Table 25.—Characteristics and uses of selected trees, Brazil—Continued 
Wood properties 
Native and trade Specific 
names Scientific name gravity 
(air-dry) 
WManhatieo. sera 22 | Plathymenia 0. 5-0. 6 
reticulata. 
Lustrous yellow or pale 
orange, texture 
medium, good me- 
chanical properties, 
fairly durable. 
Principal uses 
Cabinetwork, furni- 
ture, interior trim, 
doors, flooring, ship- 
building, general 
construction and 
carpentry. 
1 Not available. 
Occurrence 
Amazon and 
coastal rain 
forests. 
Table 26.—Brazil's principal pulp and paper producers and their approximate output for 1960 
| 
Pulp output | Paper output 
Company name (mill location and Writ- Other Raw material 
State) Me- | Chem- News- ing | Wrap-| and 
chan- ical Total print and ping not Total 
ical book speci- 
fied 
Thou- | Thou- | Thou- | Thou- | Thou- | Thou- | Thou- | Thou- 
sand sand sand sand sand sand sand sand 
metric | metric | metric | metric | metric | metric | metric | metric 
tons tons tons tons tons tons tons tons 
Aparecida, S.A., Fabrica de Papel, 5.4 3.6 9.0 (1) 18 (1) (1) 18 | Rice straw, bamboo, 
Nossa Senhora (Aparecida, Sao | eucalyptus, Parana 
Paulo). | pine. 
Celulose Cambara Ltda. (Sao Fran- 0 20.0 20.0 0 0 0 0 0 | Parana pine. 
cisco de Paulo, Rio Grande do 
Sul). 
Champion Celulose, S.A. (Mogi) 0 45.0} 45.0 0 0 0 0 0 | Eucalpytus 95%, 
Guacu, Sao Paulo). Parana pine 5%. 
Cicero Prado, Cia., Agricola e| 3.6 10. 0 13.6 | 5 6 ] 13 | Parana pine, euca- 
Industrial — (Pindamonhangaba, | ly ptus. 
Sao Paulo). | 
Fabricadora de Papel, S.A., Cia.| 4.7] 3.0] 7.7 0 5 13 4 22 | Parané pine, euca- 
(Ponte Grande, Sao Paulo). lyptus, cotton 
{Klabin subsidiary. | linters. 
Industra Papeis e Cartonagem, 0 5.4 5.4 0 5 ] 5 11 | Cotton linters, euca- 
Cia. (Itacolomy, Mendes, Sao lyptus. 
José, and Osasco—Rio de Janei- 
ro). 
Industria Brasileiras Portela, Cia. 0 10.8 | 10.8 0 0 13 is 20 | Bagasse. 
(Jaboatao, Pernambuco). 
Industrias Klabin do Parana de | 43.2 | 64.5 | 107.7 53 0 8 59 120 | Parana pine, euca- 
Celulose, S.A. (Monte Alegre, lyptus. 
Parana). 
Ipsa, S.A., Industria de Papel 0 WE ise 0 0 12 (1) 12 | Parana pine, cotton 
(Guarulhos, Sao Paulo). linters. 
Itajai Companhia Fabrica de Papel 0 3.2 3.2 0 1 4 5 10 | Parana pine, euca- 
(Itajai, Bocaina, Ituporanga, lyptus. 
Perimbo, and Candas—Santa 
Catarina). 
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FOREST RESOURCE REPORT 16, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
