BRAZIL
Clients of white and raw sugar are the main industries in the food and beverages sector in the country – local and multinational companies.
WORLD
In the global market, clients for sugar are large refineries, mainly located in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
BRAZIL
Clients in the domestic market are major fuel distributors, which acquire both anhydrous ethanol – to be added to gasoline in ratios according to local legislation in force – and hydrous ethanol, intended for consumers in service stations.
WORLD
Worldwide, ethanol clients are mainly located in North America, especially in the United States, through the wholly-owned subsidiary Eco-Energy, which also has Japan as its final destination.
Relying on a unique business model in the industry, Copersucar does not have production assets, but rather contracts to acquire sugar and ethanol, mainly supplied by its Partner Mills. Copersucar and its Partner Mills have achieved a level of maturity and readiness for the market that allows them to supply large global consumers.
This is the case for ethanol exports to the United States, which must comply with federal regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California market, which must comply with regulations from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s environmental protection agency.
The company also has two important certificates, Bonsucro™, which sets out sustainability standards for sugarcane production and is required by both domestic and international clients, and the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), which governs trading of ethanol to Europe.
It is the product that will be submitted to refining. The crystals are covered by a fine layer of honey, containing other non-sucrose components, which gives its characteristic coloring. It is sold in large volumes, mainly in the foreign market, having large refineries as clients. The main types are VHP (Very High Polarization) and VVHP (Very Very High Polarization).
This is the sugar with one more step in processing, complying with Best Practices in Production and Food Safety, defined by Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), rendering the product suitable for consumption. It is marketed in 50-kg sacks (in Brazil and abroad) and mainly in 1200-kg big bags for industrial clients such as producers of food and beverages.
It receives this name because it is comprised of 99.3% ethanol, practically void of water. It is marketed to fuel distributors to be added to gasoline, currently in a 27% ratio, as per agreement with the Brazilian government. As another example, in the USA, the average is 10%, depending on local regulations. Its use reduces pollution and contributes to the reduction of global warming.
This ethanol contains up to 7.5% water in its composition and is sold to distributors that market it to end consumers, in service stations. It can be used pure, or mixed in any proportion to gasoline in flex fuel vehicles, very common in Brazil. As with anhydrous ethanol, it provides the same environmental benefits and improves engine performance.
Copersucar constantly invests in improving quality control in all steps of the value chain. Technical specifications in quality and certifications, as well as compliance with quality assurance standards, are defined according to the needs and demands of each product and market.
All terminals used by Copersucar are submitted to thorough hygiene and cleanliness inspections and to the implementation of systems, such as pest control, prior to being released to receive products. On its own Terminals, an independent inspection company is responsible for collecting samples, monitoring unloading, and analyzing the product to verify compliance with the specifications.
For Copersucar, quality is an important differentiator, combined with the soundness and reliability obtained in the market. The company also adds value to services by customizing services to each client.
For products to arrive at their clients in dozens of countries, a complex logistics infrastructure is required, integrated by own and third-party transshipment and storage terminals, in addition to a comprehensive network of contracted highway, railway, and maritime carriers.
The Copersucar Sugar Terminal (TAC), located in the Port of Santos (SP), was inaugurated in 1998 and is a strategic point for the company’s export activities. In 2013, it was rebuilt and its capacity was expanded. With the creation of Alvean, there was an increase in handling given the export of sugar from non-partner mills. Cargo handling was also diversified, with soy and corn shipments, allowing for greater use of terminal capacity and the achievement of the operational goal.
Static storage capacity: 300,000 tons of sugar in bulk.
Nominal loading capacity: 10 million tons (5,400 tons/hour).
Greater receiving and unloading efficiency: 36,000 tons/day
Ship loading speed: 60,000 tons/day
Handling large vessels: over 70,000 tons
Greater use of rail transport: Estimated elimination of 100,000 truck hauls per year.
BASELINE RATE FOR STANDARDIZED SERVICES
(EXCEPT CLIENTS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TERMINAL)
Base 2017/2018 crop year:
The multimodal terminal (road and rail) began operating in 2010 and focuses its activities on transshipment operations: sugar is transported by road to the terminal and is then loaded on trains to the Copersucar Sugar Terminal (TAC) in the Port of Santos (SP). Since its inauguration, the unit has received investments that have increased annual sugar handling capacity.
