UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of October, 2023.

 

Commission File Number 001-38755

 

 

 

Suzano S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

SUZANO INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Av. Professor Magalhaes Neto, 1,752

10th Floor, Rooms 1010 and 1011

Salvador, Brazil 41 810-012

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x          Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enclosures:

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This report and exhibits are incorporated by reference in our registration statements on Form F-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2020 (File Nos. 333-236083, 333-236083-01 and 333-236083-02), and shall be deemed to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished to the SEC, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

This report and exhibits shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in our registration statements on Form F-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2020 (File No. 333-248909), and shall be deemed to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished to the SEC, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

Exhibit 99.1 – Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information as of September 30, 2023.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 26, 2023

 

    SUZANO S.A.
     
  By: /s/ Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci
  Name: Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Director

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Suzano S.A.
 
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands of R$, unless otherwise stated)

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

    Note     September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
ASSETS                        
CURRENT                        
Cash and cash equivalents     5       5,526,463       9,505,951  
Marketable securities     6       14,947,272       7,546,639  
Trade accounts receivable     7       6,650,210       9,607,012  
Inventories     8       6,478,233       5,728,261  
Recoverable taxes     9       933,616       549,580  
Derivative financial instruments     4.5       2,849,012       3,048,493  
Advances to suppliers     10       111,547       108,146  
Dividends receivable     11               7,334  
Other assets             730,267       1,021,234  
Total current assets             38,226,620       37,122,650  
                         
NON-CURRENT                        
Marketable securities     6       453,301       419,103  
Recoverable taxes     9       1,393,137       1,406,363  
Deferred taxes     12       1,294,389       3,986,415  
Derivative financial instruments     4.5       1,537,438       1,825,256  
Advances to suppliers     10       2,113,874       1,592,132  
Judicial deposits             354,142       362,561  
Other assets             354,913       279,955  
                         
Biological assets     13       17,383,360       14,632,186  
Investments     14       643,452       612,516  
Property, plant and equipment     15       57,718,542       50,656,634  
Right of use     19.1       5,267,493       5,109,226  
Intangible     16       14,877,234       15,192,971  
Total non-current assets             103,391,275       96,075,318  
TOTAL ASSETS             141,617,895       133,197,968  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Suzano S.A.
 
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands of R$, unless otherwise stated)

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

    Note     September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
LIABILITIES                        
CURRENT                        
Trade accounts payable     17       5,905,156       6,206,570  
Loans, financing and debentures     18.1       4,619,083       3,335,029  
Lease liabilities     19.2       755,867       672,174  
Derivative financial instruments     4.5       600,355       667,681  
Taxes payable             399,623       449,122  
Payroll and charges             767,434       674,525  
Liabilities for assets acquisitions and subsidiaries     23       93,167       1,856,763  
Dividends payable             2,682       5,094  
Advances from customers             132,668       131,355  
Other liabilities             294,974       494,230  
Total current liabilities             13,571,009       14,492,543  
                         
NON-CURRENT                        
Loans, financing and debentures     18.1       73,931,955       71,239,562  
Lease liabilities     19.2       5,633,226       5,510,356  
Derivative financial instruments     4.5       2,109,636       4,179,114  
Liabilities for assets acquisitions and subsidiaries     23       96,038       205,559  
Provision for judicial liabilities     20.1       3,198,343       3,256,310  
Employee benefit plans     21.2       704,258       691,424  
Deferred taxes     12       24,312       1,118  
Share-based compensation plans     22.3       251,089       162,117  
Provision for loss on investments in subsidiaries     14       1,134          
Advances from customers             91,423       136,161  
Other liabilities             127,719       157,339  
Total non-current liabilities             86,169,133       85,539,060  
TOTAL LIABILITIES             99,740,142       100,031,603  
                         
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     24                  
Share capital             9,235,546       9,235,546  
Capital reserves             24,664       18,425  
Treasury shares             (1,484,014 )     (2,120,324 )
Profit reserves             22,690,645       24,207,869  
Other reserves             1,637,970       1,719,516  
Retained earnings             9,657,484          
Controlling shareholders´             41,762,295       33,061,032  
Non-controlling interest             115,458       105,333  
Total equity             41,877,753       33,166,365  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY             141,617,895       133,197,968  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Suzano S.A.
 
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands of R$, unless otherwise stated)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

 

       Third quarter   9 months YTD 
   Note   July 1 to
September 30,
2023
   July 1 to
September 30,
2022
   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
NET SALES   27    8,948,013    14,198,749    29,384,030    35,461,239 
Cost of sales   29    (6,104,256)   (6,472,670)   (18,301,111)   (18,028,435)
GROSS PROFIT        2,843,757    7,726,079    11,082,919    17,432,804 
                          
OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)                         
Selling   29    (653,574)   (625,114)   (1,884,736)   (1,822,822)
General and administrative   29    (490,893)   (392,663)   (1,308,336)   (1,093,895)
Income (expense) from associates and joint ventures   14    (6,249)   257,638    (5,830)   266,945 
Other, net   29    (9,546)   (18,562)   1,174,443    140,864 
OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE NET FINANCIAL INCOME        1,683,495    6,947,378    9,058,460    14,923,896 
                          
NET FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES)   26                     
Financial expenses        (1,175,608)   (1,216,422)   (3,483,674)   (3,399,945)
Financial income        425,746    269,505    1,215,644    622,072 
Derivative financial instruments        (864,399)   889,628    4,034,620    5,510,514 
Monetary and exchange variations, net        (1,880,055)   (1,470,487)   1,744,880    1,700,202 
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES        (1,810,821)   5,419,602    12,569,930    19,356,739 
                          
Income and social contribution taxes                         
Current   12    (51,800)   (204,037)   (262,803)   (326,674)
Deferred   12    1,133,864    232,533    (2,715,468)   (3,094,068)
NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD        (728,757)   5,448,098    9,591,659    15,935,997 
                          
Attributable to                         
Controlling shareholders’        (732,993)   5,444,887    9,577,505    15,925,229 
Non-controlling interest        4,236    3,211    14,154    10,768 
                          
Earnings (loss) per share                         
   Basic   25.1    (0.56846)   4.13200    7.36825    11.90890 
   Diluted   25.2    (0.56824)   4.13132    7.36549    11.90699 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Suzano S.A.
 
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands of R$, unless otherwise stated)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

   Third quarter   9 months YTD 
   July 1 to
September 
30, 2023
   July 1 to
September
 30, 2022
   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
Net income (loss) for the period   (728,757)   5,448,098    9,591,659    15,935,997 
Other comprehensive income (loss)                    
Fair value investments in equity measured at fair value through other comprehensive income   373    (897)   (1,003)   (2,955)
Tax effect on the fair value of investments   (127)   305    341    1,005 
Items with no subsequent effect on income (loss)   246    (592)   (662)   (1,950)
                     
Exchange rate variations on conversion of financial information of subsidiaries abroad   7,456    (19,084)   (1,376)   (25,936)
Realization of exchange variation on investments abroad   471    (236,140)   471    (236,154)
Items with subsequent effect on income (loss)   7,927    (255,224)   (905)   (262,090)
Total comprehensive income (loss)   (720,584)   5,192,282    9,590,092    15,671,957 
                     
Attributable to                    
Controlling shareholders’   (724,820)   5,189,071    9,575,938    15,661,189 
Non-controlling interest   4,236    3,211    14,154    10,768 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Suzano S.A.
 
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands of R$, unless otherwise stated)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

   Attributable to controlling shareholders’             
   Share capital   Capital
reserves
       Profit reserves                         
   Share
Capital
   Share
issuance
costs
   Stock
options
granted
   Treasury
shares
   Tax
incentives
   Legal
Reserve
   Reserve
for
capital
increase
   Special
statutory
reserve
   Investment
reserve
   Dividends
proposed
   Other
reserves
   Retained
earnings
(losses)
   Total   Non-
controlling
interest
   Total
equity
 
Balances at December 31, 2021  9,269,281   (33,735)  15,455   (218,265)  812,909   235,019   2,513,663   279,344       86,889   2,114,907       15,075,467   99,663   15,175,130 
Total comprehensive income                                                            
Net income for the period                                              15,925,229   15,925,229   10,768   15,935,997 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period                                          (264,040)      (264,040)      (264,040)
Transactions with shareholders                                                            
Stock options granted (Note 22.3)          4,001                                       4,001       4,001 
Shares granted (Note 22.3)          (2,365)  2,365                                             
Share repurchase (note 24.2)              (1,904,424)                                  (1,904,424)      (1,904,424)
Unclaimed dividends forfeited                                              2,309   2,309       2,309 
Fair value attributable to non-controlling interest                                                      (3,883)  (3,883)
Proposed additional dividend payment (note 1.2.2)                          (97)          (86,889)          (86,986)      (86,986)
Payment of supplementary dividends (note 1.2.3)                          (719,903)  (80,000)                  (799,903)      (799,903)
Internal changes in equity                                                            
Proposed minimum mandatory dividends                  (502)      502                                 
Realization of deemed cost, net of taxes                                          (84,156)  84,156             
Balances at September 30, 2022  9,269,281   (33,735)  17,091   (2,120,324)  812,407   235,019   1,794,165   199,344           1,766,711   16,011,694   27,951,653   106,548   28,058,201 
                                                             
Balances at December 31, 2022  9,269,281   (33,735)  18,425   (2,120,324)  879,278   1,404,099   19,732,050   2,192,442           1,719,516       33,061,032   105,333   33,166,365 
Total comprehensive income                                                            
Net income for the period                                              9,577,505   9,577,505   14,154   9,591,659 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period                                          (1,567)      (1,567)      (1,567)
Transactions with shareholders                                                            
Shares granted (Note 22.3)          6,239                                       6,239       6,239 
Shares repurchased (Note 24.2)              (880,914)                                  (880,914)      (880,914)
Treasury shares cancelled (Note 1.2.5)              1,517,224               (1,517,224)                            
Fair value attributable to non-controlling interest                                                      (4,029)  (4,029)
Internal changes in equity                                                            
Constitution of reserves (Note 25.3)                          (14,972,324)      14,972,324                         
Realization of deemed cost, net of taxes                                          (79,979)  79,979             
Balances at September 30, 2023  9,269,281   (33,735)  24,664   (1,484,014)  879,278   1,404,099   4,759,726   675,218   14,972,324       1,637,970   9,657,484   41,762,295   115,458   41,877,753 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Suzano S.A.
 
Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

 

   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net income for the period   9,591,659    15,935,997 
Adjustment to          
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   5,294,748    5,352,198 
Depreciation of right of use (Note 19.1)   238,416    170,910 
Sublease of ships        (11,314)
Interest expense on lease liabilities   333,799    321,366 
Result from sale and disposal of property, plant and equipment and biological assets, net (Note 29)   174,008    (26,627)
Income (expense) from associates and joint ventures   5,830    (266,945)
Exchange rate and monetary variations, net (Note 26)   (1,744,880)   (1,700,202)
Interest expenses on financing, loans and debentures, net (Note 26)   3,537,499    2,902,537 
Capitalized loan costs (Note 26)   (816,763)   (206,444)
Accrual of interest on marketable securities   (841,931)   (487,890)
Amortization of transaction costs (Note 26)   49,995    53,407 
Derivative gains, net (Note 26)   (4,034,620)   (5,510,514)
Fair value adjustment of biological assets (Note 13)   (1,256,315)   (171,618)
Deferred income tax and social contribution (Note 12.2)   2,715,468    3,094,068 
Interest on actuarial liabilities (Note 21.2)   51,989    44,443 
Provision for judicial liabilities, net (Note 20.1)   81,011    101,717 
Tax litigation reduction program   14,031      
Provision for doubtful accounts, net (Note 7.3)   23,114    2,631 
Provision for inventory losses, net (Note 8.1)   14,304    14,145 
Provision for loss of ICMS credits, net (Note 9.1)   262,178    62,007 
Tax credits (note 29)        1,324 
Other   29,328    7,868 
Decrease (increase) in assets          
Trade accounts receivable   2,587,427    (2,074,641)
Inventories   (363,387)   (1,092,801)
Recoverable taxes   (619,320)   (342,011)
Other assets   223,371    98,186 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities          
Trade accounts payable   64,470    2,350,136 
Taxes payable   226,151    286,491 
Payroll and charges   73,625    56,758 
Other liabilities   (301,817)   (232,613)
Cash generated from operations   15,613,388    18,732,569 
Payment of interest on financing, loans and debentures (Note 18.3)   (3,936,938)   (3,419,037)
Capitalized loan costs paid   816,763    206,444 
Interest received on marketable securities   516,001    348,536 
Payment of income taxes   (255,443)   (216,064)
Cash provided by operating activities   12,753,771    15,652,448 
           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Additions to property, plant and equipment (Note 15)   (8,824,534)   (7,147,236)
Additions to intangible (Note 16)   (5,726)   (80,651)
Additions to biological assets (Note 13)   (4,332,093)   (3,522,875)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment   145,216    166,057 
Capital increase in affiliates   (35,075)   (32,144)
Marketable securities, net   (7,291,597)   (3,096,515)
Advances for acquisition (receipt) of wood from operations with development and partnerships   (553,858)   (231,636)
Dividends received   4,869    6,604 
Asset acquisition (Note 23)   (1,615,140)     
Acquisition of subsidiaries (Note 1.2.3)   (1,060,718)   (2,090,062)
Net cash from acquisition of subsidiaries   5,002    10,590 
Cash used in investing activities   (23,563,654)   (16,017,868)
           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from loans, financing and debentures (Note 18.3)   9,971,740    341,481 
Receipt of derivative transactions (Note 4.5.4)   2,385,114    26,346 
Payment of loans, financing and debentures (Note 18.3)   (3,483,991)   (1,673,985)
Payment of leases (Note 19.2)   (869,973)   (743,619)
Payment of dividends   (2,412)   (1,801,579)
Liabilities for assets acquisitions and subsidiaries   (116,924)   (107,520)
Shares repurchased (Note 24.2)   (880,914)   (1,904,424)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities   7,002,640    (5,863,300)
           
EXCHANGE VARIATION ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (172,245)   (403,895)
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, net   (3,979,488)   (6,632,615)
At the beginning of the period   9,505,951    13,590,776 
At the end of the period   5,526,463    6,958,161 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, net   (3,979,488)   (6,632,615)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 

 

1.COMPANY´S OPERATIONS

 

Suzano S.A. (“Suzano”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) is a public company with its headquarters in Brazil, at Avenida Professor Magalhães Neto, No. 1,752 - 10th floor, rooms 1010 and 1011, Bairro Pituba, in the city of Salvador, State of Bahia, and its main business office in the city of São Paulo.

 

Suzano’s shares are traded on B3 S.A. (“Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão - “B3”), listed in the New Market under the ticker SUZB3, and its American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) in a ratio of 1 (one) per common share, Level II, are traded in the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker SUZ.

 

The Company has 13 industrial units, located in the cities of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim and Aracruz (Espírito Santo State), Belém (Pará State), Eunápolis and Mucuri (Bahia State), Maracanaú (Ceará State), Imperatriz (Maranhão State), Jacareí, Limeira, Suzano, Rio Verde and Mogi das Cruzes (São Paulo State) and Três Lagoas (Mato Grosso do Sul State). Additionally, it has five technology centers, 23 distribution centers and three ports, all located in Brazil.

 

These units produce hardwood pulp from eucalyptus, coated paper, paperboard, uncoated paper and cut size paper and packages of sanitary paper (consumer goods - tissue) to serve the domestic and foreign markets.

 

Pulp and paper are sold in foreign markets by Suzano, as well as through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and/or its sales offices in Argentina, Austria, China, Ecuador, United States of America and Singapore.

 

The Company's operations also include the commercial management of eucalyptus forest for its own use, the operation of port terminals, and the holding of interests, as a partner or shareholder, in other companies or enterprises, and the generation of electricity in the pulp production process and its commercialization.

 

The Company is controlled by Suzano Holding S.A., through a voting agreement whereby it holds 46.97% of the common shares of its share capital.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information was authorized by the Board of Directors on October 26, 2023.

 

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Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 

 

1.1.Equity interests

 

The Company holds equity interests in the following entities:

 

         % equity interest 
Entity/Type of investment  Main activity  Country  September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
Consolidated               
F&E Tecnologia do Brasil S.A. (Direct)  Biofuel production, except alcohol  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Fibria Celulose (USA) Inc. (Direct)  Business office  United States of America  100.00%   100.00%
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. (Direct)  Financial fundraising  Cayman Island  100.00%   100.00%
Fibria Terminal de Celulose de Santos SPE S.A. (Direct)  Port operations  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
FuturaGene Ltd.  Biotechnology research and development  England  100.00%   100.00%
FuturaGene Delaware Inc. (Indirect)  Biotechnology research and development  United States of America  100.00%   100.00%
FuturaGene Israel Ltd. (Indirect)  Biotechnology research and development  Israel  100.00%   100.00%
FuturaGene Inc. (Indirect)  Biotechnology research and development  United States of America  100.00%   100.00%
Maxcel Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (Direct)  Holding  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Itacel - Terminal de Celulose de Itaqui S.A. (Indirect)  Port operations  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
MMC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Direct)(1)  Industrialization and commercialization of wipes, cleaning and sanitary and personal hygiene products.  Brazil  100.00%     
Mucuri Energética S.A. (Direct)  Power generation and distribution  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Paineiras Logística e Transportes Ltda.  (Direct)  Road freight transport  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Portocel - Terminal Espec. Barra do Riacho S.A. (Direct)  Port operations  Brazil  51.00%   51.00%
Projetos Especiais e Investimentos Ltda. (Direct)  Commercialization of equipment and parts  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
SFBC Participações Ltda. (Direct)  Packaging production  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Stenfar S.A. Indl. Coml. Imp. Y. Exp. (Direct)  Commercialization of paper and computer materials  Argentina  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Austria GmbH. (Direct)  Business office  Austria  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Canada Inc. (Direct)  Lignin research and development  Canada  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Ecuador S.A.S. (Direct) (2)  Business office  Ecuador  100.00%     
Suzano Finland Oy (Direct)  Industrialization and commercialization of cellulose, microfiber cellulose and paper  Finland  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano International Finance B.V (Direct)  Financial fundraising  Netherlands  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano International Trade GmbH. (Direct)  Business office  Austria  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Material Technology Development Ltd. (Direct)  Biotechnology research and development  China  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Operações Industriais e Florestais S.A. (Direct)  Industrialization, commercialization and exporting of pulp  Brazil  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Pulp and Paper America Inc. (Direct)  Business office  United States of America  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Pulp and Paper Europe S.A. (Direct)  Business office  Switzerland  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Shanghai Ltd. (Direct)  Business office  China  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Shanghai Trading Ltd. (Direct) (3)  Financial fundraising  China  100.00%     
Suzano Singapura Pte. Ltd (Direct) (4)  Business office  Singapore  100.00%     
Suzano Trading International KFT(Direct)  Business office  Hungary  100.00%   100.00%
Suzano Ventures LLC (Direct)  Corporate venture capital  United States of America  100.00%   100.00%

