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  Ipiranga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ipiranga might also refer to the river located there, a city in the Brazilian state of Paraná, or the Petroleo Ipiranga oil company.
Ipiranga is a historical borough located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, composed by the districts of Ipiranga, Cursino and Sacomã.
The Ipiranga river is perhaps one of the most famous brazilian rivers because it is mentioned in the very first line of the Brazilian National Anthem.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ipiranga   (218 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ipiranga and Mobil negotiate partnership with Petrobras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ipiranga plans to make investments of R$ 500 million in oil research and development depending on the conditions established by the Brazilian federal government.
Ipiranga cancelled a $ 140 mm worth stock issue scheduled for this year, and evaluates the possibility of cancelling $ 800 mm worth capital raises scheduled for 1999.
Ipiranga forecasts a $ 6 billion turnover for 1998, the same result reported last year.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnl85230.htm   (186 words)

  
 Cost Savings with Best Practice: Environmental Management System Improves Efficiency and Saves Money
The Ipiranga Group has just celebrated its first 60 years of operations, attributing its success to the combination of a great pioneering spirit and a clear vision of the future.
In other words, Ipiranga recognized that investment in environmental best practices could be beneficial and even profitable in the longer term - and it wanted to gain some knowledge from the results of this test which would be useful for other regions where the company acts.
Ipiranga also developed a pilot project to measure improvements in the quality and efficiency of the 200 petrol service stations supplied by the Londrina centre.
www.environmental-expert.com /articles/article559/article559.htm   (1451 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Ipiranga to Issue US$100mn Five-year Notes
Ipiranga posted adjusted free cash flow of 43mn reais (approximately US$15mn) in 2002, equal to 10% of expected total debt after the proceeds from the note issuance are used to pay down all of the company's short term bank lending, Moody's said.
Ipiranga was unavailable for comment Monday, following the death of the group's main shareholder, Joao Pedro Gouvea Vieira, on Monday.
Gouvea Vieira is reported to have been one of the main opponents to the sale of a controlling stake in the Ipiranga group of companies.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=7591   (426 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ipiranga to invest in compressed natural gas stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ipiranga to invest in compressed natural gas stations
This month Ipiranga opened a CNG station in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, and plans to open stations in the same state in the cities of Limeira, Itu, Sorocaba, Campinas, Jundiai, Americana, Rio Claro, Sao Jose dos Campos, Taubate, Santo Andre, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Guarulhos and Aracatuba by year-end.
Studies suggest Brazil will have a potential market of 1 mm CNG vehicles in the next five years, which translates into a potential of one thousand CNG stations to meet the demand.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnl21894.htm   (196 words)

  
 Ipiranga Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents and Extension of Consent Payment Deadline in Previously Announced ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
On March 8, 2006, Ipiranga commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") and consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") relating to all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement and a Consent and Letter of Transmittal, each dated March 8, 2006 (collectively, the "Offer to Purchase").
Ipiranga intends to enter into a supplemental fiscal agency agreement relating to the Notes that effects the Proposed Amendments described in the Offer to Purchase.
Ipiranga also announced the extension of the "Consent Payment Deadline" from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 22, 2006 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 28, 2006 (such new date and new time, as they may be extended by Ipiranga, the new "Consent Payment Deadline").
www.forrelease.com /D20060323/1351879.html   (633 words)

  
 Forbes.com: TEXT-Moody's rates Ipiranga senior unsecured notes B2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This is the first time Moody's is rating an obligation issued by Ipiranga, the largest member of the Ipiranga group of companies, and the eighth largest business group in Brazil.
Ipiranga generated adjusted free cash flow (before change in working capital) of R$ 43 million (approximately US$ 15 million at the current exchange rate) in 2002, equal to 10% of expected total debt after the proceeds from the note issuance are used to pay down all of the company's short term bank lending.
Companhia Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is engaged in the distribution and marketing of petroleum products, fuel alcohol and vehicular natural gas throughout Brazil, excluding the State of Rio Grade do Sul, and the western portion of the State of Santa Catarina.
www.forbes.com /home/newswire/2003/07/21/rtr1030947.html   (603 words)