Storage capacity: 70,000 tons
Handling capacity: 1.5 million tons of sugar per year
Reverse loop: capacity for 89 railcars.
Inaugurated in 2011, the multimodal terminal (road and rail) has the capacity to handle 700,000 tons of sugar per year. With transshipment operations, sugar is transported by road to the unit and is then loaded on trains to the Copersucar Sugar Terminal (TAC) in the Port of Santos (SP).
This agreement concerning the Terms and Conditions of Use of Website www.copersucar.com.br (“Terms of Use”), seeks to govern the use of the website http://www.copersucar.com.br (“website”), created by Copersucar S/A (“Copersucar”), and pertains to the use of the website in all its areas, whether open and readily accessible or those whose access is restricted.
These Terms of Use may be amended or updated unilaterally and at any time by Copersucar, whenever new resources or functionalities are added to the website or whenever Copersucar, at its sole discretion, deems necessary.
The amendments to the Terms of Use will become effective on the date on which they are published on the website, and Copersucar shall post and maintain, at the top of the Terms of Use page, a notice reporting the updates made to the Terms of Use for at least 30 (thirty) days of the date on which such update is published.
When accessing the website, users, which shall be construed as any individual or legal entity accessing or using the website via any means (“User”), agrees to and accepts the terms of these Terms of Use.
Users who do not agree to these Terms of Use should not use the website.
Since these Terms of Use may be updated, Users should review these Terms of Use periodically. The use of the website after any eventual update to these Terms of Use shall be deemed to be acceptance of the updated Terms of Use by Users.
All content of the website is offered to people aged 18 (eighteen) or older or to minors authorized by their parents or guardians. Copersucar reserves the right to assume that website Users meet the requirements above.
Copersucar may change the format and contents of the entire website at any time, as well as discontinue its operation and restrict or terminate access to the website at any time, regardless of prior notice to Users.
The content of the website, including text, images, sound, software, and codes that compose and operate this website, is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights of Copersucar or licensed to Copersucar by their rightful owners.
Likewise, all trademarks or service trademarks included on the site are property of Copersucar or have been licensed to Copersucar by their rightful owners for use on this website.
Copy, distribution, or change, in any form, of the contents of this website or the use of the material contained on the website in any way other than presented therein is strictly forbidden. Moreover, the removal of any identification pertaining to copyright, trademarks, or intellectual property contained on the website is strictly forbidden.
The use of any of the brands displayed on the website must have express prior written consent of Copersucar or of the owner of such trademark.
The website may contain links to third-party websites and Copersucar shall not be held liable for any analysis, assessment, or content of such third-party websites, and Users shall be responsible for evaluating browsing and content of each such websites exclusively.
The protection of Users’ personal information when using this website is set out in Copersucar’s Privacy Policy , which is part of and incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Users are solely liable for the use they make of all contents, products and services made available through the website.
Copersucar hereby attests that the information on the website is generic in nature and should not be taken separately as basis of decision-making.
Copersucar uses its best efforts so that the content of the information on the website is accurate and corresponds to reality at the moment it is published on the website; nevertheless, Copersucar makes no claims to Users concerning its accuracy.
Under no circumstances shall Copersucar, its affiliates, directors, or services providers be held liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages or loss of revenue arising out of the use of the website, of information published on the website, or of the impossibility of access to the website.
Any eventual compensation, limited to the duly substantiated direct damages, shall only be owed whenever the damage caused by Copersucar to Users is duly substantiated, and any eventual exceptions are not set forth in these Terms of Use.
Failure to exercise or enforce any rights or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, unless such waiver is made in writing by Copersucar’s legal representatives.
Should any provision of these Terms of Use be considered, by the competent court, to be unlawful, such provisions shall be amended and construed so as to meet the objectives of the original provision, to the extent possible and to the full extent of the law, and all other provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use are governed by Brazilian law and any inconsistencies or conflicts not solved out of court shall be settled in the jurisdiction and venue of any court of the city of São Paulo/SP, to the exclusion of all others, regardless how privileged.
