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About The Navigator Company
The Navigator Company is an integrated producer of forests, pulp and paper, tissue and energy, whose activity is carried out in modern, large-scale factories, with cutting-edge technology, and which is a benchmark of quality in the sector.

In 2020, The Navigator Company was classified by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as a global leader in fighting climate change, reaching a prominent place on this organization’s “A” list. The Company was recognized for its actions in 2020 for cutting emissions, reducing climate risks and developing a low carbon-impact economy. It was the only Portuguese company to obtain the maximum classification, and one of only five companies in the pulp, paper and forest sector x.

The Company is the third-largest Portuguese exporter, representing approximately 1% of national GDP and 2.4% of national goods exported, and generates the greatest National Value Added. In 2018, The Navigator Company had a turnover of approximately €1.6 billion. Nearly 91% of the Group’s products are exported, to approximately 130 countries. Consolidating its position as a European leader in the production of uncoated wood free printing and writing paper (UWF) and ranked fourth worldwide, the company is also Europe’s biggest producer (ranked fifth worldwide) of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP).

The Company has over 110 000 hectares of forest under its management and the largest certified nursery in Europe, with the capacity to produce 24 million plants per year. The Group has vertically integrated forest activity with its own Forest Research Institute, which is a global reference in the genetic improvement of the Eucalyptus globulus tree. It has created a vast forest area in Portugal, 100% certified by the FSC® (FSC C010852) and PEFC™ (PEFC/13-23-001) international systems. It also has an installed capacity of 1.6 million tonnes of paper, 1.6 million tonnes of pulp (80% integrated into paper), 120 000 tonnes of tissue converting, producing around 2.5 TWh of electricity each year. It is responsible for approximately 4% of energy production in Portugal and 52% of energy produced from biomass.

Our products and brands
The Navigator Company sells its products to 130 countries over five continents, under its paper brands with a strong reputation for superior and consistent quality – Navigator, Pioneer, Inacopia, Discovery, Target, Soporset and Inaset.

The versatility of The Navigator Company Uncoated Paper allows one the benefit of choice within its portfolio. These papers suit many different jobs with varying printing processes and paper formats.