The infrastructure and the conditions of logistic offered by the State of Bahia allow mobility and efficiency in the product's distribution for Brazil, Mercosur, Latin America, Europe and Africa and also contribute significantly for the best performance of the businesses in the State.

Amongst the Northeast's States, the State of Bahia is the nearest to South and Southeast's Regions - main suppliers of inputs and the largest consuming center of the country. This normally represents lower logistic costs for the companies located in the State, supported by the available infrastructure - international ports and airports, extensive highway system in reasonable conditions of use, railroads, the hydroway of São Francisco River and the coastwise navigation. Considered the second coast of Bahia, the São Francisco River consists in a great axis of economic and social integration. Another important aspect to be considered is that All Saint's Bay is one of the best areas of the South Hemisphere for anchor and moor ships, with depth, and requires low investments for port's dredging and maintenance.

Moreover, the Government always adopts a partnership attitude in the development of logistic solutions. An excellent example is the new terminal in Aratu's Bay, constructed to facilitate the production flow of the new Ford's plant.

Important data:

• Since 1993, the Government has implemented the Bahia State Highways Integration Program, constructing and maintaining more than 3,000 km of highways.
• The State of Bahia has a goods movement capacity of 16 million tons/year in the ports of Salvador, Aratu and Ilhéus, beyond the private terminals of Petrobras, Dow Química and USIBA, located in Salvador Metropolitan Region.
• The International Airport of Salvador (Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães) is the largest airport of the Northeast Region and the third of the country, with capacity to receive 5 million passengers.
• The State of Bahia presents operational costs significantly lower than the costs of other great centers.
• The infrastructure of the telecommunications in the State is one of the best of the country, with competitive costs. Besides, Telemar Corporate offers a special attendance for companies.