 

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Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 

 

         % equity interest 
Entity/Type of investment  Main activity  Country  September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
Joint operation               
Veracel Celulose S.A. (Direct)  Industrialization, commercialization and exporting of pulp  Brazil  50.00%   50.00%
                
Equity               
Biomas Serviços Ambientais, Restauração e Carbono S.A. (Direct) (5)  Restoration, conservation and preservation of forests  Brazil  16.66%   100.00%
Ensyn Corporation (Direct) (6)  Biofuel research and development  United States of America  26.07%   26.59%
F&E Technologies LLC (Direct/Indirect)  Biofuel production, except alcohol  United States of America  50.00%   50.00%
Ibema Companhia Brasileira de Papel (Direct)  Industrialization and commercialization of paperboard  Brazil  49.90%   49.90%
Spinnova Plc (Direct) (7)  Research of sustainable raw materials for the textile industry  Finland  18.78%   19.03%
Woodspin Oy (Direct/Indirect)  Development and production of cellulose-based fibers, yarns and textile filaments  Finland  50.00%   50.00%
                
Fair value through other comprehensive income               
Celluforce Inc. (Direct)  Nanocrystalline pulp research and development  Canada  8.28%   8.28%

 

1)On June 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of MMC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda.(Note 1.2.3.)
2)On March 8, 2023, establishment of legal entity with full equity interest from Suzano S.A.
3)On May 19, 2023, establishment of legal entity with full equity interest from Suzano S.A.
4)On May 23, 2023, establishment of legal entity with full equity interest from Suzano S.A.
5)On February 27 and March 21, 2023, equivalent contributions were made by the six shareholders of Biomas to constitute an equity interest (Note 1.2.6).
6)On May 17, 2023, the percentage of interest was changed due to the dilution of the shares.
7)Dilution of Company’s interest due issuance of new shares by Spinnova.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

1.2.Major events in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

1.2.1.Effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Middle East conflict

 

The Company has continuously monitored the impacts of the current war between Russia and Ukraine, and Middle East conflict, both direct and indirect, on society, the economy and markets (global and domestic), with the objective of evaluating possible impacts and risks for the business.

 

The Company's assessment has covered five main areas:

 

(i)Personnel: Suzano has local employees and facilities in the city of Rehovot in Israel, through its subsidiary, FuturaGene Israel Ltd. The Company continuously monitors the situation.

 

In the context of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Suzano does not have employees or facilities of any kind in locations related to the conflict.

 

(ii)Supply Chain: the Company did not identify any short-term or long-term risk of possible interruptions or shortages of materials for its industrial and forestry activities. So far, the only effects observed have been greater volatility in commodities and energy prices.

 

(iii)Logistics: internationally, there was no change in the Company’s logistical operations, with all the routes used remaining unchanged and the moorings in the planned locations being maintained. At the domestic level, no changes in logistical flows were identified.

 

(iv)Commercial: to date, the Company has continued with its transactions as planned, maintaining service to its customers in all its sectors of activity. Sales to a few customers located in Russia were suspended, without any significant financial impact.

 

(v)Continuity of operations: The conflict in Israel may result in disruptions to biotechnology research and development operations at FuturaGene Israel Ltd.

 

As a result of the current scenario, the Company has taken steps to expand its monitoring of the situation, together with its main stakeholders, in order to ensure any updates and information flows required for its global decision-making are available in a timely manner.

 

1.2.2.Cerrado Project

 

On October 28, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved the realization of the Cerrado Project, which consists of building a pulp production mill in the municipality of Ribas do Rio Pardo, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

 

The plant will have an estimated nominal capacity of 2,550,000 tons of eucalyptus pulp production per year, with an estimated period for starting operations in the first semester of 2024. The total investment is R$22,200,000, with substantial payments during the years of 2021 to 2024.

 

1.2.3.Acquisition of tissue business in Brazil

 

On June 1 2023, the Company acquired the totality of the quotas held by Kimberly-Clark Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Produtos de Higiene Ltda. (“KC Brasil”) in MMC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda (“MMC Brasil”) for the consideration of US$212,029 million (equivalent to R$1,072,657) paid in cash (“Transaction”). On September 15, 2023, Suzano was reimbursed in the amount of R$11,939 due to variations on the closing balance related to working capital, cash and estimated value of inventory which results with an adjusted total purchase consideration of R$1,060,718.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

MMC Brasil had no operations until the contribution made by KC Brasil as a result of the carve out carried out in May 25, 2023 of the assets related to the business of manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling of tissue products, including toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, tissues, as well as other paper products in Brazil, including ownership of the brand “NEVE” of KC Brasil.

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price:

 

Total purchase consideration (full payment on closing)   1,072,657 
Price Adjustment (working capital)   (11,939)
Final total purchase consideration (full payment on closing)   1,060,718 
Book value of Shareholders' Equity of MMC Brasil   587,226 
      
Fair value adjustment     
Inventories (1)   7,120 
Property, plant and equipment (2)   105,858 
Trademark and patents (3)   189,655 
Net identifiable assets acquired   889,859 
Goodwill (4)   170,859 

 

(1)            Measured considering the balance of finished products based on selling price, net of selling expenses.

(2)            Measured based on the analysis of market data on comparable transactions and cost quantification, based on the estimate of replacement or replacement value of the assets.

(3)            Measured based on revenue projections for products under the evaluated brands, according to the Refief from Royalties methodology.

(4)            Goodwill is attributable to the workforce and expected future profitability of the acquired business. It will be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Considering the fact that MMC Brasil was created based on a carve out of a portion of the KC Brasil businesses, counterparty of the transaction, there is no previous history of revenue and/or profits specifically for the acquired entity to be considered or included in a pro forma consolidated revenue and pro forma consolidated profit as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2023.

 

No deferred tax was recognized on the fair value adjustments, as MMC will be merged in the fiscal year of 2023.

 

Acquisition related costs of R$12,105 are included in administrative expenses in profit or loss.

 

1.2.4.Federal Supreme Court (“STF”) decision – Effectiveness of final and unappealable tax decisions

 

On February 8, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court in Brazil concluded the judgments of Items 881 and 885, which discussed the effects of res judicata. The Company is not a party to any litigation related to a tax not being collected due to a past decision considered unappealable, therefore, the Company has no material adjustment due to the decision.

 

1.2.5.Treasury shares cancelled

 

On February 28, 2023, the Board of Directors decided to cancel 37,145,969 common shares, with an average cost of R$40.84 (forty reais and eighty-four cents) per share, in the amount of R$1,517,224, that were being held in treasury, without changing the share capital and against the balances of available profit reserves. After the cancellation of shares, the share capital of R$9,269,281 is now divided into 1,324,117,615 common shares, all nominative, book-entry and without par value.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

1.2.6.Biomas

 

On September 5, 2022, Biomas Serviços Ambientais, Restauração e Carbono Ltda. (“Biomas”) was initially established by Suzano S.A.

 

On November 12, 2022, Suzano in partnership with Itaú Unibanco S.A, Marfrig Global Foods S.A., Rabobank Foundational Investments B.B., Santander Corretora de Seguros, Investimentos e Serviços S.A. and Vale S.A., announced an alliance during an event held at the Climate Conference, COP27, in Egypt, for the creation of a company focused entirely to forest restoration, conservation and preservation activities in Brazil.

 

After the transformation of Biomas into a joint venture, Suzano, together with Marfrig, Rabobank and Vale, made a commitment to invest R$20,000 each partner, in accordance to the terms of the respective investment agreements on February 27, 2023, once the conditions precedent and closing acts established in said agreements were fulfilled. Itaú and Santander made their respective capital contributions on March 21, 2023.

 

For the period ended September 30, 2023, the amount of R$30,000 (R$5,000 for each partner) was fully paid with a remaining balance of R$90,000 (R$15,000 for each partner) to be paid.

 

With the completion of the above investments, each company now holds 16.66% of equity interest at Biomas.

 

2.BASIS OF PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information, of the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, are prepared in compliance with the international standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and disclose all the applicable significant information related to the financial information, which is consistent with the information used by Management in the performance of its duties.

 

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information are expressed in thousands of Brazilian Reais (“R$”), as well as the amounts of other currencies, when applicable, were also expressed in thousands, unless otherwise stated.

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information requires Management to make judgments, use estimates and adopt policies in the process of applying accounting practices that affect the disclosed amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, including the disclosure of contingent liabilities assumed. However, the uncertainty inherent to these judgements, assumptions and estimates could result in material adjustments to the carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities in future periods.

 

The Company reviews its judgments, estimates and assumptions continually as disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 3.2.34). There were no changes in these judgments, estimates and assumptions compared to disclosed on December 31, 2022.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information prepared on historical cost basis, except for the following material items recognized:

 

(i)Derivative and non-derivative financial instruments measured at fair value;

 

(ii)Share-based payments and employee benefits measured at fair value; and

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

(iii)Biological assets measured at fair value;

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information was prepared under the going concern assumption.

