"The numbers from Bracelpa – Brazilian Association of Cellulose and Paper show an increment of 1.2% on the paper sales in the domestic market until January 2005."

As one of the players of the global market, Brazilian paper and cellulose sector, which has an annual production of 9.4 millions of tons, it occupies the seventh position in the cellulose world market, and the eleventh in the producers of paper and an annual volume of 8.2 millions of tons of paper.

	Paper Production – in tons

	2004 Jan-May/04 Jan-May/05   Newsprint paper 133.120 53.476 53.496   Printing paper 2.368.538 966.727 978.673   Packing paper 3.931.619 1.617.881 1.648.374   Toilete papers 732.419 295.464 323.190   Cardpaper 561.486 224.496 231.782   Coated paper 58.959 25.981 24.672   Other 435.204 184.339 198.822 Total 8.221.345 3.368.364 3.459.009
Source: Bracelpa

Nowadays, the sector is, comprised of 220 companies spread around in 450 districts, throughout 16 states in all five Brazilian regions generating 100 thousand direct jobs in the industry and forest with revenues in the order of R$ 23.1 billion. In 2004, US$ 3.1 billion were exported (reaching the highest productivity average rate with 40m³ per hectare/year), with a positive commercial balance in the order of US$ 2.5 billion and R$ 2.2 billion in taxes.

The numbers from Bracelpa – Brazilian Association of Cellulose and Paper show an increment of 1.2% on the paper sales in the domestic market until January 2005. A percentage considered as an adjustment. The production of the Brazilian Paper Industry has grown 3.6% jumping to 8.2 millions of tons in 2004. The export has increased in 4% totalizing 1.8 millions of tons. However, regarding the Cellulose the production increased 4.8% jumping to 9.5 Thousands of tons. The export has increased in 7. 2% reaching 4.9 thousands of tons. The sector is expected to produce 10. 1 millions of tons of cellulose in 2005. Brazil, due to the high productivity of its forests and knowledge developed and acquired by its industries and research institutions is becoming very prominent in the segment.