrolândia, in the Alto Vale do Itajaí region, Santa Catarina state and has today a total area of 50,000(fifty thousand) m², with a built area of 15 (fifteen thousand) m².

Biochamm Caldeiras has ISO 9001:2008 certification for Quality System Management, CE certification, indispensable for exporting to all countries in Europe and ASME certification to Power Boilers and Pressure Vessels, stamps S and U respectively.

History

In 1945 the families Siegel and Prochnow started a solid partnership, creating the factory of cassava starch Prochnow S.A.

Biochamm Caldeiras e Equipamentos Industriais Ltda

In 1998, as a result of constant research and search of innovation, the Siegel family found the division Biochamm Caldeiras e Equipamentos Industriais Ltda., solid company in the boilers manufacturing filed.

With the integral support of the German WVT (owner of Bioflamm in Germany) and of others companies of international level, along with its technical working staff, Biochamm is today one of the fastest growing company in the biomass burning section.

Constant investments in research and analyses of fuels made us to expand the quantity of fuels that our equipments are capable to burn. Considering the humidity, we can burn the fuels up to 60% of humidity. Located in Agrolandia - SC in the Alto Vale do Itajaí region, Biochamm has today a total area of 50 thousand square meters with a built area of 15 thousand square meters.

It's one of BIOCHAMM characteristics the search for innovation and opportunities, in order to aggregate in the best way possible in its products and organizational processes.

You are part of this growth; you are the reason of our SUCCESS.

Mission

Provide effective solutions to generate Energy, to serve the Clients, Suppliers, Working Staff, Shareholders, Society and Environment expectations.

View for 2015

Being worldwide reference in generating Energy through the Biomass.

Business

"Effective solutions to Generate Energy".

Values

Current values:

• Innovation (continuous improving the products and processes)
• Boldness (courage to face new challenges)
• Credibility (achievement obtained through the quality, working and performance of the equipments)
• Worry with the environment.

Desirable values:

• Appreciation and commitment of people.
• Training and understanding of people (understanding of each other role inside the organization)
• Communication (intern e extern)

Quality Policy

Biochamm Caldeiras e Equipamentos Industriais, with the purpose of assuring the accomplishment of the requirements, the growth and the technological development, compromises to:

• Assure the clients satisfaction
• Promote the continuous improvement of the products and the organizational processes
• Considerate the suppliers as part of the productive process
• Proportionate training and make people aware of the importance of their activities
• Accomplish the expected results by the shareholders.

Institutional

Besides boilers, the company manufactures burners, thermal fluid heaters, horizontal silos (fuel house), air heaters, silo dischargers, deaerators, multicyclone separators and movable extractors. Developed with high technology, Biochamm equipments have easy operation and maintenance, high efficiency and maintain a strong commitment with the environment, besides being approved by the Technical Control Society of Germany (TUV) regarding to the levels of pollution and safety.

Its products are used in the most variable applications in the sugar and alcohol, paper and cellulose sectors, in the wood, timber and MDF industry, in the cogeneration of energy, in the agricultural, food, textile, fertilizers and chemical industries, in the siderurgy and metallurgic, brewery sectors and others.

The company commercializes its products in all Brazil, mainly in the States of Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Goiás and Pará.

Exploring now foreign markets, the company already has clients in Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Italy, France, Austria, Portugal and Spain, which use Biochamm equipments.

Development of the plant