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Organized into four business units – Forestry, Paper, Corrugated Packaging and Industrial Sacks, it ended the year of 2007 with a net profit of R$ 621 million, 31% above that of 2006. It owns 17 industrial plants in Brazil and one in Argentina, with a total annual production capacity of 1.6 million tons of paper. The expansion project begun in January 2006, the start-up of which is planned for end 2007, will increase cartonboard capacity from the current 390 thousand tons to 740 thousand tons/year raising Klabin’s total capacity to 2.0 million tons a year of paper.

Set up in four business units – Forestry, Paper, Corrugated Packaging and Industrial Sacks – in 2006 it reached Gross Revenue of R$ 3.2 billion. It owns 17 industrial plants in Brazil and one in Argentina, with a total annual production capacity of 1.6 million tons of paper. The expansion project begun in January 2006, the start-up of which is planned for end 2007, will increase cartonboard capacity from the current 390 thousand tons to 740 thousand tons/year raising Klabin’s total capacity to 2.0 million tons a year of paper.

There are 215 thousand hectares of forest planted with pines and eucalyptus, which are managed according to sustainable development principles. The planted areas are intermingled with 175 thousand hectares of preserved native forests which make it possible to run environmental education programs for both workforce and communities. This operating model meant that Klabin became the first company in the pulp and paper sector to be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in 1998. Today almost 100% of Klabin’s forests have been granted the FSC seal, as well as chain of custody for all the kraftliner, cartonboard and industrial sack plants.

Por que investir na Klabin?

  • Klabin is the largest integrated producer of paper and coated boards for packaging and paper packaging in Brazil. It is also the biggest paper recycler in South America
  • It is a forest-based company with the following core businesses:
    • Wood
    • Packaging Papers and Coated Boards
    • Corrugated Packaging
    • Industrial Sacks
  • The company has a broad geographical base, with 17 plants in 8 Brazilian states and one plant in Argentina.
  • It owns lands with a total area of 431 thousand hectares in the states of São Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina, 215 thousand of which are high productive planted forests and 175 thousand hectares are preserved native forests.
  • The first company in the world to win certification from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) for chain of custody in cartonboard, kraftliner and industrial sacks.
  • The installed capacity of Paper, Coated Boards, and Recycled Paper is 1.6 million tons per year:
    • Sack Kraft – 155 thousand tpy
    • Coated Boards – 390 thousand tpy
    • Kraftliner – 721 thousand tpy
    • Recycled Paper – 300 thousand tpy
  • Sales in the domestic and export markets, in 2006 generated gross revenue of US$ 1.5 billion.
  • With twice-yearly payments, Klabin has distributed more than R$ 550 million in dividends to its shareholders in the last three years. In 2006 it distributed 49% of its adjusted net profit.
  • The performance of Klabin’s preferred shares– KLBN4 – is also a star in Bovespa, and they are traded in all the auctions, as well as being part of Ibovespa’s theoretical portfolio. During the second quarter of 2006, Klabin’s preferred shares presented an average daily financial volume, equivalent to US$ 3.4 million.
  • The Company is going ahead with a bold expansion(MA1100 Project) project which will result in an increase in production capacity of packaging papers and coated boards from 1.6 million tons to 2.0 million tons a year. The main purpose of the project is to double coated board capacity in Monte Alegre (PR) through the acquisition of a new machine with 350 thousand tons a year of capacity.
  • To Klabin this project signifies:
    • An opportunity for sustained growth in the coated board market, with higher margins and less price variation.
    • Placing Klabin among the top 6 virgin-fiber coated board suppliers in the world market and its confirmation as a global player.
    • Using its know-how acquired in the liquid packaging board market to help it grow in other coated board markets.
  • • Klabin has a well-defined Company Strategy:
    • To hold on to its leadership in the Domestic Market in every segment where it operates – Packaging papers and coated boards, corrugated packaging, industrial sacks and wood.
    • On the Export Market, besides maintaining its position as the biggest Brazilian paper exporter (kraftliner), the Company is focused on growth in the coated board sector, based on the following premises:
      • Product with higher added value, and stable prices;
      • Growth market;
      • Entry barriers;
      • Financial capability;
      • Technology: long and short fibers and coating;
      • Tradition.

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