Aracruz Celulose S.A. (Aracruz) is a producer of bleached hardwood kraft market pulp. The Company produces eucalyptus pulp, which is a range of hardwood pulp used by paper manufacturers to produce a range of products, including tissues, printing and writing papers, liquid packaging boards and specialty papers. The Company’s production facilities consist of the Barra do Riacho Unit in Espirito Santo State, which has three production units each with two bleaching, drying and baling lines, the Guaiba Unit, located in the municipality of Guaiba, State of Rio Grande do Sul, and Veracel, located in the municipality of Eunapolis, State of Bahia, where it has a 50% stake. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company produced approximately 2,556,600 tons of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP) (3,106,000 tons, including 50% of Veracel's pulp production).