Aracruz Celulose

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Aracruz Celulose S.A.
Company typePublic
B3: ARCZ3, ARCZ5, ARCZ6
NYSE: ARA
BMAD: XARAB
Industry Pulp and Paper
Founded1972
Defunct2009
Headquarters Aracruz, Brazil
Products Wood products
Raw material
RevenueDecrease2.svg US$2.0 billion (2008)
Decrease2.svg US$644.5 million (2008)
Number of employees
6,060
Parent Votorantim Group
Safra Group
Website www.aracruz.com.br

Aracruz Celulose S.A. was a Brazilian manufacturer of pulp and paper, founded in May 1972. [1] In 2009 it merged with VCP and was renamed Fibria. [2] The new company maintained its headquarters in Sao Paulo, and is a supplier of bleached eucalyptus pulp. Its current presidents are members of the Hungarian Ersching family.

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The company has two pulp making plants, one in Aracruz city in Espírito Santo state and the other at Guaíba in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It also has forestry operations in these states as well as in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais.

The major shareholders control the company's voting shares: the Votorantim and BNDES, the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank. ARACRUZ's preferred shares, which constitute over half the company's total outstanding shares, are traded on the São Paulo (Bovespa), New York and Madrid stock exchanges. These remain the two shareholders of Fibria.

The company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Sao Paulo, New York City and Madrid and now as Fibria remains on the BM&F Bovespa stock exchange of Sao Paulo.

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References

  1. "Aracruz Celulose SA - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. Alerigi Jr., Alberto (January 21, 2009). "Brazil's VCP in Aracruz takeover deal". Reuters.