In 2013, the Company exported 2.5 million tons,
reporting growth of 1.5% in relation to 2012. Important
price hikes successfully passed on during the year
(15.9%) had the contribuition of a devaluation of the
Real in 10.4% and resulted in a growth of 12.9% in net
export revenue to R$ 13.1 billion. Despite some adverse
factors impacting Company performance during the
year, the quest for a better return even at the expense of
volume, in the end produced a positive global result. The
Company ended the year reporting operating profit of
3.0%, an improvement on the 1.3% in 2012.