01A DIVERSIFIED COMPANY

CORPORATE PROFILE

Eternit do Brasil was founded in 1940, and since then has been actively participating in the development and growth of Brazil, particularly in the building segment. Today, at 71 years of age, the Company is the largest and most diversified industrial roofing company in Brazil, with a leadership position in the roofing, panels and cement slab segments. Fibre cement products containing chrysotile ore are of great importance for Brazil, due to their excellent value for money, which provides the low-income classes with access to a quality, long-lasting roofing material.

To sustain its leadership position, maintain the quality of its products and supply the Brazilian market, Eternit has a structure of more than 3100 employees, direct and indirect, distributed throughout the Country. With its headquarters in the state capital of São Paulo, Eternit has four plants strategically located in the Northeast, Southeast, South and Midwest, seven sales affiliates and three subsidiaries: SAMA S. A. - Minerações Associadas – the only chrysotile ore mining company in Latin America and the third largest in the world (click here); Precon Goiás Industrial Ltda, which manufactures fibre cement tiles, with a unit in the Midwest; and Tégula Soluções para Telhados Ltda, the leader in the concrete tiles segment, with a further five plants distributed in the South, Northeast, Southeast and Midwest. This structure makes Eternit the largest and most diversified industrial roofing company in Brazil.

The strategic location of the manufacturing plants and the distribution channel, which comprises more than 14,000 sales outlets, are just some of Eternit's differentials, because they mean that any "closed freight" order placed from any part of Brazil, can be met within 72 hours. In this way, the Eternit maintains a presence at various points of sale, from the major resellers and Home Centres, to the small and medium-size resellers, ensuring its leadership in the Brazilian fibre cement market. In 2010, the Company's share in this market amounted to 31%, an improvement of 1 p.p. compared to 2009.

In managing SAMA, Eternit guarantees its own supply of raw material, as well as obtaining income from the sale of fibre to other local and foreign fibre cement companies. SAMA has a 14% share of the global chrysotile ore market and prioritise is its sales to the domestic market, because of its greater profitability, exporting its excess production. The company exports to more than 20 countries.

In order to maintain the high level of growth achieved over the last few years, Eternit has made efforts to identify architectural and construction trends in the market, and based on these has diversified its portfolio of products and services to supply construction projects from the ceiling to the floor, serving all socio-economic classes. As a result of these efforts, the Company has expanded its portfolio of vitreous chinaware, lavatory seats and construction system components, among other products.

This movement is part of the Structured Plan for Expansion and Diversification, which involves investment focused on organic growth, organic or inorganic diversification (click here), in other words expanding its range of products, seeking out new markets and businesses, as well as acquisitions, among other possibilities. As part of this plan, in February 2010 Eternit acquired Tégula – the leader in the concrete tiles segment, with a market share of approximately 35% – with the aim of consolidating its position as a provider of products and solutions for the building industry, reaching R$ 1 billion in gross sales by the end of 2011. This target was reached a year ahead of schedule as a result of the investments carried out over the last three years, and the confidence of consumers in Eternit's products, combined with the buoyant period in the building sector in 2010.

Eternit works to ensure that this growth is sustainable. In other words, it seeks to ensure that its business is long-lasting through being profitable and competitive, as well having respect for the environment and social responsibility. As a result of this action, it has received awards and recognition from the market, as well as obtaining international certification, such as ISO 9001 and 14,001 and OSHAS 18,001, respectively for quality, environmental management and occupational health and safety. Both the fibre cement plants and the mining company SAMA carry certification in all three instances, with SAMA being the first chrysotile ore mining company in the world to obtain ISO certification for environmental management. The plants of Tégula carry ISO 9001 certification and are already preparing themselves for ISO 14,001.

Eternit is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, supports the United Nations Organisation's Millennium Targets and has been listed on the stock exchange since 1948. Since 2006, the Company has been part of the BM&FBovespa Novo Mercado, the highest level of Corporate Governance on the exchange, as well as having its ADRs listed on the US Over-the-Counter Market since May 2010.

The timeline below shows Eternit's progress since its foundation

Eternit faithfully follows the principles of its mission to develop, manufacture and sale quality products to the construction industry. Below we list the units of the Eternit Group:


Concrete tile plants
	Anápolis (GO)	Camaçari (BA)	Atibaia (SP)	Frederico Westphalen (RS)	Içara (SC)
Inauguration	2007	2002	1978	2006	2000
Staff	Direct: 55 Indirect: 04	Direct: 46 Indirect: 02	Direct: 313 Indirect: 18	Direct: 40 Indirect: 01	Direct: 54 Indirect: 01
Concrete tile manufacturing capacity	0.53m³	0.31m³	4.64m³	0.53m³	1.19m³
Products manufactured	Tiles Tradição Additional parts	Tiles Copo de grécia Additional parts	Tiles Tradição Double S Plana Big Additional parts	Tiles Tradição Plana Coppo Veneto Additional parts	Tiles Tradição Plana Additional parts
More information	Maintains stock of accessory lines for resale.	Maintains stock of accessory lines for resale.	Company headquarters, has the largest installation of solar panels in Latin America, used in the tile manufacturing process instead of fossil fuel. Maintains stock of accessory lines for resale.	Maintains stock of accessory lines for resale.	Maintains stock of accessory lines for resale.

Fibre cement plants
	Anápolis (GO)	Simões Filho (BA)	Goiânia (GO)	Colombo (PR)	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Inauguration	1976	1967	1971	1975	1949
Staff	Direct: 97 Indirect: 28	Direct: 155 Indirect: 32	Direct: 271 Indirect: 35	Direct: 448 Indirect: 92	Direct: 211 Indirect: 40
Fibre cement production capacity:	83,196	171,600	274,800	282.000	188.400
Products Manufactured	Tiles Precontex Preconit Precon	Tiles Ondulada Tropical Vogatex Modulada Canalete 49 Additional Parts	Tiles Ondulada Tropical Vogatex Modulada Canalete 49 Etermax Eterville Fibre cement water tanks Additional Parts	Tiles Ondulada Tropical Vogatex Modulada Canalete 49 e 90 Etermax Olinda Eterville Components for Construction Systems Additional Parts	Tiles Vogatex Ondulada Tropical Polyethylene water tanks Additional Parts
More Information	Plant of Precon Goiás, subsidiary of Eternit. Maintains stock of products for resale, such as vitreous chinaware and lavatory seats.	Maintains stock of products for resale, such as vitreous chinaware and lavatory seats.	Maintains stock of products for resale, such as vitreous chinaware and lavatory seats.	Only plant of Eternit to produce the entire portfolio of components for construction systems, and with the capacity to painted tiles and slabs. Also includes Technological Development Centre and corporate area for quality, health, safety and the environment. Maintains stock of products for resale, such as vitreous chinaware and lavatory seats.	Maintains stock of products for resale, such as vitreous chinaware and lavatory seats.