  
 Ipiranga Announces Extension of Expiration Date for Previously Announced Tender Offer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
On March 8, 2006, Ipiranga commenced the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement and a Consent and Letter of Transmittal, each dated March 8, 2006 (collectively, the "Offer to Purchase").
Following Ipiranga's receipt of the requisite consents in the Consent Solicitation, on March 22, 2006, Ipiranga entered into a supplemental fiscal agency agreement relating to the Notes that effects the proposed amendments described in the Offer to Purchase.
Companhia Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga's principal activity is the distribution of diesel, gasoline, hydrated alcohol, industrial and automotive lubricating oils and greases, natural gas and other related products and activities.
www.forrelease.com /D20060328/1354490.html   (538 words)

  
 IFC Latin America & the Caribbean - Summary of Project Information
IPQ is promoted by the Ipiranga Group (the “Group”), which is a leading Brazilian investor group controlled by five local founding families (Gouvea Vieira, Martins Bastos, Saraiva, Tellechea and Ormzabal), consisting of 80 individuals.
The Group is involved mainly in the petroleum refining/distribution and petrochemical sectors and is a significant fuel and gasoline distributor in Brazil.
Ipiranga Petroquimica S.A. (IPQ or the company) was established in 1978 (originally under the name of Polisul Petroquímica Ltd) as a producer of polymers in the Triunfo petrochemical complex in southern Brazil.
www.ifc.org /ifcext/lac.nsf/Content/SelectedProject?OpenDocument&UNID=5CAA0E52119FC1968525700C0076C2A6   (568 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ipiranga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
IPIRANGA [Ipiranga], stream flowing near the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
On its banks the regent Pedro (later Emperor Pedro I) issued the Grito do Ipiranga, the declaration of the independence of Brazil from Portugal, on Sept. 7, 1822.
Ipiranga deal close.(Ipiranga Petroquimica S.A.)(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Brief Article)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Ipiranga.asp   (118 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Projects
Its purpose is to enhance the transparency of IFC’s activities, and this document should not be construed as presuming the outcome of the Board decision.
IPQ is also involved, through the Ipiranga Group, in social and community development activities, which contributed US$1.2 million in 2003 to the community for various environment-related, social and cultural projects.
The provision to IPQ of funding for the acquisition of long-lived assets at a tenor longer than that provided by the parallel commercial bank funds would enhance the ability of IPQ to weather downturns in the cyclical petrochemical industry and improve its financial resilience.
wbln0018.worldbank.org /IFCExt/spiwebsite1.nsf/f451ebbe34a9a8ca85256a550073ff10/5caa0e52119fc1968525700c0076c2a6?OpenDocument   (986 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Latin America
Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga, Brazil's second-largest oil company, shut down an unprofitable refinery, saying it was unable to compete after the government-owned producer held back prices.
Ipiranga, one of two small Brazilian fuel companies that compete with Petrobras, asked President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government to dip into a fund aimed at shielding consumers from swings in fuel prices to help stem its losses, the company said.
Ipiranga shares rose 90 centavos, or 3.7 percent, to 25.4 reais in Sao Paulo.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aRFNJFYKHkrc&refer=latin_america   (325 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In conjunction with the Tender Offer, Ipiranga is also solicitingconsents to adopt certain proposed amendments to the Notes and the fiscalagency agreement pursuant to which the Notes were issued.
The proposedamendments would, among other things, eliminate substantially all of therestrictive covenants and certain events of default contained in the Notes.The solicitation of consents is scheduled to end at 5:00 p.m., New York Citytime, on March 22, 2006, unless extended or earlier terminated.
Companhia Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga's principal activity is thedistribution of diesel, gasoline, hydrated alcohol, industrial and automotivelubricating oils and greases, natural gas and other related products andactivities.
www.eubfn.com /cgi-bin/eubfn/article_display.cgi?action=display_full&ai=5506   (560 words)

