Fibria Increasing BEK Prices in Europe

Fibria, Brazil, the world's biggest producer of bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp, has begun informing customers that it will increase its price for BEK in Europe to $780/metric ton, according to RISI, Brussels. Belgium. The price increase becomes effective October 1.

The company operates three pulp mills in Brazil (Aracruz, Jacarei, and Três Lagoas) with a combined annual production capacity of 5.25 million metric tons of pulp. It also has a 50% stake in Veracel (a joint-venture with Stora Enso of Finland) in Bahia. Located in Barra do Riacho, Espírito Santo, 70 km from Vitória, the Aracruz mill has three fiber lines (Mills A, B, and C), with a total annual capacity of 2.3 million metric tons of bleached pulp. The Jacarei mill is in São Paulo State and has a production capacity of 1.1 million metric tons of bleached pulp per year, 91% of which is exported. The Três Lagoas mill is in Mato Grosso do Sul State and has a production capacity of 1.3 million metric tons of pulp per year. Veracel, opened in 2005, produces about 1.1 million metric tons of bleached pulp per year.

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