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Rigesa plants the trees used in its manufacturing process using scientific re-forestation methods.
The various steps, from improved seeds to harvesting to transportation to the mill involve intense forest management and R&D program activities.
The Três Barras, SC, reforestation program began in 1958, sixteen years before the paper mill started operations. The pine and eucalyptus plantations supply more than 75% of the mill's wood needs.
The Forestry Division contributes to Rigesa product quality through the use of modern genetic techniques to improve the pine species grown on company lands, as well as biotechnology to create eucalyptus that grow faster.
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