At the beginning of April, Klabin was honored at the presentation of the “Coca-Cola FEMSA Brasil Partners” awards, an unprecedented initiative of Coca-Cola FEMSA Brasil, the purpose of which was to give recognition to high quality suppliers from the year of 2011. At the awards – which acknowledged 39 companies, organized in categories of gold, silver and bronze – Klabin excelled in the gold category, among the five main winners. The definition of the best suppliers was reached through a performance analysis which evaluated such criteria as quality, sales, customer service, logistics, safety and planning. 85 companies were analyzed, selected from a data bank of approximately 10 thousand registered companies.

In a ranking published by Valor Economico newspaper, Klabin took 3rd place out of 10 companies whose stock increased most in value on Ibovespa in 2011, according toinformation from BM&FBovespa and Economatica. The companies nominated were divided into two groups: those that yielded the highest paying dividends and those that took advantage of the booming domestic market by generating strong cash flow, lowering debt and consolidating results. Klabin’s shares rose by 42.53% in 2011.

Klabin is one of the winning companies of the 19th Expressão Ecology Award. With the project “Transforming Rewinder Tape into Handicraft”, enrolled in the category of “Recycling”, the company won its 12th Green Wave Trophy and became one of the three biggest winners in the history of the award. Rewinder tape is material used in the last stages of paper production to assist in final slitting of the sheet. Since 2005, the Klabin plant in Otacilio Costa (SC) has kept the used tape and handed it over to APAE in the town. With the donation, APAE makes several kinds of handicrafts, such as handbags, curtains and picture frames, among others. The items are sold by the institution and generate income, as well as helping to stimulate the students. The Ecology Award has been offered for 20 years,with a total of approximately 1,793 cases enrolled, and has been certified by the Ministry of the Environment as the major award in the Southern region of the country.