Rubicon announces eucalyptus commercialisation agreement
Rubicon announces eucalyptus commercialisation agreement in Brazil
22 November, 2018 – Rubicon announced today that ArborGen Inc (“ArborGen”) has signed an
agreement with Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. (Gerdau) granting ArborGen exclusive rights to develop and
commercialise Gerdau’s proprietary improved genetic eucalyptus clones in Brazil. The partnership will
expand ArborGen’s eucalyptus product offering in Brazil to include Gerdau’s high wood density and
high yield clones ideally suited for the charcoal and energy markets.
Please refer to the attached ArborGen release for further information.
About ArborGen
ArborGen is the largest commercial global seedling supplier and a leading provider of advanced genetics, for the
forest industry. Employing state-of-the-art technology, ArborGen is developing high-value products that
significantly improve the productivity of forestry. For more information, please visit ArborGen’s website at
www.arborgen.com.
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Director
Communications and Marketing
843-851-4143
coquinn@arborgen.com
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Gisiane Alves
Media Relations
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gisiane@redecomunicacao.com
ArborGen and Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. Sign
Eucalyptus Commercialization Agreement
Agreement will expand options available to Brazilian forest owners
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. and CAMPINAS, BRAZIL – November 21, 2018 - ArborGen
, a world
leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity
of trees, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Gerdau that gives ArborGen
exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Gerdau’s genetically improved eucalyptus clones in
Brazil. The partnership will expand the products ArborGen can offer its customers and allow it to
expand into new markets. The company will begin offering Gerdau seedlings in November 2018.
ArborGen is one of the largest sellers of eucalyptus and pine trees seedlings in Brazil. It already
has exclusive rights to commercialize International Paper’s eucalyptus clones in Brazil and is
developing its own proprietary clones as well. Working primarily through contract nurseries,
ArborGen’s eucalyptus products are already available in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São
Paulo and Paraná states. “This expanded agreement allows ArborGen to address important
markets such as Minas Gerais and Bahia. The new clones offers growers high wood density and
excellent yield, making them ideal for charcoal and energy markets,” said Gabriela Monnerat,
general manager of ArborGen Brazil.
The Brazilian forestry industry is one of the largest, fastest growing in the world, and Brazil is the
world’s largest producer and exporter of hardwood pulp. The Eucalyptus market utilizes
approximately 700 million seedlings per year.
About ArborGen
ArborGen is revolutionizing productivity in commercial forestry. ArborGen is the largest global
supplier of seedling products and a leading provider of improved technologies to the commercial
forest industry. Through innovations in conventional breeding, improved genetics and emerging
biotechnology advances, ArborGen is developing high-value products that significantly improve
the economic returns and productivity of a given acre of land. These products enable ArborGen’s
customers to grow trees that yield more wood per acre with greater consistency and quality in a
shorter period of time. ArborGen’s work is improving the sustainability of working forests while
helping to meet the world’s growing need for wood, fiber and energy. For more information,
please visit www.arborgen.com
and www.arborgen.com.br.
About Gerdau
Gerdau is one of the leading suppliers of long steels in the Americas and specialty steels in the
world. In Brazil, it also produces flat steel and iron ore, activities that increase the mix of products
offered to the market and the competitiveness of operations. In addition, it is the largest recycler
in Latin America and, in the world, annually transforms millions of tons of scrap in steel,
reinforcing its commitment to the sustainable development of the regions where it operates.
Gerdau shares are listed on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York and Madrid. The company
uses Eucalyptus to make coal used in steel production.
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