 

3.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information was prepared based on the information of Suzano and its subsidiaries on the same base date, except for subsidiary MMC Brasil and associates Ensyn and Spinnova, as well as in accordance with consistent accounting policies and practices.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, considering that its purpose is to provide an update on the activities, events and significant circumstances in relation to those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information focus on new activities, events and circumstances and do not duplicate the information previously disclosed, except when Management judges that the maintenance of the information is relevant.

 

The accounting policies have been consistently applied to all consolidated companies.

 

There were no changes on such policies and estimates calculation methodologies, except for the application of the new accounting policies as of January 1, 2023 and whose estimated impact was disclosed in the annual financial statements of December 31, 2022, as disclosed in the Note 3.1.

 

3.1.New accounting policies and changes in accounting policies adopted

 

The new standards and interpretations issued, until the issuance of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information, are described below.

 

3.1.1.Accounting policies adopted

 

3.1.1.1.Presentation of the financial statements – IAS 1 – Classification of liabilities as current and non-current (applicable for annual periods beginning on/or after January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted)

 

The amendments to IAS 1 affect only the presentation of liabilities as current or non-current in the balance sheet, and not the amount or the timing of the recognition of any asset, liability, income or expense, or the information disclosed about these items.

 

The amendments clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current is based on the rights existing at the balance sheet date, specify that the classification is not affected by expectations about whether an entity will exercise its right to postpone the settlement of the liability, explain that the rights exist if restrictive clauses are complied with at the balance sheet date, and introduce the definition of 'settlement' to clarify that it refers to a transfer to a counterparty of an amount in cash, equity instruments, other assets or services.

 

The Company assessed the content of this pronouncement and did not identify any impacts.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

3.1.1.2.Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 Making Materiality Judgements – Disclosure of Accounting Policies (applicable for annual periods beginning on/or after January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted)

 

The amendments change the requirements in IAS 1 with regard to the disclosure of accounting policies. The amendments replace all instances of the term ‘significant accounting policies’ with ‘material accounting policy information’. Accounting policy information is material if, considered together with other information included in an entity’s financial statements, it can reasonably be expected to influence the decisions that the primary users of the financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements.

 

The supporting paragraphs in IAS 1 are also amended to clarify that accounting policy information that relates to immaterial transactions, other events or conditions is immaterial, and need not be disclosed. Accounting policy information may be material because of the nature of the related transactions, other events or conditions, even if the amounts are immaterial. However, not all accounting policy information relating to material transactions, other events or conditions is itself material.

 

The Company assessed the content of this pronouncement and did not identify any impacts.

 

3.1.1.3.Amendments to IAS 8 Definition of Accounting Estimates (applicable for annual periods beginning on/or after January 1, 2023)

 

The amendments replace the definition of a change in accounting estimates with a definition of accounting estimates. Under the new definition, accounting estimates are “monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty”. The definition of a change in accounting estimates was deleted. However, the Board retained the concept of changes in accounting estimates in the Standard through the following clarifications:

 

(i)A change in accounting estimates that results from new information or new developments does not constitute the correction of an error

 

(ii)The effects of a change in an input or a measurement technique used to develop an accounting estimate represent changes in accounting estimates if they do not result from the correction of prior period errors

 

The Company assessed the content of this pronouncement and did not identify any impacts.

 

3.1.1.4.Amendments to IAS 12 – Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction (applicable for annual periods beginning on/or after January 1, 2023)

 

The amendments introduce a further exception to the initial recognition exemption. Under the amendments, an entity may not apply the initial recognition exemption for transactions that give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences.

 

Depending on the applicable tax law, equal taxable and deductible temporary differences may arise from the initial recognition of an asset and liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither the accounting nor the taxable profit. For example, this may arise upon the recognition of a lease liability and the corresponding right-of-use asset, applying IFRS 16 at the commencement date of a lease.

 

Following the amendments to IAS 12, an entity is required to recognise the related deferred tax asset and liability, with the recognition of any deferred tax asset being subject to the recoverability criteria in IAS 12.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The amendments apply to transactions that occur on or after the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. In addition, at the beginning of the earliest comparative period, an entity recognises:

 

(i)A deferred tax asset (to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilized) and a deferred tax liability for all deductible and taxable temporary differences associated with:

 

·Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities; and

 

·Decommissioning, restoration and similar liabilities and the corresponding amounts recognised as part of the cost of the related asset.

 

(ii)The cumulative effect of initially applying the amendments as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or another component of equity, as appropriate) at that date.

 

The Company assessed the content of this pronouncement and did not identify any impacts.

 

4.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS MANAGEMENT

 

4.1.Financial risks management

 

4.1.1.Overview

 

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in the financial risk management policies and procedures compared to those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 4).

 

The Company maintained its conservative approach and strong cash and marketable securities position, as well as its hedging policy.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

4.1.2.Classification

 

All transactions with financial instruments are recognized for accounting purposes and classified in the following categories:

 

   Note 

September 30,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
Assets             
Amortized cost             
Cash and cash equivalents  5   5,526,463    9,505,951 
Trade accounts receivable  7   6,650,210    9,607,012 
Dividends receivable  11        7,334 
Other assets (1)      812,133    931,173 
       12,988,806    20,051,470 
Fair value through other comprehensive income             
Investments - Celluforce  14.1   23,912    24,917 
       23,912    24,917 
Fair value through profit or loss             
Derivative financial instruments  4.5.1   4,386,450    4,873,749 
Marketable securities  6   15,400,573    7,965,742 
       19,787,023    12,839,491 
       32,799,741    32,915,878 
Liabilities             
Amortized cost             
Trade accounts payable  17   5,905,156    6,206,570 
Loans, financing and debentures  18.1   78,551,038    74,574,591 
Lease liabilities  19.2   6,389,093    6,182,530 
Liabilities for assets acquisitions and subsidiaries  23   189,205    2,062,322 
Dividends payable      2,682    5,094 
Other liabilities (1)      146,765    147,920 
       91,183,939    89,179,027 
Fair value through profit or loss             
Derivative financial instruments  4.5.1   2,709,991    4,846,795 
       2,709,991    4,846,795 
       93,893,930    94,025,822 
       61,094,189    61,109,944 

 

1)Does not include items not classified as financial instruments.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

4.1.3.Fair value of loans and financing

 

The estimated fair values of loans and financing are set forth below:

 

  

Yield used to
discount/

methodology

 

September 30,

2023

   December 31, 2022 
Quoted in the secondary market             
In foreign currency             
Bonds  Secondary Market   37,778,994    40,309,832 
Estimated present value             
In foreign currency             
Export credits (“Prepayment”)  SOFR   18,632,878    17,724,315 
Assets Financing  SOFR   217,267    138,644 
IFC - International Finance Corporation  SOFR   3,343,161      
BNDES - Currency basket  DI 1   1,083    10,866 
In local currency             
BNDES – TJLP  DI 1   223,382    292,487 
BNDES – TLP  DI 1   1,938,503    1,393,010 
BNDES – Fixed  DI 1   4,825    21,656 
BNDES – SELIC (“Special Settlement and Custody System”)  DI 1   650,296    575,129 
CRA (“Agribusiness Receivables Certificate”)  DI 1/IPCA   728,446    1,835,336 
Debentures  DI 1   8,909,291    5,643,440 
NCE (“Export Credit Notes”)  DI 1   109,098    1,384,396 
NCR (“Rural Credit Notes”)  DI 1   2,163,521    294,089 
Export credits (“Prepayment”)  DI 1   766,409    1,320,415 
       75,467,154    70,943,615 

 

The book values of loans and financing are disclosed in Note 18.

 

Management considers that, for its other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, their book values approximate their fair values, and therefore the fair value information is not being presented.

 

4.2.Liquidity risk management

 

The Company’s purpose is to maintain a strong cash and marketable securities position to meet its financial and operating commitments. The amount held in cash is intended to cover the expected outflows in the normal course of its operations, while the cash surplus is generally invested in highly liquid financial investments according to the Cash Management Policy.

 

The cash position is monitored by the Company’s Management, by means of management reports and participation in performance meetings with determined frequencies. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, the variations in cash and marketable securities were as expected, and the cash generated from operations was mostly used for investments and debt service.

 

All derivative financial instruments were traded over the counter and do not require deposit guarantee margins.

 

The remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities are presented as of the balance sheet date. The amounts as set forth below consist of undiscounted cash flow, and include interest payments and exchange rate variations, and therefore may not reconcile with the amounts disclosed in the balance sheet.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

  

September 30,

2023

 
   Book value   Undiscounted
cash flow
   Up to 1  year   1 - 2  years   2 - 5  years   More than
5 years
 
Liabilities                              
Trade accounts payable   5,905,156    5,905,156    5,905,156                
Loans, financing and debentures   78,551,038    109,541,333    8,786,397    13,485,360    32,987,532    54,282,044 
Lease liabilities   6,389,093    11,222,745    1,163,069    2,031,294    1,805,878    6,222,504 
Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries   189,205    220,512    96,989    18,943    88,952    15,628 
Derivative financial instruments   2,709,991    4,120,181    650,989    1,365,987    1,482,461    620,744 
Dividends payable   2,682    2,682    2,682                
Other liabilities   146,765    146,765    56,688    90,077           
    93,893,930    131,159,374    16,661,970    16,991,661    36,364,823    61,140,920 

 

  

December 31,

2022

 
   Book value   Undiscounted
cash flow
   Up to 1  year   1 - 2  years   2 - 5  years   More than
5 years
 
Liabilities                              
Trade accounts payable   6,206,570    6,206,570    6,206,570                
Loans, financing and debentures   74,574,591    105,341,912    6,823,274    7,899,772    39,476,527    51,142,339 
Lease liabilities   6,182,530    11,053,487    1,050,947    992,379    2,668,855    6,341,305 
Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries   2,062,322    2,203,302    1,986,633    99,331    57,421    59,917 
Derivative financial instruments   4,846,795    6,515,262    728,070    1,341,108    4,299,970    146,114 
Dividends payable   5,094    5,094    5,094                
Other liabilities   147,920    147,920    61,500    86,420           
    94,025,822    131,473,547    16,862,088    10,419,010    46,502,773    57,689,675 

 

4.3.Credit risk management

 

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in the credit risk management policies compared to those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended of December 31, 2022 (Note 4).

