Celulose Irani
Sociedade Anônima | |
Traded as | BM&F Bovespa: RANI3 |
Industry | Pulp and paper |
Founded | 1941 |
Headquarters | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Products | packages, Paper, Timber |
Revenue | US$235.9 million (2012)[1] |
US$12.8 million (2012)[1] | |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
Website | www.irani.com.br |
Celulose Irani is a Brazilian pulp and paper company that was founded in 1941, by families of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil.
At that time, in order to provide infrastructure for the company project, they also built a Village so the workers could live closer to the plant. It was settled in Campina da Alegria, a district within the City of Vargem Bonita, State of Santa Catarina - Brazil. Nowadays, the city holds approximately 1.300 inhabitants, most of them directly or indirectly related to IRANI.
In 1994, Habitasul Grupo took over and the company was restructured and taken to higher competitive standards. Today, IRANI produces from seeds to wood, paper, packaging and furniture.
Divisions
Currently, IRANI have the following business divisions: Paper, Packaging, Furniture, Woods and Resins and Forest Division, which are situated in the following locations: Vargem Bonita (State of Santa Catarina), Santana de Parnaíba (State of São Paulo), Rio Negrinho (State of Santa Catarina), Balneário Pinhal, and São José do Norte (State of Rio Grande do Sul). The company offices are in São Paulo (State of São Paulo), Joaçaba (State of Santa Catarina) and in Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul).
Sustainability
IRANI assumes the commitment to cooperate with the well being of people and the environment including all the factors involved in the different production activities: clients, investors, workers, service providers and suppliers, consumers, the community, helping to provide suitable sustainable answers to the different demands.
The company has an environmental policy ruled by the ISO 9001: 2000 procedures which prevents the waste of scarce resources and tries to implement important behavioral changes in education, housing and quality of life.
International Subsidiaries
Recently, Celulose Irani launched a furniture brand for the North American Market, called Brastilo, besides bringing to the consumer the Brazilian design and quality, the brand, since its start, is using the concept of being Eco-Friendly.
Competitors
- Suzano Papel e Celulose
- Klabin
- Fibria
- Melpaper S.A.
External links and references
- - Celulose Irani Official Website
- - Meu Movel de Madeira (Brand in Brazil and for Export)
- - Grupo Habitasul
- - Brastilo