Paranapanema S.A. operates in the smelting and refining of primary copper and in the production of semimanufactured copper and its alloys. It is, therefore, the only company to transform mineral copper into metal in Brazil. The Company's activities cover a large part of the industrial material chain, including the manufacture and sale of products and co-products, such as rebar, drawn wire, laminates, bars, pipes, connections, among others. Paranapanema is listed with the code PMAM3 in the Novo Mercado, the highest level of corporate governance of B3 S.A. - Brazil, Bolsa, Balcão. With 2,047 employees and a net revenue of R $ 3.5 billion in 2017, it positions itself as the fourth largest company in the state of Bahia and the 110th in the country, according to the magazine Melhor e Maiores de EXAME. Its industrial units add up to three. The matrix, located in Dias d'Ávila (BA), produces cathodes, wires and rebar, as well as copper co-products such as anodic sludge and sulfuric acid. In the Santo André (SP) unit, where the Company's fiscal headquarters are also located, copper and its alloys are manufactured, such as rolled products, pipes and bars. The third unit is located in Serra (ES), where copper connections are produced. CDPC - Copper Products Distribution Center Ltda., A subsidiary of Paranapanema, has units in Bahia, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and performs distribution logistics.