About The Navigator Company

The Navigator Company, S.A. operates as an integrated forest producer, whose end products are pulp and paper, tissue and energy. With total annual production capacity of 1.6 million tons of paper, the company is Europe's major manufacturer of uncoated woodfree printing and writing paper. The company is also Europe's major manufacturer of bleached eucalyptus pulp (BEKP), producing 1.5 million tons each year, of which approximately 80% is integrated into paper production. The company has moved into the tissue sector and has capacity to produce 65 thousand tons of finished products each year. The company is also a major energy producer, generating 2.5 TWh of electricity per annum, accounting for approximately 4% of all power generated in Portugal and 52% of energy produced from biomass. Approximately 95% of the company’s pulp and paper products are sold outside Portugal and shipped to approximately 130 countries. The company's main markets are Europe (64%), Africa (12%), the Middle East (10%) and North America (10%). The company’s main business is the production and sale of writing and printing paper and related products, and it is present in the whole value added chain, from research and development of forestry and agricultural production, to the purchase of wood and the production and sale of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp – BEKP and electric and thermal energy, as well as its commercialization. History The company was founded in 1993. It was formerly known as Portucel, S.A. and changed its name to The Navigator Company, S.A. in 2016.