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𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙨. 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙪𝙨.
Over the 10 years, we have gained a strong foothold in the market due to our range's high quality, competitive prices, and time-lined delivery schedules.
1. Exporting success
in manufacturing:
THE 2003 INVESTMENT IN FEIRA DE
SANTANA (STATE OF BAHIA)
in BRAZIL
GROUP 1
BELLARDINI Luca
GHIZZONI Valerio Flavio
MOCHI Matteo
STABILE Marion
LUISS Guido Carli
International Trade & Commercial Policies
Prof. MANZOCCHI – IANNACCONE – CARLI
2. 1872 2003 2016
Founded by Giovanni
Battista Pirelli in Milan for
the production of India
rubber articles
Focus exclusively on its
core industrial activities
in the tyres sector
1900 1901 2010
First FDI in Spain
First time car tyres
production
Pirelli History
3. We change the driving experience by
constantly challenging the
boundaries of technology, style and
sustainability, setting trends in
communities across the world.
«Power is nothing without control» is
the essence of Pirelli’s products and
actions: high performances, research
and innovation combined with
responsability, safety, respect for the
environment and sustainability.
Vision & Mission
5. Horizontal
• Market seeking
• Replicating the whole value
chain
M&A
• Cross country acquisition of Cia
Pneus Tropical S.p.a
Conventional
tyres
Trucks
Light
trucks
Bus
Cars
Pirelli in Feira de Santana (1986)
6. Horizontal
• Market seeking
• Whole value chain
Greenfield
• Capital extension of the
investment undertaken in
1986
Radial
Tyres
Light
trucks
Cars
Premium
Inaugurated on 12th of September 2003 by Brazil’s
President Mr. Lula Da Silva and Pirelli’s Chairman
Marco Tronchetti Provera
Pirelli in Feira de Santana (2003)
7. Latin
America
NAFTA
1/3
2/3
Initial investment of 120,000,000 US$
Factory width of 32,000 squared meters
Seasoned equity offering from Pirelli Italia
and BNDES financing
Automated process control
360 new employees besides the 300 existing ones
in the old plant
Production capacity
End markets
2,500
7,500
13,000
0 5,000 10,000 15,000
1
Daily units
2015 2005 2003
New Plant Description
8. Gradual Trade
Liberalisation
after 1990
• Greater ease of investing from abroad
• More inward FDIs from MNEs
Plano Real
(1994)
Cardoso’s
Pillars
(2000)
• Floating exchange rate
• Inflation targeting
• Fiscal responsibility
Macroeconomic Overview
• Cruzeiro replaced by Real
• Restrictive monetary policy
• Privatisations
• Trade liberalisation
• Balanced budget
9. GDP and Exchange Rate
5500
6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
GDP (billion LCU, constant prices)
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Exchange rate (BRL per $1)
• Notice that a rise in the chart plotting the exchange rate corresponds to a
depreciation in the Brazilian Real, and a fall corresponds to an appreciation.
• During years of sustained economic growth (2004-2011), the GDP has steadily
increased, whereas the Brazilian currency has strengthened against the dollar.
10. Inflation & Unemployment
-100.00%
-50.00%
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
150.00%
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Inflation (CPI variation)
• Apart from Plano Real years (1994-99), inflation has always fluctuated a lot.
• Thanks to Plano Real, the CPI dropped by nearly 97% between 1994 and 1995.
• Nevertheless, by considering 1980 as 100, in 2003 the CPI had already dropped to
less than 15. In 2015, it was just above 9.
• In the PR years, the tight monetary policy yielded a rise in the unemployment rate.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1992
1995
1997
1999
2002
2004
2006
2008
2011
2013
Unemployment rate
(% of labour force)
11. Foreign Direct Investment
• 1994 Plano Real jumpstarts the FDI directed towards Brazil
• 1999 The attractiveness of Brazil is hurt by a sovereign debt crisis
• 2003 A new wave of inward FDI reignites the Brazilian boom
(15.00)
5.00
25.00
45.00
65.00
85.00
105.00
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
FDI, net inflows (billion LCU, current prices)
12. GDP (Focus: Trade Balance)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Exports vs. imports (billion LCU, constant prices)
EXPORT IMPORT
• Plano Real had positive effects on both imports and exports, at least until 1997.
• The trade balance has been positive in the Eighties and 2000s, negative in the
Nineties and in most recent years.
• Notice that the graph is at constant prices, regardless of the PR monetary effects
13. 0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Population (1980-2004):
Brazil (:=100) vs. Italy, South America
Average Population (1980-2004)
Annualised Growth Rate of Population (1980-2004)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Demographic Potential
of the Market: Brazil (:=100)
vs. Italy, South America
The Demographic Potential
This index has been computed by mixing the Average
Population and the Annualised Growth Rate of
Population indexes, each one with a 50% weight.
17. Revealed Comparative Advantage
Strategic Position
FDI Determinants
Brazil’s North-East market was uncovered
Proximity to NAFTA market
Situated in an industrial area
Balassa Index – there is comparative advantage
𝐵𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠
𝐵𝑡𝑜𝑡
𝑊𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠
𝑊𝑡𝑜𝑡
𝐼𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠
𝐼𝑡𝑜𝑡
𝐵𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠
𝐵𝑡𝑜𝑡
= 1,356 = 1,314
18. FDI Determinants
Import Barriers
Fiscal Incentives
16%
TEC
4%
TEC
Import tax on tyres
Import tax on natural rubber
-80%
-75% Federal fiscal incentive on net income, applied to al the Nordest area
Federal fiscal incentive on ICMS, applied to the Bahia state
20. • 250 children are granted school and sporting activities,
basic health and hygiene education
• After-school programme of 15 activities for 150 children
and entertainment for employees’ sons
Social
Commitment
• Sustainable development of the impoverished
communities of Acre
• Production of a new tyre made 100% of «seringueiros»
rubber
Xapuri Project
Host Effects
21. Source: Pirelli's Annual Report 2003
• Capital extension on the existing factory
produced 360 additional jobs
• All collaborators recruited in the region
Employment
Growth
• Priority given to technical training for new
employees provided by CETEB
• 20,000 training hours for professional
improvement
Skilled Labour
• Environmentally-friendly plant
• Substitute oil burning by natural gas
• New liquid effluent treatment to recover
households water waste
Sustainability
Benchmark
Host Effects
22. 13%
43%
8%
23%
13%
Net Sales 2004
14%
45%7%
21%
13%
Net Sales 2003
Italy Other European Countries North America South America Africa/Asia/Oceania
Total Sales 2004: 3,255,000Total Sales 2003: 2,970,000
o No other significant
investment in South
America
o Net group sales increased thanks
to a relevant contribution of our
investment
Home Effects
24. Sources
www.pirelli.com
World Bank Database
Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini, Pirelli: Innovazione e Passione, Il Mulino, 2015
ANFAVEA
International Trade Center
www.tradingeconomics.com
IMF Database
We would like to greatly thank Prof. Federico Carli and Prof. Roberto
Iannaccone, together with Dr. Graziano Messana and Dr. Marco Cortinovis,
for their kind availability in providing us data, advice and information.