- Business
- Companhia Melhoramentos de São Paulo operates as a diversified holding company primarily engaged in publishing, high-performance cellulose fiber production, planted forest management, and real estate development; it publishes and distributes books through Editora Melhoramentos including children's, educational, and editorial titles such as dictionaries under the Michaelis brand and licensed Disney collections; produces high-yield cellulose fibers from pine and eucalyptus for applications in cardboard, premium board, tissue packaging, and sustainable compostable food containers resistant to grease, moisture, and high temperatures; manages extensive pine and eucalyptus plantations across over 81 million square meters for silviculture while maintaining conservation areas exceeding legal requirements, including the RPPN Parque Levantina reserve of 23 million square meters in Minas Gerais; and develops sustainable real estate projects through subsidiary Altea with a landbank of 152 million square meters in São Paulo and southern Minas Gerais. The company, founded in 1890 and headquartered at Rua Tito 479, Vila Romana, in São Paulo, Brazil, conducts operations principally in Brazil with international publishing reach and fiber exports. Recent developments include the launch of Biona, a new line of innovative sustainable fiber-based packaging; establishment of Altea as a dedicated sustainable real estate developer; deepened investment alliance with W-Cycle Ltd. to expand compostable food packaging solutions; divestiture of its paper business Melhoramentos Papeis to CMPC Participações (now Softys); completion of headquarters restoration into the historic Casa Melhoramentos; attainment of B Corporation certification emphasizing environmental and social impact; and implementation of enhanced governance with independent board members alongside a new corporate strategy and brand positioning.