LENZING, Austria — June 12, 2024 — The Lenzing Group, a supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, learned today that Lenzing’s main shareholder B&C Group and the Brazilian pulp producer Suzano S/A have signed a long-term partnership in connection with the majority stake in Lenzing. As part of this agreement, Suzano S/A will take over a 15 percent stake in Lenzing AG from B&C Group. Suzano is the world’s largest pulp producer based in Sao Paolo and recently achieved annual sales of more than 7 billion euros.
Lenzing’s management welcomes the proposed transaction and looks forward working with another core shareholder.
– Photo: Franz Neumayr
Stephan Sielaff, CEO, Lenzing Group, said: “Lenzing and Suzano are two companies that have come to know and appreciate each other in recent years as relevant players on the international pulp market. Based on the core competencies in the area of pulp production and operational excellence, Suzano can make a valuable contribution to the successful implementation of our strategy. For us, the constellation of the two strong core shareholders B&C Group and Suzano S/A is definitely a win.”
Posted: June 12, 2024
Source: The Lenzing Group
