Location:

- The facility is situated in the northeast of Sao Paulo and is infra-structurally very well placed – near the main freeways of the state of sao paulo connecting the south of Brazil with the north (for example the Transbrasiliana)  Simplification of Transport and Sale of products

- The following distances are relevant:

Rodovia Marechal Rondon (SP300) - 2 km
Rodovia Assis Chateaubriant (SP425) - 5 km
Terminal Ferroviário - 10 km
Rodovia Trans-Brasiliana (BR153) - 40 km
Bauru (Terminal of Distribution) - 154 km
Paulínia (Terminal of Distribution) - 398 km
Porto de Santos - 545 km
Porto de Paranaguá - 721 km

Araçatuba - 52 km
São José do Rio Preto - 119 km
Ribeirão Preto - 288 km
São Paulo City- 473 km
Brasília - 847 km

- The region is particularly suited for the cultivation of sugar cane (very fertile, slightly arid soil, hot climate and regular rainfalls)  in fact one of the best areas for sugar cane cultivation in the whole country


General Description:

- For sale are exactly 50  of the shares of the whole facility

- The facility is an integrated agricultural production facility (similar to a Holding) which is used for the combined production of sugar and alcohol

- Products: hydrated Alcohol, Alcohol, White Crystal Sugar, VHP Crystal Sugar, yeast, sugarcane hard liquor

- High share of exports of the products

- The facility consists of the following enterprises:

--> „Companhia Acucareira“ (the actual production facility, several agricultural terrains and arable lands, light vehicles, administrative buildings)

--> „Mercantil Agropecuária Ltda. (several buildings, agricultural lands and arable areas, administrative buildings, heavy vehicles, tractors as well as other installations)

--> Transportes Ltda. (service company, transport of sugar cane to production facility etc.)

- The total area of the agricultural terrains with sugar cane comprise ca. 48.000 ha

- Productive Capacities:

--> Sugar Cane Processing (tons/day): 14000

--> Production of Sugar (Sacks/harvest period): 3.200.000

--> A Production of Alcohol (m³/harvest period): 190.000

--> Alcohol-Tanks (m³): 25.000

Equipment:

- Several productively usable buildings and installations/facilities, administrative buildings, residential areas, sport facilities etc. – in total 58.000 m² of constructed land

- Amongst others a large facility for sugar cane processing (moagem de cana), several industrial scales, laboratories, all further devices that are necessary for successful completion of the production process

- Facility for processing of sugar cane juice (evaporation, crystallization, centrifugation etc.)

- Facility for destillation of alcohol (fermentation, centrifugation, 4 instalments for destillation – 40000 l, 90000 l, 120000 l, 1500000 l – in total a capacity of 800000 l alcohol/day

- Several vehicles, tractors and complementary tools and devices

Background Information:

The production forecast for the current harvest period is based on following data:

Sugar-production: 3.200.000 sacks
Alcohol-production: 173000 m³
Export: 1000000 sacks

In 2008 about 783000 sachs of sugar were exported.