PDIC
Phelps Dodge Brazil was established in 1997, originally as a joint venture between Phelps Dodge Corporation and Alcoa Aluminio S.A. The company is now wholly owned by Phelps Dodge Corporation. Phelps Dodge Brazil is a leading company in the Brazilian market for bare and insulated aluminum cables, serving the power transmission and distribution market. PD Brazil is also present in the international markets, exporting our products to USA, South America, Africa and Australia, among other regions. We manufacture a broad line of copper and aluminum wires and cables for the power utility, industrial and construction segments.
Milestones
- 1975 Establishment of Termocanadá Electrical Conductors in the city of Poços de Caldas (aluminum and copper, wire and cable producer)
- 1980 Purchase of Termocanadá Electrical Conductor by Alcoa Alumínio S.A.
- 1989 Poços de Caldas' plant obtained the ISO 9001 certification from INMETRO, the National Institute of Measurement, Standardization, and Industrial Quality.
- 1995 The Scientific and Technological Brazilian Institute that certifies products and quality management systems to the electrical and electronic industry, grants its certification to the company.
- 1997 Joint-venture Alcoa / Phelps Dodge for the Brazilian wire and cables market.
- 1997 Phelps Dodge Brazil obtained the certification to supply cables for the Brazilian nuclear plants from IBQN, the National Nuclear Quality Brazilian Institute.
- 2001 Phelps Dodge purchases 100% of stocks from the joint-venture with Alcoa.
- 2001 ISO 14001 certification is obtained from the Scientific and Technological Brazilian Institute.
- 2002 Argentinean Standardization Institute certification for the supply of insulated aluminum XLPE 0.6/1kV cables according to IRAM 2178 and IRAM 2263 standards
- 2003 ISO 9001- version 2000 certification is received.
- 2003 Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) certification is obtained allowing PD Brazil to serve the US market.
Plant Profile
Phelps Dodge Brazil's facility is located in the city of Poços de Caldas, State of Minas Gerais, with a total area of 500.000m² and built area of 50.000m². We manufacture bare and insulated aluminum cables for transmission and distribution lines. Our plant is also capable to produce copper power cables for low, medium and high voltage. Our cables for medium and high voltage are produced in a real triple extrusion and dry curing process.
