Investor Presentaiton
26 How to INVEST in São Paulo
STATES 27
STRATEGIC SECTORS FOR INVESTMENT
São Paulo State receives investments in all economic
sectors. It has an extremely diversified market, with
emphasis on 11 strategic sectors for investments. Find
more about their potentialities bellow.
Airplane manufactured by Embraer, one of the largest aerospace
companies in the world.
Aerospace and Defense
The world aerospace industry is constituted by a small
number of global actors, among which Embraer. Over
40 years old, Embraer is one of the largest aerospace
companies in the world and its headquarters are in São
José dos Campos, São Paulo.
This sector employs 23 thousand people in Brazil and
26% of the its employees have a bachelor's degree,
against 6% of the transformation industry. This sector
invests heavily in research and development and has
cooperation projects with 23 information technology
and communication centers, 12 of which are in São
Paulo State.
In 2010, the aerospace industry accounted for 7.9% of
the exports from São Paulo and its major market was
the European Union.
Highlights:
Largest aerospace industry in the Southern
Hemisphere;
⚫Industrial activity of high technology and added-
value;
• Embraer imports 80% of its inputs. Excellent
opportunity to develop the supply chain in the
state, with high added-value and exporting
potential;
Companies in the Brazilian aeronautic
productive chain receive financing through the Pro
Aeronautics Program of the BNDES (Brazilian
Development Bank);
* In Brazil, São Paulo State accounts for 98% of the
personnel employed and 99% of the Industrial
Transformation Value (VTI) in the aeronautic
industry.
Automotive
The Brazilian automotive complex has factories in
nine states, 40% of which are in São Paulo, cradle of
the national automobile industry, which has attracted,
in the last ten years, approximately USD 17 billion in
investments.
In the automotive parts sector, the share of São Paulo's
industry has been increasing compared to the country's
total. Brazil has 1,859 companies and 2,227 local units
(Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE,
2008), and 40% of these units are in São Paulo. The State
accounts for 63% of the Industrial Transformation Value
(VTI) and 56% of the employed people in the sector.
Highlights:
• Brazil is the 6" largest producer of vehicles in the
world;
• São Paulo accounts for over 47.9% of the Brazilian
production;
• Forecast of production increasing from 3.5 million
units in 2009 to 5 million units in 2012;
• Leader in the flex fuel technology, with possibilities
to develop, on a commercial scale, hybrid and
ethanol powered 2nd generation vehicles;
• Incentives from the "Pró-Veículo" Program (further
information in the chapter "Tax Incentives").
Biotechnology
Brazilian biodiversity represents a great potential for the
country to develop the biotechnology sector, one of the
most promising sectors in the economy and that has
grown sharply in the last years.
The companies in this area can be divided in seven
categories: human health (diagnosis kits, vaccines,
remedies and artificial skins etc.); animal health
(diagnosis kits, vaccines, embryo transfers etc.);
agriculture (plant cloning, molecular diagnosis, genetic
improvement etc.): environment (bioremediation,
effluent treatment and degraded areas); bioenergy,
inputs (enzymes, DNA extraction kits); and
miscellaneous (diagnosis kits for human and animal
diseases).
São Paulo State is a leader in this sector, with 38% of
Brazil's bioscience companies and 39% of
biotechnology companies.
Highlights:
Brazil has the greatest biodiversity in the planet,
with wide arable land, cutting edge agroindustrial
technology, solid structure for research in farming
and developing biotechnological processes;
• Leadership in genetic sequencing:
• One of the major bioethanol producers in the
world;
• São Paulo State has an important role in the
replacement of gasoline for biofuel-generated
energy;
Unrivaled location for clinical assays and the
development of new medication.
Vaccine laboratory of the Butantan Institute.View entire presentation