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The Portucel Soporcel Group
The Portucel Soporcel Group is the
leading European manufacturer of
uncoated woodfree (UWF) printing
and writing paper and the 6th
largest producer in the world. This
has placed Portugal at the top of
the European ranking of countries
manufacturing this type of paper.
The Group is also Europe’s leading
manufacturer, and one of the largest
producers in the world, of bleached
eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP).
The Portucel Soporcel Group is one of Portugal’s
strongest players on the international stage.
The Portucel Soporcel group is one
of Portugal’s three leading exporters,
and possibly the exporter generating
the most national value added. The
Group accounts for more than 3% of
Portuguese visible exports.
The Group currently boasts
production capacity for 1.6 million
tons of paper, 1.4 million tons of pulp
(of which 1.1 million is integrated into
paper) and power generation of 2.5
TWh, adding up to annual turnover of
approximately 1.5 billion euros.
The Group has successfully
pursued a strategy of innovation
and development of its own brands,
which today account for 64% of sales
of manufactured products. Special
mention should be made of the
Navigator brand, the world’s best-
selling product in the premium office
paper segment.
The Group’s sales are made to 115
countries across five continents, with
Europe and the United States as the
two main destinations.
The Group is committed to
improving and protecting Portugal’s
forests, by pursuing its own research
programme and managing forestry
holdings of close to 120 thousand
hectares. The Group’s sustainable
management model has been certified
under the internationally recognized
FSC® and PEFC™ schemes (license nos.
FSC C010852 and PEFC/12-23-001).
The Group is also a frontrunner
in the energy sector and Portugal’s
leading producer of “green energy” from
biomass, a renewable energy source.
www.portucelsoporcel.com
The Group
currently
boasts
production
capacity for
1.6 million tons
of paper
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