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MMX Minera��o e Met�licos S.A. ("MMX" or "the Company") (Bovespa: MMXM3) (TSX: XMM) informs its shareholders and investors that its subsidiary, MMX Met�licos Corumb� Ltda. ("MMX Met�licos"), has acquired approximately 1 million cubic meters of planted pine forest in the municipality of Ribas do Rio Pardo, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The timber will be transformed into charcoal and will supply approximately 25% of MMX Met�lico's pig iron plant demand for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011.

With this acquisition, the Company takes a very important step towards the consumption of charcoal produced exclusively from planted forestry assets.

This initiative, as well as its on going self-sufficiency plan in charcoal production from Company�s own planted forests, reinforces MMX's commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible operations.

For additional information, please contact ri@mmx.com.br

MMX Minera��o e Met�licos S.A.

Nelson Jos� Guitti Guimar�es
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer