by Merel van der Mark | Jan 15, 2019 | Social Responsibilty
In the northeast of Brazil, where the Amazon transitions to the Catinga biome through a small strip of Cerrado, lies almost 60% of the land that Brazilian paper producer Suzano uses to source timber. This is one of Brazil’s poorest and least developed regions, with a...
by Merel van der Mark | Oct 1, 2018 | EPN-International, Transparency and Integrity
It did not make the headlines. In fact, it was not even mentioned in most of the articles about the broken contract between J&F Investimentos and Paper Excellence on the sale of Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA. But the most interesting part in the otherwise...
by Merel van der Mark | Jun 22, 2018 | Transparency and Integrity
A pulp and paper mill in Siberia is a test case for China’s ecological vision, writes Eugene Simonov Facing growing demand for wood and shortages in domestic supply, Chinese authorities are pushing for greater imports from Russia, ignoring the fact that its neighbour...
by Merel van der Mark | Jun 5, 2018 | Transparency and Integrity
The acquisition of Fibria by Suzano has created the world’s largest pulp company with a production capacity of 8.6 million tonnes a year. This can be both a threat and an opportunity from a social and environmental perspective. Big companies can have big impacts. But...
by Merel van der Mark | Mar 28, 2018 | Media Release
A year after the appeal of environmentalists, the placement of ZJR Company shares on the Shenzhen Exchange to raise funds for the construction of the Amazar Pulp and Saw Mill was finally canceled. If it cannot raise sufficient funds, the project proponents might not...
