Webcast Alert: Aracruz Celulose S.A. Presentation at Informed Investor

    Business Editors

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2005--Aracruz Celulose (NYSE: ARA) will present at the following forum:

What: Aracruz Celulose (NYSE: ARA) will give a presentation at Informed Investors Global Pulp, Paper and Packaging Virtual Forum.

Sponsor: The New York Stock Exchange

When: January 11, 2005 @ 10:30 AM Eastern Time

Where: http://www.informedinvestors.com/IIF_Forum.asp?ForumID=89651

How: Live over the Internet--Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Dennis Ferrez, Phone: +5521 3820-8131, Fax: +5521 2541-6291

    If you are unable to attend the live event, the forum will be available via webcast at http://www.informedinvestors.com/IIF_Forum.asp?ForumID=89651.
    Aracruz Celulose S.A., with operations in the Brazilian states of Espirito Santo, Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, is the world's largest producer of bleached eucalyptus Kraft pulp. All of the high-quality hardwood pulp and lumber supplied by the company is produced exclusively from planted eucalyptus forests. The
    Aracruz pulp is used to manufacture a wide range of consumer and value-added products, including premium tissue and top quality printing and specialty papers. The lumber, produced in a high-tech sawmill located in the extreme south of the State of Bahia, is sold to the furniture and interior design industries in Brazil and abroad, under the brand name Lyptus. Aracruz is listed on the Sao PauloStock Exchange (BOVESPA), on the Latin America Securities Market (Latibex), in Madrid - Spain, and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ADR level III program (ticker symbol ARA). Each ADR represents 10 underlying class B preferred shares.

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CONTACT: WILink Cary Loeser, Informed Investors, 804-327-3407, cloeser@wilink.com; http://www.informedinvestors.com

KEYWORD: NEW YORK BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: FOREST PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Aracruz Celulose S.A.

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