MICAPEL SLATE

It all started in 1988 as a small company - with just one hand-dug slate quarry, one wheel-saw, and 5 partners and 5 employees. We had, however, two invaluable assets from the very beginning - our own deposits, and, above all, a compulsive drive for hard work. Then, we began to grow. First of all, we focused on the domestic market. Next, we opened new quarries, we built new fabricating facilities, we got new machines. And we worked as hard as ever. In 1998, we branched off to international markets. We established an International Division in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the State of Minas Gerais, to better serve our international clients. Our expansion gathered momentum. We began acquiring new quarries Early in the year 2000, we completed the expansion of our fabrication facilities, equipped them with high-tech machinery, and adopted new production techniques. Late in the year 2000, we moved to our new Administration Building, designed and provided with state-of-the-art electronic data processing and communications equipment to insure the best possible service to our clients worldwide