Paraná, August 3, 2017 – Klabin is delivering today Queimadas Cultural Center to the municipality of Ortigueira (PR), the first center dedicated to culture in the city and one of the most modern in the region. The inauguration ceremony will present the “Dreaming + Achieving = Transforming” show, with participation of Ortigueira’s children and youth, who take part in the social projects developed by Klabin and the Municipality in the region, such as “Klabin Passo Certo” and “Klabin’s Singing Girls”. There will also be a photo exhibition depicting the city’s nature and transformation.

The Cultural Center construction plan is part of Puma Unit’s Social and Environmental Action Plan, which brings together the company’s social investment supported by loans from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), counting with the community’s collaboration in an extensive participatory process involving different city members of the public and a broad mapping and technical diagnosis of the region carried out by Klabin in the municipalities under the direct influence of the Puma Unit.

“The delivery of Queimadas Cultural Center is a landmark for Ortigueira’s history and exemplifies what we have been achieving in the cultural and educational areas for the population. The fulfillment of this dream was made possible with Klabin’s partnership, which makes a great contribution to the region’s growth and development, and we will continue collaborating towards many other projects”, said Lourdes Banach, Ortigueira’s mayor.

Queimadas Cultural Center has a theater that can accommodate 350 people, a library, a dance studio, and multi-use rooms prepared for several types of classes and cultural workshops, plus a parking area in its surroundings.“The Cultural Center is one more of Klabin’s deliveries that meets the population’s demands and the sustainability goals of the company, which is socially responsible in the communities where it operates, maintaining culture and education as work fronts essential for local development”, states Francisco Razzolini, Klabin’s Technology and Pulp Unit executive officer.

The theater venue project planned seats positioned to favor the audience’s view, air conditioning, scenery and scenic mechanics with agility and ease for scenery movement in presentations. The lighting system is made of LED, which consumes less power, and the light and sound control systems are digital, adding quality to the environment sound. The stage is 12 meters wide, 7 meters deep and 11 meters high, features that allow for different scenarios to be assembled and the equipment to go on and off stage quickly and easily. The area in front of the curtains is quite large, being useful for drama shows and several other event formats that can be staged at the place.The curtains are velvet-made, produced with anti-fire cotton, and automated, with technology for being open electromechanically or manually.

Klabin’s social projects in Ortigueira

In the first semester of this year, Klabin also made other deliveries to the municipality aimed at cultural, educational and professional development. In Abril, the company inaugurated the Community, Social Development and Human Dignity Municipal Center, in Jardim Kovaleski. The structure was designed to stimulate the personal, professional and cultural development of children, youth and adults and to facilitate community integration.

In March, Klabin expanded its social and educational programs – “Klabin Passo Certo” e “Singing Girls” – to the municipality. The initiative, aimed at the employees’ children and community youths, intended to value human beings, promote quality of like for children and youngsters and strengthen citizenship, allowing their contact with the arts.

Also, in February, theMunicipal School Dr. Getúlio Vargas, in Vila Godoy, was inaugurated. With over one thousand square meters, the school has six classrooms, an IT lab, a library, a school office and other areas with a structure for the development of learning.