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WEG announces first supply in wind energy
generation
Jaraguá do Sul (SC), September 4th, 2012 - WEG S.A. (Bovespa: WEGE3 / OTC:
WEGZY) announced the first wind turbines supply won by its joint venture with Spanish
group M. Torres Olvega (MTOI) for the wind energy market in Brazil. The machines,
with 90 MW capacity, will be installed over the next two years in wind farms located in
the Northeast of Brazil and are expected to become operational by January 2016.
The manufacturing will happen at WEG’s Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina plant and the
local content ratio should reach approximately 80%.
WEG is developing the first wind turbine that considers the characteristics of the
prevailing winds in the Brazil. The new wind turbines will have 2.3 MW capacity and will
incorporate important advantages over equipment currently available in the market,
both in terms of energy efficiency as in economic viability. The construction of the first
prototype has already started and the field tests and certification of the turbine should
occur by mid-2013.
“WEG is entering this market with a product developed for local conditions of wind
energy generation, which require specific solutions. Our strong presence in Brazil as
supplier of energy generation equipment from renewable sources, combined with the
latest technology, makes us confident that we have a very competitive product” said
Harry Schmelzer Jr., Chief Executive Officer.
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For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Luis Fernando Oliveira
(47) 3276-6973
Twitter: @weg_ir
luisfernando@weg.net
www.weg.net/ri
Corporate Communications
Andressa Cristina Pereira
(47) 3276-4295
Twitter: @weg_wr
andressa@weg.net
www.weg.net/br/Media-Center
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Statements about Future Events
Certain statements herein contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding
future events. Any such statements are subject to known and unknown risks that may cause the
actual results to be materially different from the expectations. Those risks include, among
others, changes in the future demand for the products of the Company, changes in the factors
that affect the domestic and international prices of the products, changes in the cost structures,
changes in the markets, changes in the prices practiced by the competitors, exchange rate
variations, changes in the political-economical scenario in Brazil and in emerging and
international markets.
About WEG – Founded in 1961, WEG operates mainly in the sector of capital goods
and is one of the largest world manufacturer of electric-electronic equipment, having
five main businesses: Motors, Energy, Transmission and Distribution, Automation and
Coatings. With over 25 thousand employees, it had a net revenue of R$ 5.2 billion in
2011.
In the country, the group has its headquarter and main industrial plants in Jaraguá do
Sul/SC. The other plants are spread over Rio Grande do Sul (Gravataí), Santa
Catarina (Blumenau, Guaramirim, Itajaí and Joaçaba), São Paulo (São Paulo and São
Bernardo do Campo), Amazonas (Manaus), Espírito Santo (Linhares). Overseas, WEG
has manufacturing units in Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, China, India,
Austria and USA, besides distribution and trading centers in the USA, Venezuela,
Colombia, Chile, Germany, England, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Australia,
Japan, Singapore, India, Russia and United Arab Emirates.
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