 

4.4.Market risk management

 

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in the market risk management policies and procedures compared to those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 4).

 

4.4.1.Exchange rate risk management

 

As disclosed in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 4), the Company enters into U.S.Dollar selling transactions in the futures markets, including strategies involving options, to ensure attractive levels of operating margins for a portion of revenue. Such transactions are limited to a percentage of the net surplus foreign currency over a 24-months’ time horizon and therefore, are matched to the availability of currency for sale in the short term. The Company's Board of Directors approved the contracting of extraordinary hedge, in addition to the strategy mentioned above, for investments in the Cerrado Project, with a term of up to 36 months as of November 2021, in an amount of up to US$1,000,000. On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the expansion of the program, increasing the maximum amount (notional) to US$1,500,000, maintaining the previously established deadline. In order to provide transparency on the hedge program for the Cerrado Project, since December 31, 2021 the Company has started to prominently disclose the respective contracted operations.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The assets and liabilities that are exposed to foreign currency, substantially in U.S. Dollars, are set forth below:

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

December 31,
2022

 
Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents   4,655,025    8,039,218 
Marketable securities   7,147,218    4,510,652 
Trade accounts receivable   5,001,881    7,612,768 
Derivative financial instruments   2,775,991    3,393,785 
    19,580,115    23,556,423 
Liabilities          
Trade accounts payable   (1,363,131)   (2,030,806)
Loans and financing   (62,792,091)   (61,216,140)
Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries   (130,275)   (2,053,259)
Derivative financial instruments   (2,076,699)   (4,698,323)
    (66,362,196)   (69,998,528)
    (46,782,081)   (46,442,105)

 

4.4.1.1.Sensitivity analysis – foreign exchange rate exposure – except for derivative financial instruments

 

For market risk analysis, the Company uses scenarios to evaluate both its asset and liability positions in foreign currency, and the possible effects on its results. The probable scenario represents the amounts recognized, as they reflect the conversion into Brazilian Reais on the balance sheet date (R$ to U.S.$ = R$5.0076).

 

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly interest rates, remain constant. The other scenarios considered the depreciation of the Brazilian Real against the U.S. Dollar at the rates of 25% and 50% before taxes.

 

The following table set forth the potential impacts at their absolute amounts:

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Effect on profit or loss 
  

Probable
(base value)

  

Possible
(25%)

  

Remote
(50%)

 
Cash and cash equivalents   4,655,025    1,163,756    2,327,513 
Marketable securities   7,147,218    1,786,805    3,573,609 
Trade accounts receivable   5,001,881    1,250,470    2,500,941 
Trade accounts payable   (1,363,131)   (340,783)   (681,566)
Loans and financing   (62,792,091)   (15,698,023)   (31,396,046)
Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries   (130,275)   (32,569)   (65,138)

 

4.4.1.2.Sensitivity analysis – foreign exchange rate exposure – derivative financial instruments

 

The Company has sales operations in US$ in the futures markets, including strategies using options, to ensure attractive levels of operating margins for a portion of its revenue. These operations are limited to a percentage of the total exposure to US$ over a 24-month horizon, or to investments in the Cerrado Project, according to the extraordinary hedge described above, and are therefore pegged to the availability of ready-to-sell foreign exchange in the short term.

 

In addition to the transaction described above, the Company also taken out derivative instruments linked to the US$ and subject to exchange fluctuations, seeking to adjust the debt's currency indexation to the cash generation currency, as provided for in its financial policies.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

For the calculation of the mark-to-market (“MtM”) price, the exchange rate of the last business day of the period is used. These market movements caused a positive impact on the mark-to-market position entered into by the Company.

 

This analysis below assumes that all other variables, particularly the interest rates, remain constant. The other scenarios considered the depreciation of the Brazilian Real against the US$ by 25% and 50%, before taxes, based on the base scenario on September 30, 2023.

 

The following table set out the possible impacts assuming these scenarios:

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Effect on profit or loss 
  

Probable
(base value)

  

Possible
25%

  

Remote
50%

 
Dollar/Real               
Derivative financial instruments               
Derivative options   1,972,471    (3,353,733)   (7,722,371)
Derivative swaps   (616,822)   (1,314,397)   (2,619,400)
Derivative Non-Deliverable Forward (‘NDF’) Contracts   22,002    (53,398)   (106,798)
Embedded derivatives   142,890    (88,549)   (177,099)
NDF parity derivatives (1)   62,556    (7,442)   (21,441)
Commodity Derivatives   93,362    (23,348)   (46,690)
                
Dollar/Euro               
Derivative financial instruments               
NDF parity derivatives (1)   62,556    (455,892)   (911,804)

 

(1)Long positions at US$/EUR parity in order to protect the Capex cash flow of the Cerrado Project against the appreciation of the Euro.

 

4.4.2.Interest rate risk management

 

Fluctuations in interest rates could increase or reduce the costs of new loans and existing contracted operations.

 

The Company is constantly looking for alternatives for the use of financial instruments in order to avoid negative impacts on its cash flow due to fluctuations in interest rates in Brazil or abroad.

 

On July 1, 2023, loan contracts (with a volume of R$15,566,016) and derivatives (with a volume of R$15,150,974) began to be indexed by Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (and no longer by London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)), adopted as the new reference interest rate by capital market. The change in the interest rate did not have a substantial impact on the balances presented in the loan and financing and derivative instrument categories.

 

4.4.2.1.Sensitivity analysis – exposure to interest rates – except for derivative financial instruments

 

For its market risk analysis, the Company uses scenarios to evaluate the sensitivity of changes in operations impacted by the following rates: Interbank Deposit Rate (“CDI”), Long Term Interest Rate (“TJLP”), Special System for Settlement and Custody (“SELIC”) and SOFR, which could impact the results. The probable scenario represents the amounts already booked, as they reflect Management’s best estimates.

 

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly exchange rates, will remain constant. The other scenarios considered a depreciation of 25% and 50% in market interest rates.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The following table set forth the possible impacts assuming these scenarios in absolute amounts:

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Effect on profit or loss 
   Probable  

Possible
(25%)

  

Remote
(50%)

 
CDI/SELIC               
Cash and cash equivalents   797,474    25,220    50,440 
Marketable securities   8,253,355    261,012    522,025 
Loans and financing   8,673,723    274,306    548,613 
TJLP               
Loans and financing   266,502    4,664    9,328 
SOFR               
Loans and financing   20,255,567    273,222    546,445 

 

4.4.2.2.Sensitivity analysis – exposure to interest rates – derivative financial instruments

 

This analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant. The other scenarios considered a depreciation of 25% and 50% in market interest rates.

 

The following table sets out the possible impacts of these assumed scenarios:

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Effect on profit or loss 
   Probable   Probable
25%
   Remote
50%
 
CDI               
Derivative financial instruments               
Liabilities               
Derivative options   1,972,471    (335,005)   (645,456)
Derivative swaps   (616,822)   (3,565)   (10,182)
SOFR               
Derivative financial instruments               
Liabilities               
Derivative swaps   (616,822)   138,887    277,803 

 

4.4.2.3.Sensitivity analysis to changes in the consumer price indices of the US economy

 

For the measurement of the probable scenario, the United States Consumer Price Index (“US-CPI”) was considered on September 30, 2023. The probable scenario was extrapolated considering a depreciation of 25% and 50% in the US-CPI to define the possible and remote scenarios, respectively.

 

The following table sets out the possible impacts, assuming these scenarios in absolute amounts:

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Effect on profit or loss 
    

Probable
(base value)

    Possible
(25%)
    Remote
(50%)
 
Embedded derivative in a commitment to purchase standing wood, originating from a forest partnership agreement   142,890    (33,038)   (68,224)

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

4.4.3.Commodity price risk management

 

The Company is exposed to commodity prices, mainly in the selling price of pulp in the international market. The dynamics of rising and falling production capacities in the global market and macroeconomic conditions may impact the Company´s operating results.

 

Through a specialized team, the Company monitors hardwood pulp prices and analyses future trends, adjusting the forecasts aimed at assisting with preventive measures to calculate the different scenarios. There is no sufficiently liquid financial market to mitigate the risk of a material portion of the Company’s operations. Hardwood pulp price protection instruments available on the market have low liquidity and low volume, and high levels of distortion in price formation.

 

The Company is also exposed to international oil prices, reflected in logistical costs for selling in the export market, and indirectly in the costs of other supply, logistics and service contracts. In such cases, the Company evaluates whether to contract derivative financial instruments to mitigate the risk of price variations in its results.

 

4.5.Derivative financial instruments

 

The Company determines the fair value of derivative contracts, which differ from the amounts realized in the event of early settlement due to bank spreads and market factors at the time of quotation. The amounts presented by the Company are based on an estimate using market factors and use data provided by third parties, measured internally and compared to calculations performed by external consultants and by counterparties.

