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Belo Oriente Mill

CENIBRA - Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. · also known as Belo Oriente Pulp Mill, CENIBRA

OperatingJapan Brazil Paper and Pulp Resources Development Co., Ltd. (JBP)Cenibracenibra.com.brID 00381

Belo Oriente Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Belo Oriente, Brazil, owned by Cenibra. With a capacity of 1 200 000 tonnes per year it is the 10th largest of the 19 pulp mills in Brazil with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Belo Oriente, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nearest port
Vitória · 243 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/510548168 ↗, 5 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
1 200 000 t/y pulp
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre
Eucalyptus
Pulp grades
BEKP
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. ownership change2001
    In July 2001 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce divested its holding in forest based companies and JBP became the sole shareholder of CENIBRA.
    Source ↗
  2. startup1977
    Industrial operations at Belo Oriente started in 1977 with a rated production capacity of 225,000 tonnes a year.
    Source ↗
  3. startup1973
    CENIBRA founded September 13, 1973 in eastern Minas Gerais as privately-held company controlled by JBP
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Show all 5 events
  1. founded1973-09-13
    Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. was constituted on 13 September 1973 in eastern Minas Gerais as a partnership between Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and Japan Brazil Paper and Pulp Resources Development Co.
    Source ↗
  2. expansion-
    The Belo Oriente site now has two bleached eucalyptus hardwood pulp lines with a combined installed capacity of 1,200,000 tonnes a year, up from the original 225,000 tonnes.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. company website×2checked 2026-09-23
    cenibra.com.br ↗
  2. newschecked 2026-07-23
    lobbyfacts.eu ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-10-02
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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