| Aracruz Celulose S.A. produces bleached hardwood kraft market pulp, worldwide. It provides eucalyptus hardwood pulp that is used by paper manufacturers to produce a range of products, including tissue, printing, and writing papers; liquid packaging board; and specialty papers. As of December 31, 2003, the company produced approximately 1,272,000 tons of bleached eucalyptus pulp. It also owned approximately 405,700 hectares of forest and other land in the states of Espirito Santo, Bahia, Minag Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul, of which approximately 247,000 hectares were planted with eucalyptus forests, as of the above date. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