 

Details of derivative financial instruments and their respective calculation methodologies are disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 4).

 

4.5.1.Outstanding derivatives by type of contract, including embedded derivatives

 

The positions of outstanding derivatives are set forth below:

 

   Notional value, net in U.S.$   Fair value in R$ 
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Instruments as part of protection strategy                    
Operational hedges                    
Zero Cost Collar   4,516,950    6,866,800    1,972,471    1,596,089 
NDF (R$ x US$)   43,500    248,100    22,002    (2,474)
NDF (€ x US$)   358,998    544,702    62,556    161,055 
                     
Debt hedges                    
Swap SOFR to Fixed (US$)   2,929,252    3,200,179    921,438    1,052,546 
Swap IPCA to CDI (notional in Brazilian Reais)   4,306,552    1,741,787    (48,307)   278,945 
Swap IPCA to Fixed (US$)        121,003         (29,910)
Swap CDI x Fixed (US$)   1,015,000    1,863,534    (1,256,567)   (2,566,110)
Pre-fixed Swap to US$ (US$)   200,000    350,000    (244,060)   (503,605)
Swap SOFR to SOFR (US$)   150,961         10,674      
                     
Commodity Hedge                    
Swap US-CPI (US$) (1)   129,271    124,960    142,890    40,418 
Swap VLSFO/Brent   90,126         93,362      
              1,676,459    26,954 
                     
Current assets             2,849,012    3,048,493 
Non-current assets             1,537,438    1,825,256 
Current liabilities             (600,355)   (667,681)
Non-current liabilities             (2,109,636)   (4,179,114)
              1,676,459    26,954 

 

1)The embedded derivative refers to a swap contract for the sale of price variations in United States Dollars and US-CPI within the term of a forest partnership with a standing wood supply contract.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The current contracts and the respective protected risks are set forth below:

 

(i)Swap CDI x Fixed US$: positions in conventional swaps exchanging the variation of the Interbank Deposit rate (“DI”) for a fixed rate in United States Dollars (“US$”). The objective is to change the debt indexed in Brazilian Reais to US$, in compliance with the Company's natural exposure to US$ receivables.

 

(ii)Swap IPCA x CDI (notional in Brazilian Reais): positions in conventional swaps exchanging the variation of the Amplified Consumer Price Index (“IPCA”) for the DI rate. The objective is to change the debt indexed in reais, in compliance with the Company's cash position in Brazilian Reais, which is also indexed to DI.

 

(iii)Swap IPCA x Fixed US$: positions in conventional swaps exchanging the variations of the IPCA for a fixed rate in US$. The objective is to change the debt indexed in Brazilian Reais to US$, in compliance with the Company's natural exposure to US$ receivables.

 

(iv)Swap SOFR x Fixed US$: positions in conventional swaps exchanging a post-fixed rate (SOFR) for a fixed rate in US$. The objective is to protect the cash flow against changes in the US interest rate.

 

(v)Pre-Fixed Swap R$ x Fixed US$: positions in conventional swaps of a fixed rate in Reais for a fixed rate in US$. The objective is to change the exposure of debts in Brazilian Reais to US$, in compliance with the Company's natural exposure to US$ receivables.

 

(vi)SOFR x SOFR Swap: swap position exchanging a fixed rate added to SOFR for another fixed rate added to SOFR. The objective is to generate a fee discount for Prepayment with the banking institution, allowing for reversal mechanisms.

 

(vii)Zero Cost Collar: positions in an instrument that consists of the simultaneous combination of a purchase of put options and the sale of call options in US$, with the same principal amount and maturity, with the objective of protecting the cash flow of exports. Under this strategy, an interval is established where there is no deposit or receipt of financial margin at the option maturity. The objective is to protect the cash flow of exports against the depreciation of the Brazilian Real.

 

(viii)Non-Deliverable Forward contracts (“NDF”): short positions in US$ futures contracts with the objective of protecting the cash flow from exports against the depreciation of the Brazilian Real.

 

(ix)Swap US-CPI: The embedded derivative refers to the swap contracts for selling price variations in US$ and the US-CPI in forest partnership with a standing wood supply contract.

 

(x)Non-Deliverable Forward contracts: EUR and US$: call positions at EUR/US$ parity to protect the Capex cash flow of the Cerrado project against the appreciation of the Euro.

 

(xi)Swap Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil / Brent (“VLSFO”): Long positions in oil, aimed at hedging logistical costs related to maritime freight contracts against the increase in oil prices.

 

The variation in the fair values of derivatives on September 30, 2023 compared to the fair values measured on December 31, 2022 are explained substantially by the appreciation of the Brazilian Real against the US Dollar and by settlements during the period. There were also impacts caused by the variations in the Pre, Foreign Exchange Coupon and SOFR curves in the operations.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

It is important to highlight that the outstanding agreements on September 30, 2023 are over-the-counter market operations, without any type of collateral margin or forced early settlement clause due to variations from market marking.

 

4.5.2.Fair value by maturity schedule

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

December 31,
2022

 
2023   1,096,345    2,380,812 
2024   1,554,679    297,156 
2025   (363,924)   (1,225,193)
2026 onwards   (610,641)   (1,425,821)
    1,676,459    26,954 

 

4.5.3.Outstanding assets and liabilities derivatives positions

 

The outstanding derivatives positions are set forth below:

 

       Notional value   Fair value 
   Currency  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Debt hedges                        
Assets                        
Swap CDI to Fixed (US$)  R$    3,644,441    7,081,545    294,841    617,835 
Swap Pre-Fixed to US$  R$    738,800    1,317,226         45,329 
Swap SOFR to Fixed (US$)  US$    2,929,252    3,200,000    1,284,437    1,052,546 
Swap IPCA to CDI  IPCA    4,324,405    2,041,327    221,985    427,417 
Swap IPCA to US$  IPCA         610,960           
Swap SOFR to SOFR (US$)  US$    150,961         10,674      
                  1,811,937    2,143,127 
Liabilities                        
Swap CDI to Fixed (US$)  US$    1,015,000    1,863,534    (1,551,408)   (3,183,945)
Swap Pre-Fixed to US$  US$    200,000    350,000    (244,060)   (548,934)
Swap SOFR to Fixed (US$)  US$    2,929,252    3,200,000    (362,999)     
Swap IPCA to CDI  R$    4,306,552    1,741,787    (270,292)   (148,472)
Swap IPCA to US$  US$         121,003         (29,910)
Swap SOFR to SOFR (US$)  US$    150,961                
                  (2,428,759)   (3,911,261)
                  (616,822)   (1,768,134)
Operational hedge                        
Zero Cost Collar (US$ x R$)  US$    4,516,950    6,866,800    1,972,471    1,596,089 
NDF (R$ x US$)  US$    43,500    248,100    22,002    (2,474)
NDF (€ x US$)  US$    358,998    544,702    62,556    161,055 
                  2,057,029    1,754,670 
Commodity hedge                        
Swap US-CPI (standing wood) (1)  US$    129,271    124,960    142,890    40,418 
Swap VLSFO/Brent  US$    90,126         93,362      
                  236,252    40,418 
                  1,676,459    26,954 

 

1)The embedded derivative refers to the swap contracts for selling price variations in US$ and the US-CPI in forest partnership with a standing wood supply contract.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

4.5.4.Fair value settled amounts

 

The settled derivatives positions are set forth below:

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Operational hedge          
Zero Cost Collar (R$ x US$)   2,065,552    718,618 
NDF (R$ x US$)   137,434    8,301 
NDF (€ x US$)   67,687    7,113 
    2,270,673    734,032 
           
Commodity hedge   31,977      
Swap VLSFO/other   31,977      
           
Debt hedge          
Swap CDI to Fixed (US$)   (440,936)   (261,570)
Swap IPCA to CDI (Brazilian Reais)   272,904    (5,180)
Swap IPCA to Fixed (US$)   (3,945)   171 
Swap Pre-Fixed to US$   (104,827)   54,128 
Swap SOFR to Fixed (US$)   359,268    (239,356)
    82,464    (451,807)
    2,385,114    282,225 

 

4.6.Fair value hierarchy

 

Financial instruments are measured at fair value, which considers the fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an unforced transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes between the 3 (three) levels of hierarchy and no transfers between levels 2 and 3.

 

   September 30, 2023 
   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets               
At fair value through profit or loss               
Derivative financial instruments   4,386,450         4,386,450 
Marketable securities   15,400,573         15,400,573 
    19,787,023         19,787,023 
                
At fair value through other comprehensive income               
Other investments - CelluForce        23,912    23,912 
         23,912    23,912 
                
Biological assets        17,383,360    17,383,360 
         17,383,360    17,383,360 
Total assets   19,787,023    17,407,272    37,194,295 
                
Liabilities               
At fair value through profit or loss               
Derivative financial instruments   2,709,991         2,709,991 
    2,709,991         2,709,991 
Total liabilities   2,709,991         2,709,991 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

   December 31, 2022 
   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets               
At fair value through profit or loss               
Derivative financial instruments   4,873,749         4,873,749 
Marketable securities   7,965,742         7,965,742 
    12,839,491         12,839,491 
                
At fair value through other comprehensive income               
Other investments - CelluForce        24,917    24,917 
         24,917    24,917 
                
Biological assets        14,632,186    14,632,186 
         14,632,186    14,632,186 
Total assets   12,839,491    14,657,103    27,496,594 
                
Liabilities               
At fair value through profit or loss               
Derivative financial instruments   4,846,795         4,846,795 
    4,846,795         4,846,795 
Total liabilities   4,846,795         4,846,795 

 

4.7.Climate change

 

In the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, the risks and opportunities information linked to climate change and the sustainability strategy were disclosed, which did not change significant during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, except for the items presented in Note 4.7.1.

