Hill International to Provide Project Management and Construction Management for Two Brazilian Sustainable Energy Projects

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International, Inc., the global leader in managing construction risk, announced it has received two contracts from Millenium Bioenergia S.A. to provide project management and construction management services for the construction of two ethanol plants. The two plants have a combined total project value of $300 million.

Located in Jaciara and Tabapora, Brazil, the ethanol plants are anticipated to be operational in late 2019. Millenium Bioenergia specializes in ethanol fuel production from sugarcane and corn (maize), dried distillers grains with solubles production (DDGS), and cogeneration of electricity, and is expecting the Jaciara Plant to produce 600,000 liters of fuel per day and the Tabapora Plant 900,000 liters per day. 

“Millenium Bioenergia has a clear vision for Brazil’s energy future,” explained Luis Lugo, Hill’s Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Southeast America/Caribbean/Latin America. “These two plants, along with similar forward-thinking projects, will power the Brazilian economy’s rebound this year and beyond. Hill’s expertise, experience, and solutions on similar sustainable energy generation projects match well with the company’s goals.”

Hill International, with approximately 2,800 professionals in more than 50 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

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Hill International, Inc.
Elizabeth J. Zipf, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Vice President
Hill International, Inc.
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2005 Market Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel:  215-309-7707
elizabethzipf@hillintl.com

Hill International, Inc.
Marco A. Martinez
SVP & Interim Chief Financial Officer
(215) 309-7951
marcomartinez@hillintl.com

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