Article: Scott Paper Co. sells its interest in Amapa Florestal e Celulose S.A., a pine tree plantation in Brazil.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Paper Co. announced today that it has sold its interest in Amapa Florestal e Celulose S.A. (Amcel), a 424,000-acre pine tree plantation in the Amazon region of Brazil.

Scott has sold its interest to its partner in the venture, Industria e Comercio de Minerios S.A. (Icomi), a major subsidiary of Companhia Auxiliar de Empresas de Mineracao (Caemi), a leading Brazilian mining, steel and resource company.

Scott joined the Amcel project in 1977 in the early stages of its development, viewing Amcel as a long-term source of wood fiber. While the project has grown into a successful softwood plantation, the Amcel ...

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