 

4.7.1.Opportunities linked to climate change and the sustainability strategy

 

4.7.1.1Biomas

 

As disclosed in Note 1.2.6, Suzano and five other global companies created Biomas with objective of restoring, conserving and preserving native forests in Brazil.

 

The initiative aims to restore and protect, over a period of 20 years, native forest in some of Brazil´s most valuable ecosystems, such as the Amazon, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes – The area is equivalent to the territory of Switzerland or the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.

 

The initiative aims to promote a sustainable business model from a financial perspective, enabling each restoration, conservation, and preservation projects to be viable through the commercialization of carbon credits, as removals and avoided emissions, reducing tons of CO2e from the atmosphere.

 

The first stage will involve the identification and prospecting of areas, promoting nurseries for the large-scale production of native trees, engaging local communities in Biomas activities, discussing the application of the project in public areas, partnering with carbon certification platforms and implementing pilot projects.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

4.7.1.2Generation of carbon credits

 

The Company has ongoing carbon credit projects certifications, including:

 

·Horizonte de Carbono Project, which aims to restore degraded areas through the reforestation of native and eucalyptus trees. On March 30, 2023, the certifier Verra completed the validation and verification of 1.9Mt CO2e of the Horizonte Project (VCS ID 3350), of which 10% will be allocated to the Verra reserve and 1.7Mt CO2e is eligible for the issuance of credits. The Company has not yet issued such credits.

 

The carbon credits are registered by Verra, an accredited company that holds a global platform, which is also responsible for the custody of the credits. This company has developed the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program, currently regarded as the global reference standard, in the best understanding of the company.

 

4.7.1.3Production of wood-based textile fiber

 

In May 2023, Woodspin, located in Finland, inaugurated the first factory producing sustainable, recyclable and fully biodegradable textile fiber from responsibly grown wood, the result of the joint venture between Spinnova and Suzano. This new type of “green fabric” has the potential to replace less sustainable materials used in many products. This unit will be used for market development and technology improvement.

 

For the construction and operation of textile fiber projects, Woodspin uses Suzano's microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as raw material.

 

4.8.Capital management

 

The main objective is to strengthen the Company’s capital structure, aiming to maintain an appropriate level of financial leverage while mitigating risks that could affect the availability of capital for business development.

 

The Company continuously monitors significant indicators, such as consolidated financial leverage, which is the ratio of total net debt to adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”).

 

5.CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

   Average yield
p.a. %
   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Cash and banks (1)   5.60    3,714,314    8,064,193 
                
Cash equivalents               
Local currency               
Fixed-term deposits (compromised)   102.59 of CDI    797,474    1,441,758 
                
Foreign currency               
Fixed-term deposits (2)   6.27    1,014,675      
         5,526,463    9,505,951 

 

1)Refers mainly to investments in foreign currency under the Sweep Account modality, which is a remunerated account the balance of which is invested and made available automatically each day.

 

2)Refers to Time Deposit applications, with maturity up to 90 days, which is a remunerated bank deposit with a specific maturity period and is subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

6.MARKETABLE SECURITIES

 

   Average yield
p.a. %
   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
In local currency               
Private funds   110.40 of CDI    1,177,982    1,208,975 
Private Securities (“CDBs”)   102.48 of CDI    6,622,072    1,827,012 
CDBs - Escrow Account (1)   101.89 of CDI    453,301    419,103 
         8,253,355    3,455,090 
Foreign currency               
Time deposits (2)   6.74    6,912,009    4,386,589 
Other        235,209    124,063 
         7,147,218    4,510,652 
         15,400,573    7,965,742 
                
Current        14,947,272    7,546,639 
Non-Current        453,301    419,103 

 

1)Includes escrow accounts, which will be released only after obtaining the applicable governmental approvals, and pending compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent in transactions involving the sale of rural properties.

 

2)Refers to Time Deposit investments, with maturities over 90 days, which are remunerated bank deposits with specific maturity periods.

 

7.TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

7.1.Breakdown of balances

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Domestic customers          
Third parties   1,636,465    1,915,745 
Related parties (Note 11) (1)   50,934    99,608 
           
Foreign customers          
Third parties   5,001,881    7,612,768 
           
(-) Expected credit losses   (39,070)   (21,109)
    6,650,210    9,607,012 

 

1)The balance refers to transactions with Ibema Companhia Brasileira de Papel.

 

The Company carries out factoring transactions for certain customer receivables where transfers the control and all risks and rewards related to these receivables to the counterparty, so these receivables are derecognized from accounts receivable in the balance sheet. This transaction refers to an additional cash generation opportunity and is therefore classified as a financial asset measured at amortized cost. The impact of these factoring transactions on the accounts receivable as of September 30, 2023, was R$3,536,252 (R$6,889,492 as of December 31, 2022).

 

7.2.Breakdown of trade accounts receivable by maturity

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Current   5,872,223    8,652,376 
Overdue          
Up to 30 days   501,689    777,150 
From 31 to 60 days   79,675    74,253 
From 61 to 90 days   54,796    54,784 
From 91 to 120 days   54,476    20,975 
From 121 to 180 days   15,842    18,945 
From 181 days   71,509    8,529 
    6,650,210    9,607,012 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

7.3.Roll-forward of expected credit losses

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   (21,109)   (34,763)
Additions   (23,381)   (5,228)
Reversals   267    3,576 
Write-offs   5,057    12,355 
Exchange rate variations   96    2,951 
Closing balance   (39,070)   (21,109)

 

The Company maintains guarantees for overdue receivables as part of its commercial operations, through credit insurance policies, letters of credit and other guarantees. These guarantees avoid the need to recognize expected credit losses, in accordance with the Company's credit policy.

 

7.4.Main customers

 

The Company has 1 (one) customer responsible for 11.97% of the net sales of pulp segment on September 30, 2023 (10.67% on December 31, 2022) and no main customer responsible for more than 10% of the net sales of paper segment on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

8.INVENTORIES

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Finished goods          
Pulp          
Domestic (Brazil)   558,527    616,557 
Foreign   1,603,245    1,440,207 
Paper          
Domestic (Brazil)   633,208    359,322 
Foreign   164,605    201,868 
Work in process   120,806    93,964 
Raw materials          
Wood   1,679,857    1,492,661 
Operating supplies and packaging   791,602    732,140 
Spare parts and other   1,018,515    897,531 
           
(-) Expected credit losses   (92,132)   (105,989)
    6,478,233    5,728,261 

 

8.1.Roll-forward of estimated losses

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   (105,989)   (91,258)
Additions   (41,131)   (89,552)
Reversals   26,827    33,492 
Write-offs   28,161    41,329 
Closing balance   (92,132)   (105,989)

 

On September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no inventory items pledged as collateral.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

9.RECOVERABLE TAXES

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
IRPJ/CSLL – prepayments and withheld taxes   397,660    179,812 
PIS/COFINS – on acquisitions of property, plant and equipment (1)   93,152    89,334 
PIS/COFINS – operations   699,907    523,970 
PIS/COFINS – exclusions from ICMS (2)   458,319    570,945 
ICMS – on acquisitions of property, plant and equipment (3)   421,401    167,286 
ICMS – operations (4)   1,510,132    1,423,375 
Reintegra program (5)   64,179    65,971 
Other taxes and contributions   47,988    39,057 
Provision for loss on ICMS credits (6)   (1,365,985)   (1,103,807)
    2,326,753    1,955,943 
           
Current   933,616    549,580 
Non-current   1,393,137    1,406,363 

 

1)Social Integration Program (“PIS”) and Social Security Funding Contribution (“COFINS”): Credits whose realization is based on the years of depreciation of the corresponding asset.

 

2)The Company and its subsidiaries filed lawsuits over the years seeking the exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS contribution tax basis, in relation to certain transactions during various periods from March 1992, details on the initial recognition were disclosed in the financial statements of December 31, 2021.

 

3)Tax on Sales and Services (“ICMS”): Credits from the acquisition of property, plant and equipment are recovered on a straight-line basis over a four-year period, from the acquisition date, in accordance with the relevant regulation, the ICMS Control on Property, Plant and Equipment (“CIAP”).

 

4)ICMS credits accrued due to the volume of exports and credit generated from product import transactions: Credits are concentrated in the States of Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul e São Paulo, where the Company realizes the credits through the sale of credits to third parties, after approval from the State Ministry of Finance of each State. Credits are also being realized through the consumption of consumer goods (tissue) transactions in the domestic market.

 

5)Special Regime of Tax Refunds for Export Companies ("Reintegra"): Reintegra is a program that aims to refund the residual costs of taxes paid throughout the export chain to taxpayers, to make them more competitive in foreign markets.

 

6)Related to provisions for ICMS credit balances that are not probable to be recovered.

