Presentation of the Report

Continually seeking more transparency in the relationship with our strategic public, Duratex presents its 2008 Annual Report for Sustainable Growth, which has incorporated the G3 of the directives of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) since 2007, which is a version of a series of principles, protocols and indicators capable of communicating the organization’s performance in social, environmental and economic terms in a standardized and internationally accepted form.

The information available in this Report refers to the financial period from January 1 through December 31, 2008, and includes the economic-financial results of all Duratex’s units in Brazil and abroad (Argentina, the U.S. and Belgium).

The economic indicators already include the new operations of the units acquired by Deca in 2008. The inclusion of these data, however, has not had a significant impact in terms of the comparability of results with previous years. The accounting statements follow the norms adopted in Brazil (BRGaap) and were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The accounting data for the financial period ending on 31/12/2008 are based on the alterations to Law 11,638 of December 2007. The values related to the other years were based on Law 6,404. The data for social and environmental activities are related exclusively to the company’s operations in Brazil – which account for 98% of all the company’s employees and 99% of its production capacity – and that were not submitted for external verification, although they were rigorously monitored by the Management. (GRI 3.1, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.13)

Duratex releases its operating and sustainability results annually, and the last Report was made available in printed form and electronically in May 2007, both in Portuguese and English. (GRI 3.2 ; 3.3)

The relevance of the themes and the entire definition of the Report content were decided internally, based on the criteria suggested in the model provided by the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies (Abrasca), with an emphasis on clarity, transparency, quality and the quantity of information, as well as the GRI indicators. In this way, Duratex has sought to extend the reach of its corporate information and solidify its relationship with all its strategic public: shareholders, employees, clients, local communities, suppliers, the government and society. This Report also includes all the information required in the social balance sheet model recommended by Ibase, as yet another strategic instrument for the company to evaluate and expand its practices of social corporative responsibility. (GRI 3.5 ; 3.9)

Any clarifications, criticisms or suggestions in relation to the content of this Report can be sent to the Investor Relations Department, by telephone: (55-11) 3179-7279, or to IR management, at: (55-11) 3179-7259 or using the following e-mail address: investidores@duratex.com.br. Criticisms or specific comments about the management model can be sent directly to: governanca.corporativa@duratex.com.br, the address of the Committee for Corporate Governance. (GRI 3.4)