The government is predicting investments in Logistics, Energy and Urban Infrastructure. The Logistics Infrastructure area covers the construction and expansion of highways, railways, ports, airports and waterways, by means of partnerships between the public and private sectors.

Willing to cooperate with these investments and to improve the profitability of its business, EcoRodovias is continuing with its stance of integrating intermodal logistics activities, highway concessions and related services, keeping an eye open for opportunities in terms of new port and airport concessions.

INDUSTRY FIGURES

NO. OF AIRPORTS IN BRAZIL		ANNUAL OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORTS
International – 33		Airplanes – 2,290,950
Domestic – 35		Air Cargos – 1,114,754 tons
Small aerodromes – 2,783		Mail – 181,511 tons
Heliports – 1,040		Passengers – 128,135,616
Total: 3,891

Source: Exame Yearbook 2010-2011 – Infrastructure.

NO. OF PRIVATE PORTS AND PRIVATE TERMINALS IN BRAZIL		ANNUAL CARGO OPERATIONS AT THE PORTS (IN MILLIONS OF TONS)
Organized ports – 37		Solid Bulk – 433.0
Private terminals – 84		Liquid Bulk – 197.9
		General Cargo – 102.0
Total: 121		Total: 732.9

Source: Exame Yearbook 2010-2011 – Infrastructure.

EXTENSION OF THE HIGHWAY NETWORK (IN KILOMETERS)
Unpaved – 1,499,519
Paved – 212,618
Total: 1,721,137

Source: Exame Yearbook 2010-2011 – Infrastructure.

MAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES EXPORTED

The main agricultural commodities exported by Brazil are coffee, soybeans, meat, orange juice, sugar and cotton, which are generally transported by trucks, due to the shortcomings in the other modes of transport. In the long-term, it is expected that there will be consistent improvements in Brazilian exports, reflecting the positive outlook for the macroeconomic scenario.

INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRAZIL

In Brazil, 2010 got underway exhibiting a marked rate of growth and the economic expectations for 2011 are very positive.

The exploration of pre-salt petroleum in the Santos Basin will bring about a new kind of economic activity to the coastal region of the State of São Paulo, other than the current main activities related to tourism and the port. Municipalities along the Baixada Santista region are expected to get logisticsal support bases for the petroleum companies, petroleum company offices and units for the maintenance of ships and boats. It is likely that the ports and airports
will be expanded in order to meet the expected demand.

As a result, Brazil will need to ensure ever greater levels of investment in infrastructure, which opens up a whole range of opportunities for the private sector, and EcoRodovias is well placed as one of the major players in this scenario.