  
 Driving Traffic (Literally) to Brazilian Petrol Stations
Ipiranga is a petrol producer and owner of a network of gas stations throughout Brazil.
Two years ago, Ipiranga's goal was to increase the amount of oil sold in its gas stations.
In Rio de Janeiro, Ipiranga used its traditional direct marketing approach to cover areas near the gas stations, located throughout the city.
www.clickz.com /showPage.html?page=3383821   (700 words)

  
 Brazilian Army: Historic Standards (Old-Style)
The unit is named for Brigadier Antônio de Sampaio, a hero of the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay in the 1860s, who is considered the "patron" of the Brazilian infantry.
Named after the river in the state of São Paulo where Prince Regent Dom Pedro pronounced the grito de Ipiranga, "liberty or death," on 7 September 1822, effectively considered the declaration of Brazilian independence from Portugal.
The Regimento Mallet is the senior artillery regiment in the Brazilian Army and was the first regiment in the army to be granted a "historic standard." The regiment is considered to be the lineal successor of the Corps of Horse Artillery formed on 4 May 1831.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/br^org1.html   (410 words)

  
 IPIRANGA 20-10-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ipiranga is one of the 4 greatest Brazilian private groups and is present on the whole national territory through its activities of refinery, petrochemistry, asphalts and lubricants.
Companhia Brasileira de Petróleo Ipiranga (CBPI) has the second network of oil stations in Brazil.
COSWIN 7i will be used by the Ipiranga sites staff, the subcontractors (more than 60 companies), the supervisors and the Ipiranga managers from the head office in Rio de Janeiro.
www.siveco.com /uk/actualites/IPIRANGA20-10-2005.htm   (159 words)

  
 Dave's Garden: ipiranga's Garden Site
Leave feedback for ipiranga or read feedback left by other members.
View the member feedback ipiranga has written of others.
The current local time for me is 1:20 PM I live in Scarsdale, NY ipiranga signed up on Jun 16, 2003
davesgarden.com /members/ipiranga   (121 words)

  
 loritenor's Xanga Site
I have not mastered the technique of being two places at the same time, so these photos are only from Ipiranga.
the Ipiranga church had an all-day outing in Estiva and invited the community of Estiva to be a part of it.
The evening activities included the service at Ipiranga where the English students received their certificates and Bibles and Pastor Stan brought the message.
www.xanga.com /loritenor   (2072 words)

  
 Ipiranga Museum
Also outside is the Monument to Independence and the Casa do Grito e Capela Imperial.
In the gardens of the Ipiranga Museum in Independence Park you will find a house built exactly like the one in the painting "Independência ou Morte" (Independence or Death) by the artist Pedro Américo.
Initially built using wood and clay, it was remodelled in the fifties to get a closer resemblance to the house in the painting.
www.mackenzie.com.br /ispr/Turismo/ipiranga_museum.htm   (168 words)

  
 Petroleo Ipiranga Announces Cash Tender Offer for its 7.875% Step-Up Notes Due 2008
In conjunction with the Tender Offer, Ipiranga is also soliciting consents to adopt certain proposed amendments to the Notes and the fiscal agency agreement pursuant to which the Notes were issued.
The Tender Offer and consent solicitation are subject to the valid tender of, and delivery of consents with respect to, a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Notes (excluding Notes held by affiliates of Ipiranga), arranging new debt financing and other customary general conditions.
The Tender Offer and consent solicitation may only be made in accordance with the terms of and subject to the conditions specified in the Offer to Purchase, which more fully set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and consent solicitation.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-08-2006/0004316632&EDATE=   (1052 words)