All questions concerning these Terms of Use should be sent to the email comunicacao@copersucar.com.br.
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) aims to describe how we protect the privacy of Users, which shall be construed to mean any individual or legal entity accessing or using the website, via any means, when visiting Copersucar S/A’s website.
This Privacy Policy sets out which types of User information are collected and controlled when the website is accessed and how this information is shared.
This Privacy Policy may be amended or updated unilaterally and at any time by Copersucar, whenever new resources or functionalities are added to the website or whenever Copersucar, at its sole discretion, deems necessary.
The amendments to the Privacy Policy will become effective on the date on which they are published on the website, and Copersucar shall post and maintain, at the top of the Privacy Policy page, a notice reporting the updates made to the Privacy Policy for at least 30 (thirty) days of the date on which such update is published.
This Privacy Policy governs the “User information” collected on our website.
Considering that our website is freely accessible, except for areas requiring User registration, information like names or emails of Users are not collected, however, information regarding IP of the computer, location, time, time spent on the website, and device or browser used are collected.
Although the website does not collect personally identifiable information, whenever Users access the website via search engines or third-party websites, it is possible that information such as name, gender, age group, and other personal information are received by the website.
The website only collects the personal information that you willingly provide (using the mouse and the keyboard) when using our website. The information collected depends on how you use our website.
By accessing the website, Users agree to and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.
If Users do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, they should not use the website.
Since this Privacy Policy may be updated, Users should review this Privacy Policy periodically. The use of the website after any eventual update to the Privacy Policy shall be deemed to be acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy by Users.
Whenever necessary, this Privacy Policy may be supplemented or changed through specific “Privacy Notices,” which will contain details concerning the personal information collected on given pages of the website and it will be used.
When accessing login- and password-protected website pages, specific data may be requested or it may be necessary to agree to special terms, which will supplement or change this Privacy Policy with respect to issues governed by the special conditions.
Users should be aware that, whenever using the “Trabalhe Conosco” (Work with Us) tool, they will be redirected to a third-party website, a partner of Copersucar’s Human Resources Department, and that, by entering personal details, such as their name, address, e-mail, and work experience, among others, they will be entering information outside Copersucar’s website and, therefore, such data will be governed by the privacy policy of the partner’s website, thus, Users should review the privacy policy of the partner’s website and only complete their profile if they agree to such policy.
Personal information shall only be used (i) in the delivery of products, services, or information requested from Copersucar, (ii) for security, credit check, or fraud prevention purposes, (iii) for a better understanding of Users’ needs and interests, and (iv) to improve website content, functionalities, and usability.
To whom will we disclose private information?
We may share the personal information collected on our website (i) with services providers rendering support services to the Copersucar website; (ii) within Copersucar and other companies of the Group; (iii) whenever, in good faith, Copersucar deems the disclosure appropriate in order to comply with laws, court orders, or summons; (iv) so as to prevent or investigate potential crimes, such as fraud or identity theft; or (v) in order to protect Copersucar’s right and security of other Users.
Although all reasonable and commercially accepted security measures are in place to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and security of Users’ personal information, Copersucar does not guarantee the security of such information. Hence, we urge Users to adopt the precautionary measures required to ensure the confidentiality of their personal information when using the website and the Internet as a whole.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their passwords and logins.
We have the right to assume that anyone accessing our website with the login and password assigned to a given User has the right to do so. Users are fully responsible for the activities of anyone accessing the website using the password assigned to the Users, even when such person was not actually authorized by the Users. Whenever Users believe their passwords are being used without their authorization, they should change it promptly.
The website contains links to third-party websites, operated by other companies. Hence, Users should be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites and that Users must review the Privacy Policy of such websites.
All content of the website is offered to people aged 18 (eighteen) or older or to minors authorized by their parents or guardians. Copersucar reserves the right to assume that website Users meet the requirements above.
All questions concerning this Privacy Policy should be sent to email comunicacao@copersucar.com.br.