In August, the ISTO É Dinheiro magazine published a special edition with the ranking of the 500 best Brazilian companies.
In the ranking, Celulose Irani is cited as being the fourth largest company in the pulp and paper sector, considering the analytical criteria of: quality and innovation, social responsibility and environment, corporate governance, financial and human resources.
In these questions, IRANI obtained prominence in the management of innovation and quality, being cited as the first company in the industry, it is amongst the top four in the management of financial sustainability and human resources and amongst the top five companies in the management of social responsibility and corporate governance.
The As Melhores da Dinheiro yearbook, in its seventh edition, has consolidated itself as the most complete and thorough survey on the management practices of companies established in the country. From the editorial viewpoint and in view of the market, the ranking today is a product recognized for its quality and comprehensiveness.
According to the data from the yearbook on the 500 companies that are listed in the ranking for 2009, together totaled a net total of R$ 2.2 trillion, equivalent to almost 80% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2008.
In Irani, the adjusted EBITDA margin went from 15.1% in 2008 to 24.6% in 2009. Despite the financial crisis experienced in 2009, the year was the consolidation of results from the investments made in the two previous years.
To check out more Celulose Irani financial information, please visit Investor Relations
(www.irani.com.br/ri ).
