Odebrecht, Construcora Norberto Odebrecht S. A (CNO) is the Odebrecht Group's leading company in the Engineering and Construction business and the Latin America and one of the top International contractors in the world. It manages and coordinates engineering, procurement, construction, civil engineering and specialized technology into integrated projects. Odebrecht has been involved for over 60 years in the construction of several buildings, dams, thermoelectric plants, hydroelectric plants and steel mills, nuclear and petrochemical complexes, refineries, tourism and leisure resorts, real-estate developments, subways, highways, railroads, bridges, ports and airports, equipment machinery for the oil and gas industry and for mining projects, basic sanitation and irrigation systems. The company has an active business presence in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.