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Embraer to Create Two Centers of Excellence in Portugal

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July 26, 2008

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New units to produce metallic airframe structures and composites components and assemblies
São José dos Campos, July 26, 2008 – In a ceremony held today in Lisbon, Embraer
announced plans for implementing two new industrial units dedicated to manufacturing
complex airframe structures, one focused on metallic assemblies and the other on composites,
both of which to be located in the city of Évora, Portugal.
The event was attended by the Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de
Souza, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Embraer’s President & CEO,
Frederico Fleury Curado, as well as government and press officials from both countries.
“We are pleased to announce new investments in Portugal, which represent another
important strategic step towards improving Embraer’s productivity and competitiveness,
whilst also supporting Company’s growth and its global presence,” said Frederico Fleury
Curado, Embraer President & CEO. “We firmly believe that these technological state-of-theart
operations will represent an important contribution to the region of Évora, as well as to
Portugal and to the European Union, one of our largest and most important markets, both for
our supplies and aircraft sales and services.”
The selection of the city of Évora resulted from a careful evaluation of several factors,
including potential access to qualified labor, logistical infrastructure and the existence of a
technological center dedicated to aeronautics, as set forth in the municipal master plan.
The new factories will be highly automated and use state-of-the-art manufacturing processes,
coherently with the Company’s lean manufacturing initiatives. They will represent an
estimated investment of € 100 million (metallic) and € 48 million (composites) over the next
six years, according to their respective implementation schedules. These investment amounts
were already considered in Embraer’s long term planning and do not alter any of its
economical and financial guidances.

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