Renan Bergmann

SLC Participaçoes is a large and respected agribusiness group based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Brazilian company has a long history dating back to 1945 and has grown to include 35 units and over 4,900 employees. SLC Participaçoes supports non-profit institutions through the SLC Institute, using funds from tax incentives. The private company's annual revenues are over 3.1 billion.

Terphane, Inc. manufactures thin polyester films. Its products include laminated plastic film and other coated materials. The firm’s products are used for packaging and manufacturing plastic film and sheet. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, NY.

Fogo de Chão Ltda. is a holding company, which engages in the management and operation of a chain of restaurants. It offers Gaucho-style barbecue dishes, breads, salads, and a selection of cheeses and wines. The company was founded by Arri Coser and Jair Coser in 1979 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Almatis, Inc. provides alumina products. It offers lumina materials, including tabular alumina, calcined and reactive alumina, calcium aluminate cements and binders, dispersing aluminas, sintered magnesia and alumina spinels, fine precipitated hydrates, ultra white hydrates and ground bayer hydrates. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Leetsdale, PA.

Companhia Providência Indústria e Comércio is engaged in the manufacture and sale of plastic products and nonwoven fabrics. Its product categories includes Hygienic Disposable Products, Medical and Hospital Disposable Devices, and Durable Goods. The Hygienic Disposable Products segment includes disposable diapers, sanitary pads, cleansing tissues, and products for incontinence problems. The Medical and Hospital Disposable Devices segment comprises of clothing items and disposable devices for medical protection such as masks, caps, shoe covers, blankets, bed sheets, and aprons. The Durable Goods segment includes bed and table wares, mattresses, comforters, pillows, sofas, furniture, shoes, suitcases, purses, internal car cover, ecobags, sports clothing and accessories, and agricultural covers. The company was founded on June 14, 1963 and is headquartered in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil.

Terphane Ltda. manufactures and markets polyester films for the packaging, film and industrial sectors. The company offers a line of packaging product line, includes plain and corona treated polyester, metallized, one side treated polyester, barrier polyester, two side treated polyester, matte and pigmented polyester, and one side treated UV stable polyester films, as well as sealphane; and industrial product line, such as plain and corona treated polyester and coextrusion treated polyester films. It also provides a variety of PET film products, including coated, treated, metallized, white, surface modified, and sealable films. Terphane was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.