AMCEL - AMAPÁ FORESTRY AND PULP S.A

AMCEL - Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A

ABOUT US

Who we are

AMCEL - Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A., brazilian company with sustainable forest management, which aims to reforest, process and export eucalyptus chips produced according to the highest quality standards to supply raw material for pulp, paper and wood products. The Amcel's control is exercised by the Japanese group Nippon Paper Industries and NYK-Nippon Yusen Kaisha, companies with extensive experience in forestry and use of plant fibers. With about 130,000 hectares available for planting renewable eucalyptus forests added to 180 thousand hectares of native forests, the forestry project comprises seven Amapá state municipalities: Santana, Macapá, Porto Grande, Ferreira Gomes, Itaubal the Piririm, Tartarugalzinho and Amapá, targets of constant social and environmental investments that reflect the company's commitment to sustainable development of the region where it operates. For us, protecting the full complexity of nature goes beyond respect the legislation and environmental agencies. Protect is an ongoing commitment.

Mission

AMCEL, a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Group, is: Mission contribute to better living and cultural progress everywhere it does business.

Vision

Drive social sustainability through our business.

Delight our customers.

Instill pride in employees.

Give back to society.

Values

Challenge: Embrace new challenges.

Fairness: Be fair.

Teamwork: Champion teamwork.

Our shareholder

History

AMCEL - Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A. was created in August 1976 as a subsidiary of CAEMI Group, starting the pine plantations in 1977 In 1996, Champion Papel e Celulose acquired the equity rights of AMCEL and in 2000 the International Paper do Brazil Ltda., took over the Champion group.In 2004 the company opted for replacement of Pinus spp. by Eucalyptus spp...Currently the equity control of AMCEL belongs to Japanese groups, Nippon Paper Industries and NYK - Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.

Our Partners

Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Amapá - TJAP
Pirralho Project: designed by the State of Amapá Court - TJAP. AMCEL is a partner of this project since 1997 in the municipalities of Porto Grande and Ferreira Gomes. http://www.tjap.jus.br
Polícia Militar do Estado do Amapá
Cidadão Mirim Project: The project is carried out by the Military Police of the Amapá State and developed through the 7th Battalion of the city of Porto Grande, conducts activities for young people from 12 to 16 years old. AMCEL is a partner since 2007.
Ministério Público do Estado do Amapá
INFOCO Project: Conceived by the Amapá State Public Ministry and developed by Ferreira Gomes Justice Attorney, it is engaged in the "Informática Comunitária" project, aimed at empowering adolescents in situations of vulnerability and social risk, through computer workshops. AMCEL is a partner since 2011. http://www.mpap.mp.br/
Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" - Universidade de São Paulo
Develops Forest Improvement Programs for AMCEL. http://www4.esalq.usp.br/
Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais
Develops Cooperative Programs for Forest Improvement.
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Develops Soil studies to refine the calibration of the operational tool NUTREECALC/NUTREELYPTUS to fertilizer management and nutrition of forest plantations.
Nippon Paper Industries
Performs program for clones development via controlled pollination, wood quality and support with tools in genomics area.