Private company

Novonor

Brazilian company involved in a corruption scandal in Latin America

Odebrecht S.A. (Portuguese: [odɛˈbɾɛ(t)ʃ]), officially known as Novonor, is a Brazilian conglomerate, headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, consisting of diversified businesses in the fields of engineering, construction, chemicals and petrochemicals. The company was founded in 1944 in Salvador by Norberto Odebrecht, and is active in the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1944Founded1
  • Industryconstruction1
  • HeadquartersSalvador1
  • Websitenovonor.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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The story

Founded by Norberto Odebrecht in 1944.1

Leadership

Who has led Novonor, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Luciano Guidolin2017–now
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Atvos
  • Braskem
  • Foz do Brasil
  • Mectron
  • Odebrecht Energia
  • Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção
  • Odebrecht Infraestructura

Also owns

  • Arena Cidade da Copa
  • Belas Shopping
  • Catoca diamond mine
  • Neo Química Arena

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 201679,6161
  • 2015128,4561

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Novonor revenue by year189.8B BRL in 2016−32% since 2015
050.0B BRL100.0B BRL150.0B BRL2015: 132.0B BRL132.0B BRL20152016: 89.8B BRL89.8B BRL2016−32%
  • 201689.8B BRL1
  • 2015132.0B BRL1

Timeline

  1. 2017New chief executive Luciano Guidolin becomes CEO1
  2. 1944Founded Founded1

Sources

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