CENIBRA was set up on September 13, 1973. Located in east Minas Gerais, it’s the result of the entrepreneurial spirit of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - CVRD and Japan Brazil Paper and Pulp Resources Development Co., Ltd. – JBP, which had a dream of building a large forest-based company. Upon CVRD’s decision of disposing of its interests in forest-related companies in July 2001, JBP became the only shareholder of CENIBRA. JBP is a group of Japanese companies with broad experience and corporate relations in Brazil. CENIBRA runs its operations in 54 counties, in which it implements a number of social and environmental projects with an aim to foster the region’s development.