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Ownership: Stora Enso 50% and Aracruz 50%
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Area: 164 575 hectares, including 70 762 hectares of plantations
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Main species: Eucalyptus hybrids
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Pulp mill start up: Summer 2005
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Capacity per year: 900 000 tonnes
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Employees: Approx. 2 000 direct and indirect employees when the mill is running; over 9 000 during construction
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Markets: Europe, USA and Asia
Veracel’s land use
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Veracel currently owns 164 575 hectares of land, of which 70 762 ha (43.0%) is used for plantations and 7 504 ha (4.6%) is to be planted. Other forms of land use on Veracel’s properties include: |
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Legal reserve & preservation areas 72 802 ha (44.2%)
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Estãçao Veracruz Ecological reserve (included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List)
6 069 ha (3.7%)
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Infrastructure 7 438 ha (4.5%)
An area of 10 006 ha is planted in accordance with Veracel’s tree farming programme. Veracel’s land holdings currently amount to 0.29% of the State of Bahia. Veracel’s plantations cover 0.12% of the state.
Highlights of 2004
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411 ha of rainforest restored in 2004
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Forest certification
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Health and safety on the construction site above Stora Enso Group and Brazilian averages
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Participation in research programmes in partnership with universities, focusing on issues including:
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minimising soil compaction;
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optimal use of fertilisers;
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monitoring of water quality.
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Social investments programme
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Social investment planned for the period of 2004–2005 total BRL 21 million, partly financed by BNDES (The Brazilian Development Bank)
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Focus areas: education and health.
