Aracruz Celulose

Infobox_Company
company_name = Aracruz Celulose S.A.
company_
company_type = Public (Bovespa: [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ3&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ3] , [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ5&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ5] , [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ6&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ6] ), (nyse|ARA), (Latibex: [http://www.bolsamadrid.es/comun/fichaemp/fichavalor.asp?isin=BRARCZACNPB3 XARAB] )
company_slogan = -
foundation = 1972
location = flagicon|Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
key_people = -
industry = Paper / Pulp
products = Wood products
Raw Material
revenue = lossUS$ US$ 2,079 Billion (2007)
num_employees = -
homepage = [http://www.aracruz.com.br/en www.aracruz.com.br/en]

Aracruz Celulose S.A. (Bovespa: [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ3&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ3] , [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ5&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ5] , [http://www.bovespa.com.br/home/ExecutaAcaoCotRapXSL.asp?gstrCA=707065481560690338681248570543651562452559491845572940512748550361665270&txtCodigo=ARCZ6&intIdiomaXsl=0 ARCZ6] ), (nyse|ARA), (Latibex: [http://www.bolsamadrid.es/comun/fichaemp/fichavalor.asp?isin=BRARCZACNPB3 XARAB] ) is a major Brazilian manufacturer of pulp. It is headquartered in São Paulo.

The company is the world's leading supplier of bleached eucalyptus pulp.

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.

Four major shareholders control the company's voting shares: the Safra Group, Lorentzen and Votorantim (each owning 28 per cent of the voting shares) and BNDES, the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank (12.5 per cent). 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.

Aracruz is disputing land with the "tupiniquim", an indigenuous people, and "quilombolo" communities. Environmentalists accuse Aracruz of environmental destruction through eucalyptus monocultures.

External links

* [http://www.bairroaracruz.com.br Images Google Maps of Aracruz]
* [http://www.coqueiraldearacruz.com.br/fabrica_da_aracruz.html Images Google Maps of Factory Aracruz Celulose]
* [http://www.aracruz.com.br The company's home page in Portuguese]
* [http://www.aracruz.com.br/web/pt/comunidades/index.htm "comunidades"]
* [http://www.aracruz.com.br/en The company's home page in English]