  
 Independence or Death, the Shout of Ipiranga on the 7th September 1822 Giclee Print by Don Pedro Di Figueredo Americo ...
Independence or Death, the Shout of Ipiranga on the 7th September 1822 Giclee Print by Don Pedro Di Figueredo Americo at AllPosters.com
Independence or Death, the Shout of Ipiranga on the 7th September 1822 by Don Pedro Di Figueredo Americo
Independence or Death, the Shout of Ipiranga on the 7th September 1822
www.allposters.com /-sp/Independence-or-Death-The-Shout-of-Ipiranga-on-The-7th-September-1822_i1586575_.htm?aid=974174   (172 words)

  
 Forbes.com: Brazil stocks fall but Ipiranga rises on buy talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks fell in midday trading on Thursday but shares of fuel distributor Ipiranga rose on reports the company might be sold to oil giant Petrobras .
Investors said trading was volatile but the index had more space to rise on growing confidence in the Brazilian economy, which has also pushed the country's C-bond to 99.8 percent of its face value.
Ipiranga jumped 7.16 percent to 18.27 reais on market chatter over reported talks between the company and Petrobras over a possible buy.
www.forbes.com /newswire/2004/01/08/rtr1202997.html   (419 words)

  
 Brazil's Ipiranga to get US$150 mln loan for expansion from IFC
Brazil's Ipiranga Petroquimica S.A., one of leading producers of polyolefins in Latin America is to receive finance upto US$150 million from International Finance Corporation(IFC).
The 9 year financing will support Ipiranga's corporate initiatives, including process improvements and debottlenecking of operations.
IFC has played a significant role in developing Brazil's petrochemical industry, starting from financing of the country's first petrochemical project in the early 1970s.
www.plastemart.com /plasticnews_desc.asp?news_id=7535&P=P   (182 words)

  
 Ipiranga Announces Pricing Terms of Its Previously Announced Tender Offer
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga ("Ipiranga") announced today the pricing terms of its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation (the "Offer") for its 7.875% Step-Up Notes due 2008 (CUSIP Nos.
The Offer is subject to Ipiranga's arranging new debt financing and other customary general conditions.
As of the close of business on April 18, 2006, $75,075,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been tendered and not withdrawn, which is approximately 56.2% of the $133,715,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-18-2006/0004342417&EDATE=   (1016 words)

  
 Excelsior Ipiranga Hotel Sao Paulo, Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The strategically located Excelsior Ipiranga is one of the glamorous hotels located close to Sao Paulo downtown.
It is also close to numerous hot spot areas such as, cinemas, theatres, restaurants, Guarulhos, Congonhas and plenty of other places.
It also provides six convention rooms, enabling guests to hold different events simultaneously.
www.ebookers.com /cheap_hotels/brazil/excelsior_ipiranga_hotel_sao_paulo.html   (120 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Search Press Releases (English)
We expect this long-term financing will strengthen Ipiranga Petroquimica’s leading role in its sector.
IFC’s strategy is to support this industry by assisting key players like Ipiranga Petroquimica, as they strengthen their balance sheets, modernize operations, and improve their sustainability policies and practices.”
Paulo Magalhaes, CEO of Ipiranga Petroquimica, said, “IFC has been involved with Ipiranga since our startup in 1980—and it has supported us through both good and bad times.
www.ifc.org /ifcext/pressroom/ifcpressroom.nsf/PressRelease?openform&5EB2B57E1D0C0DC38525706E0057F8F6   (516 words)

  
 Oil, Gas, Mining & Chemicals - Chemical Investments: Brazil
A new 150,000 metric tons/year " swing " plant to produce an extended range of both HDPE and LLDPE polyethylene resins and a new 150,000 metric tons/year polypropylene resins plant.
These new plants enabled Ipiranga to widen its range of polyethylene resins and to add polypropylene resins to its extended product mix.
The expansion of COPESUL's ethylene production, coupled with the production of high purity benzene provided the necessary feed stocks for the economic production of styrene and polystyrene resins at Triunfo.
web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTOGMC/0,,contentMDK:20212449~menuPK:463141~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:336930,00.html   (390 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos tagged with ipiranga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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