{"id":98461,"date":"2026-05-08T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=98461"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:00:33","slug":"bracell-secures-r1-5bn-from-btg-for-forest-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/bracell-secures-r1-5bn-from-btg-for-forest-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracell secures R$1.5bn from BTG for forest planting"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content--header\">\n<div class=\"row content-head non-featured \">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h6 class=\"content-head__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Funds will support eucalyptus cultivation on degraded land in Mato Grosso do Sul, where company plans new mill<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__signa-share\">\n<div class=\"content__signature\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__text\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__from\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-publication-data__updated\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-08T14:47:51.466-03:00\">05\/08\/2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__share-bar-container\">\n<div class=\"content__share-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"mc-article-body\" class=\"mc-article-body \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"no-paywall\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles active-capital-letter\" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"50\" data-block-id=\"1\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container theme-color-primary-first-letter\" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Bracell, the pulp producer owned by Asian conglomerate Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), has secured a R$1.5 billion credit line from BTG Pactual to finance eucalyptus planting on degraded land in Mato Grosso do Sul state, where it plans to build a new pulp mill with estimated investment of $4 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wall protected-content\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"53\" data-block-id=\"2\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">BTG, the biggest winner among private banks in the second auction of Eco Invest Brasil, a program that combines public and private funding to leverage investment in sustainable projects, has a total of R$4.9 billion to allocate toward the productive restoration of degraded land in Brazil, which was the focus of this round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"41\" data-block-id=\"3\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">With the amount offered in the second auction\u2014made up of 40% Treasury resources and the remainder raised by BTG from investors\u2014the bank committed to enabling the restoration of 164,000 hectares of degraded land, converting them into agricultural and forestry production systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"71\" data-block-id=\"4\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The Bracell contract, representing roughly one-third of the total area BTG aims to restore, was the first agreement signed and will allow for the recovery of 54,000 hectares in Brazil\u2019s Cerrado biome. The financing line has a 10-year term, and Bracell could begin construction of the new facility in Bataguassu later this year. Under that timeline, the mill, with annual production capacity of 2.8 million tonnes, could begin operating in 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"30\" data-block-id=\"5\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">\u201cThis transaction is a win-win: financing terms compatible with eucalyptus\u2019s seven-year cycle, at competitive cost, while also restoring degraded land,\u201d said Rogerio Stallone, the BTG partner responsible for corporate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"32\" data-block-id=\"6\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">According to the executive, the favorable cost and maturity terms offered through Eco Invest ultimately made possible an investment in land restoration that Bracell might not have pursued under standard market conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"31\" data-block-id=\"7\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">In an emailed statement, Bracell\u2019s vice president of finance banking, Claudio Pitchon, said the operation will enable \u201cthe expansion of our forest base, while also contributing to carbon capture and storage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"40\" data-block-id=\"8\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">According to Pitchon, Bracell is currently one of Brazil\u2019s largest green loan borrowers. \u201cThe structure of this transaction reinforces the advancement of financial solutions aligned with Brazil\u2019s climate agenda, connecting private capital to projects with verifiable environmental impact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"50\" data-block-id=\"9\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Bracell, which operates mills in Bahia and S\u00e3o Paulo and is one of the world\u2019s largest producers of dissolving pulp, does not disclose the size of its eucalyptus land holdings in Brazil. The company has pledged, however, to preserve one hectare of native vegetation for every hectare of eucalyptus planted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"57\" data-block-id=\"10\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">According to Rafaella Dortas, BTG\u2019s partner and ESG director, the bank assessed the socio-environmental requirements for participating in the second Eco Invest auction and concluded it had the internal capacity to manage the program\u2019s required monitoring, including hectares restored and carbon stored. \u201cIt is a financially competitive transaction and operationally feasible from a risk perspective,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-track-category=\"multicontent\" data-track-action=\"ultimo chunk conteudo\" data-track-noninteraction=\"false\" data-track-scroll=\"view\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"24\" data-block-id=\"12\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">In a separate initiative, BTG has also recently raised $1.24 billion for its reforestation fund, which is currently considered the largest in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>*By\u00a0Stella Fontes\u00a0\u2014 S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n<p>Source: Valor International<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funds will support eucalyptus cultivation on degraded land in Mato Grosso do Sul, where company plans new mill &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 05\/08\/2026 Bracell, the pulp producer owned by Asian conglomerate Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), has secured a R$1.5 billion credit line from BTG Pactual to finance eucalyptus planting on degraded land in Mato Grosso [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8106],"tags":[26913],"class_list":["post-98461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-murray-news","tag-bracell-secures-r1-5bn-from-btg-for-forest-planting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bracell secures R$1.5bn from BTG for forest planting - Murray Advogados<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/bracell-secures-r1-5bn-from-btg-for-forest-planting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bracell secures R$1.5bn from BTG for forest planting - Murray Advogados\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Funds will support eucalyptus cultivation on degraded land in Mato Grosso do Sul, where company plans new mill &nbsp; 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