XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997
	VOLUME 3, TOPIC 12 SUMMARIES OF VOLUNTARY PAPERS Aracruz Celulose and Sustainable Eucalyptus Pulp Production in Brazil Aracruz celulose s.a. Aracruz Celulose is the world's leading supplier of bleached market eucalyptus pulp, used to produce tissue, printing, writing and specialty papers. More than 90% of our sales are exported, mainly to customers in Europe, North America, and Asia. The Company's integrated operations include eucalyptus plantations native wood is not used in the process nor for any other purposes , a pulp mill and a private port facility. The pulp mill is located in the municipality of Aracruz, in southeastern Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, and the forests in northern Espírito Santo and southern Bahia State. Out of the 203,000 hectares of Company-owned land, 132,000 hectares have been planted with eucalyptus and 57,000 hectares are kept as native reserves. The industrial complex consists of a pulp mill with a design capacity of 1,025,000 tonnes of pulp per year, facilities for chemicals recovery, water treatment and energy generation and an electrochemical unit to produce the chemicals used in the process. The port is located at 1.5 kilometers from the pulp mill, and is the only one in Brazil especially designed for shipping pulp. Voting stock is controlled by the Lorentzen, Mondi Brazil, and Safra groups, each with a 28% stake, while the BNDES (Brazilian Social and Economic Development Bank) holds 12,5%. Aracruz stock is also listed on the Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and New York stock exchanges. Investment to date in eucalyptus plantations, mill and social infrastructure exceeds US$3 billion, at replacement prices. All of our activities are carried out under the principles of sustainable development, which involves promoting social and economic growth in harmony with nature. Aracruz is an active member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and was among the first subscribers to the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Business Charter for Sustainable Development. Previous Section Next Section   Download the Pdf file for this topic (332 K) What is a Pdf file ?   Back to Top of the page
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