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Visits to Italy were made at the same time to select equipment for use in the processing. The founders also participated in fairs and events related to the sector in other countries, like the United States and Asian countries, seeking to update their knowledge on the potentialities of consuming markets.
The project was only concluded in 1996, and three phases are foreseen until its definitive implementation.
It began the following year with construction of the plant in Ji-Paraná and purchase of mining equipment to operate the quarries.
The processing plant was inaugurated in 1998, and started operating with only 2 cutting machines (SIMEC) with installed capacity for 8,000 m²/month of sawn slabs and an 18-head polishing machine (SIMEC) for 15,000m²/month of burnished and polished slabs, concluding the first phase.
In the second-half of 2001, 3 more cutting machines were installed, increasing productive capacity to 18,000 m²/month of sawn slabs, concluding the project’s second phase.
The third phase foreseen was only concluded in December 2002 with installation of the tile line, whose productive capacity is 450 m²/day. It has been five years since the company was created to date.
Many jobs were created. Many victories were won. Many barriers were broken. There is still a lot to overcome, and the story will continue to be written on polished and burnished stone overseas.
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