As a leading integrated logistics company in Brazil, EcoRodovias shows unique performance in synergy with sustainability criteria.

Its long-term strategic plan takes into account external and internal conditions that relate to the Company and its evolution, in an innovative and differentiated manner. Its organizational structure is characterized by simple and transparent management, and counts on easy internal processes, definition of goals, and ongoing search for results. The Company's organizational chart evidences the clear division of its activities and services.

EcoRodovias has quality standards that are similar to those of business operating in more developed countries. The Company's activities include investments in profitable concessions and logistics terminals. It continuously seeks to develop solutions for users that travel on its highways on tourism or for work purposes, by making available displays showing information about traffic conditions, medical services and mechanical support, and resting and personal care areas, in addition to promoting educational campaigns.

Its highway system is distributed among the principal tourism and foreign trade corridors in Brazil, and are located next to major commercial complexes, industrial centers and ports, that is, in strategic and economically privileged regions that originate large flows of vehicles, passengers and cargo. Stretches of approximately 200 kilometers long link the uplands to the coast and sea ports, across mountain ranges. This feature makes highway transportation more economically feasible than other transportation modals.

Every year, products directed to exports leave the Country from ports that are accessed through the highway concessions managed by the Group – Ecovias (Anchieta-Imigrantes System, in the State of São Paulo), Ecovia Caminho do Mar (highway complex in the State of Paraná) and Ecosul (Pelotas highway complex, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul); 48% of Brazil's cargo handling runs through the system maintained by EcoRodovias and linking to the ports of São Sebastião, Santos, Paranaguá, Rio Grande and the Triple Border of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

In addition to the Company's operational strategy, Ecocataratas manages roads that are extremely important economically to Brazil in economic terms, as it is an important channel for the outflow of agricultural produce from Western State of Paraná and from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul to the Port of Paranaguá, which is one of the most important entry and exit routes for the rest of Latin America.

In addition to this, EcoRodovias maintains a tactical view of the centers where it is located and is always carrying out improvements in infrastructure, by means of innovations and logisticsal solutions that eliminate bottlenecks, integrate retroport terminals and distribution centers, minimizing costs for the clients, improving the Company's profits and caring for investors' satisfaction levels.

The Ecopátio Cubatão supported the group to achieve an outstanding position, which is the largest intermodal cargo terminal in Brazil, with an innovative proposal to solve the main Brazilian port bottlenecks, whereby the entire container service, which is currently carried out in four separate environments, will be performed at a single location; as supplementing its operation, the Company also intends to offer small areas located near highways, making it easier to remove containers from the terminal and simplifying the entire customs process and other services.






In 2010, Brazil's imports and exports registered growth. As a result, EcoRodovias is continually assessing opportunities for port and airport concessions, acquisitions of all kinds of concessionaires – preferably those related to exports/imports – and the provision of mobility solutions, opportunities to expand logistics of its operations, which is one of the Company's main strategic bets for enabling continuous growth.

People management is also part of EcoRodovias' strategy. The Group, which previously had two thousand employees, saw its total number of staff rise to four thousand at the end of 2010 with the acquisition of Columbia and EADI Sul. The Company cares about maintaining well-trained, competent, motivated teams that are in alignment with its growth process.

The Company shows its commitment to social and environmental aspects, inserting them into its management. Therefore, the Company invests in the maintenance of ecological sanctuaries, protected areas that are located within its concession areas, with highlight going to those of the Serra do Mar and of the Iguaçu National Park. The Company also works in developing and using technologies in the construction and maintenance of its highways, such as the ecological asphalt. All of EcoRodovias' concessions have been granted ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, which are standards that set environmental parameters.

EcoRodovias is equally committed to social practices, carrying out actions that contribute to improving the quality of life of thousands of people and which help produce citizens who are better prepared to face the challenges of the future. Therefore, it carries out programs aimed at communities in the municipalities of the States of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, where it operates. Through its Ecoviver project, since 2006, it has managed to get more than 150 thousand primary school students to take part in educational activities intended at increasing awareness and preserving the environment.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

EcoRodovias recognizes an intangible asset, resulting from a service concession contract, when the Company has the right to charge for the use of the concession's infrastructure. The amortization of the intangible assets derived from the concession rights is recognized in income through projected traffic curve for the concession period, thus reflecting the consumption pattern of the future economic benefits incorporated into the asset.