Madem Commemorates 60 years with the inauguration of an ECOLOGICAL PARK

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009

Madem was founded in March of 1949 in the city of Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil.  Initially, Madem manufactured wine barrels. In 1971, it launched production of wood packaging, pallets, and reels dedicated to carrying wire and cable.  In 1975, the Rio Negro, PR plant was opened to manufacture wood reels.

Since the 70’s, with the launch of the Rio Negro operation, the Madem Group has been committed to sustainable development and the preservation of the environment.

In the 90’s, believing in their environmental responsibility and sustainable development, Madem was the first company in the region, and third in the state of Paraná, to attain a Quality Management System, by certifying in ISO

9002 in 1996, and ISO 14000 for environmental management in 2000.

Today, the company still believes in "Going Green", and recently demonstrated this commitment to the environment by acquiring a large tract of forest beside their manufacturing plant. The 91,000 m2 (970.000 sf) tract of pine forest shelters hundreds of species of flora and fauna, making the area very interesting from a conservationist perspective. 

GOALS OF MADEM ECO PARK

To create a leisure and recreation space, enriching the quality of life of its visitors, the conservation and planting of native tree species, sustaining a permanent home for the local fauna. To develop environmental awareness through the proper usage of the community’s special environmental qualities.

The Madem Eco Park has a 3,000m (9.850 ft) trail, suspension bridge, and harbors hundreds of species of flora and fauna within the Parana Pine forest, and will be open to the public with a permit from the Agriculture and Environment Secretary.

Today, Madem owns 12,000 hectares (30.000 acres) of Pine forests, two lumber mills, one plywood plant, and many state-of-the-art automated reel manufacturing lines. Madem is one of Brazil’s largest forestry groups, with manufacturing operations in the USA, Spain, Romania, and Bahrain.  Madem produce approximately 500 containers of unassembled wooden reels per month, and supplies more than 200 customers in 40 countries. With 800 employees worldwide and 110,000 m2 (1.200.000 sf) of indoor manufacturing space, Madem is the largest wooden reel manufacturer in the world. Today the Madem name represents 60 years of industry experience. The Madem team constantly strives to build trust and confidence by offering customers a superior, quality product.

Source: Madem