 

9.1.Roll-forward of provision for loss

 

   ICMS 
   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   (1,103,807)   (1,064,268)
Addition (1)   (287,000)   (221,903)
Write-off        18,464 
Reversal   24,822    163,900 
Closing balance   (1,365,985)   (1,103,807)

 

1)Refers, substantially, to the accumulated ICMS credits of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, arising from the construction operations of the Cerrado Project, and of the state of Espirito Santo, of the accumulated credits due to the volume of exports.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

10.ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Forestry development program and partnerships   2,113,874    1,592,132 
Advance to suppliers - others   111,547    108,146 
    2,225,421    1,700,278 
           
Current   111,547    108,146 
Non-current   2,113,874    1,592,132 

 

In the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, the characteristics of the advances were disclosed, which did not change during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

 

11.RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company's commercial and financial transactions with the controlling shareholder and Companies owned by the controlling shareholder Suzano Holding S.A. ("Suzano Group") were carried out at specific prices and conditions, as well as the corporate governance practices adopted by the Company, and those recommended and/or required by the applicable legislation.

 

The transactions refers mainly to:

 

Assets: (i) accounts receivable from the sale of pulp, paper, tissue and other products; (ii) dividends receivable; (iii) reimbursement for expenses; and (iv) social services;

 

Liabilities: (i) loan agreements;(ii) reimbursement for expenses; (iii) social services; (iv) real estate consulting; and (v) dividends payable.

 

Amounts in the statements of income: (i) sale of pulp, paper, tissue and other products; (ii) loan charges and exchange variation; (iii) social services and (viii) real estate consulting.

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no material changes in the terms of the agreements, deals and transactions entered into, nor were there any new contracts, agreements or transactions of any different nature entered into between the Company and its related parties.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

11.1.Balances recognized in assets and liabilities and amounts of transactions during the period

 

   Assets   Liabilities   Sales (purchases), net 
   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
Transactions with controlling shareholders                              
Suzano Holding S.A.   4    5              37    72 
    4    5              37    72 
Transactions with companies of the Suzano Group and other related parties                              
Management (expect compensation – Note 11.2)                  (5)   (890)   (25)
Bexma Participações Ltda        1              7    35 
Bizma Investimentos Ltda        1              5    8 
Civelec Participações Ltda   4,575                   4,825      
Fundação Arymax                       2    3 
Ibema Companhia Brasileira de Papel (1)   50,934    106,940    (5,813)   (3,705)   140,029    147,919 
Instituto Ecofuturo - Futuro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável   1    3    (1,122)   (66)   (5,279)   (4,495)
IPLF Holding S.A.        23              3    15 
Mabex Representações e Participações Ltda.                       (178)     
Nemonorte Imóveis e Participações Ltda             (15)        (132)   (150)
    55,510    106,968    (6,950)   (3,776)   138,392    143,310 
    55,514    106,973    (6,950)   (3,776)   138,429    143,382 
                               
Assets                              
Trade accounts receivable (Note 7)   50,934    99,608                     
Dividends receivable        7,334                     
Other assets   4,580    31                     
Liabilities                              
Trade accounts payable (Note 17)             (6,950)   (3,776)          
    55,514    106,973    (6,950)   (3,776)          

 

1) Refers mainly to the sale of pulp.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

11.2.Management compensation

 

 

Expenses related to the compensation of key management personnel, which include the Board of Directors, Fiscal Council and Board of Statutory Executive Officers, recognized in the statement of income for the period, are set out below:

 

   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
Short-term benefits          
Salary or compensation   36,069    37,039 
Direct and indirect benefits   1,544    700 
Bonus   7,087    5,273 
    44,700    43,012 
Long-term benefits          
Share-based compensation plan   26,916    26,993 
    26,916    26,993 
    71,616    70,005 

 

Short-term benefits include fixed compensation (salaries and fees, vacation pay, mandatory bonus and “13th month’s salary” bonus), payroll charges (Company’s share of contributions to social security – “INSS”) and variable compensation such as profit sharing, bonuses and benefits (company car, health plan, meal voucher, market voucher, life insurance and private pension plan).

 

Long-term benefits include the stock option plan and phantom shares for executives and key members of Management, in accordance with the specific regulations disclosed in Note 22.

 

12.INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES

 

12.1.Deferred taxes

 

The Company calculates income tax and social contribution taxes, current and deferred, based on the following rates: (i) 15% plus an additional 10% on taxable income in excess of R$240 for IRPJ; and (ii) 9% for CSLL, on the net income. Balances are recognized in the Company's income on an accruals basis.

 

Subsidiaries domiciled in Brazil have their taxes calculated and provisioned in accordance with the current legislation and their specific tax regime, including, in some cases, the presumed profit method. Subsidiaries domiciled abroad are subject to taxation in their respective jurisdictions, according to local regulations.

 

Deferred income and social contribution taxes are recognized at the net amounts in non-current assets or liabilities.

 

In Brazil, Law nº. 12,973/14 revoked article 74 of Provisional Measure nº. 2,158/01 and determines that the parcel of the adjustment of the value of the investment in subsidiaries, direct and indirect, domiciled abroad, equivalent to the profit earned by them before income tax, except for exchange rate variation, must be added in the determination of taxable income and the social contribution calculation basis of the controlling entity domiciled in Brazil, at each year ended.

 

The Company management believes in the validity of the provisions of international treaties entered by Brazil to avoid double taxation. In order to ensure its right to non-double taxation, the Company filed a lawsuit in April 2019, which aims to exempt the double taxation in Brazil, of profits earned by its subsidiary located in Austria, according to Law No. 12,973/14. Due to the preliminary injunction granted in favor of the Company in the aforementioned lawsuit, the Company decided not to add the profit from Suzano International Trading GmbH, located in Austria, when determining its taxable income and social contribution basis of the net profit of the Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. There is no provision for tax related to the non-double taxation profits of such subsidiary in 2022.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

12.1.1.Deferred income and social contribution taxes

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Tax loss   1,207,830    1,207,096 
Negative tax basis of social contribution   461,286    445,250 
           
Assets - temporary differences          
Provision for judicial liabilities   302,435    268,596 
Operating provisions and other losses   1,019,801    999,028 
Exchange rate variations   2,995,010    4,297,503 
Amortization of fair value adjustments arising from business combinations   662,040    680,142 
Unrealized profit on inventories   188,560    363,052 
Leases   381,358    364,838 
    7,218,320    8,625,505 
           
Liabilities - temporary differences          
Goodwill - tax benefit on unamortized goodwill   1,230,564    1,023,103 
Property, plant and equipment - deemed cost   1,156,310    1,217,349 
Depreciation for tax-incentive reason (1)   816,997    869,997 
Capitalized loan costs   527,356    210,834 
Fair value of biological assets   950,350    703,274 
Deferred taxes, net of fair value adjustments   376,692    398,950 
Tax credits - gains from tax lawsuit (exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS basis)   155,828    194,121 
Derivatives gains (“MtM”)   569,996    9,164 
Provision of deferred taxes on results of subsidiaries abroad   140,034      
Other temporary differences   24,116    13,416 
    5,948,243    4,640,208 
           
Non-current assets   1,294,389    3,986,415 
Non-current liabilities   24,312    1,118 

 

(1)Tax depreciation is taken as a benefit only in the income tax calculation bases.

 

12.1.2.Breakdown of accumulated tax losses and social contribution tax losses carried forward

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Tax loss carried forward   4,831,320    4,828,384 
Negative tax basis of social contribution carried forward   5,125,400    4,947,222 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

12.1.3.Roll-forward of deferred tax assets

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   3,985,297    8,729,929 
Tax loss   734    50,220 
Negative tax basis of social contribution   16,036    34,176 
Provision for judicial liabilities   33,839    19,251 
Operating provisions and other losses   20,773    33,898 
Exchange rate variation   (1,302,493)   (2,257,699)
Derivative gains (“MtM”)   (560,832)   (2,202,857)
Amortization of fair value adjustments arising from business combinations   4,156    8,970 
Unrealized profit on inventories   (174,492)   64,164 
Leases   16,520    (8,534)
Goodwill - tax benefit on unamortized goodwill   (207,461)   (276,614)
Property, plant and equipment - deemed cost   61,039    99,510 
Depreciation accelerated for tax-incentive reason   53,000    74,952 
Capitalized loan costs   (316,522)   (111,435)
Fair value of biological assets   (247,076)   (272,308)
Deferred taxes on the results of subsidiaries abroad   (140,034)     
Credits on exclusion of ICMS from the PIS/COFINS tax base   38,293    3,906 
Other temporary differences   (10,700)   (4,232)
Closing balance   1,270,077    3,985,297 

 

12.2.Reconciliation of the effects of income tax and social contribution on profit or loss

 

   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
Net income (loss) before taxes   12,569,930    19,356,739 
Income tax and social contribution benefit (expense) at the statutory nominal rate of 34%   (4,273,776)   (6,581,291)
           
Tax effect on permanent differences          
Taxation (difference) on profits of subsidiaries in Brazil and abroad (1)   1,305,189    3,396,390 
Equity method   (1,982)   90,761 
Thin capitalization (2)   (41,520)   (335,568)
Credit related to the Reintegra Program   5,384    5,821 
Director bonuses   (3,485)   (11,176)
Tax incentives   76,172    36,527 
Donations/Fines – Other   (44,253)   (22,206)
    (2,978,271)   (3,420,742)
Income tax          
Current   (238,762)   (295,622)
Deferred   (1,996,712)   (2,271,969)
    (2,235,474)   (2,567,591)
Social Contribution          
Current   (24,041)   (31,052)
Deferred   (718,756)   (822,099)
    (742,797)   (853,151)
Income and social contribution benefits (expenses) for the period   (2,978,271)   (3,420,742)
           
Effective rate of income and social contribution tax expenses   23.69%   17.67%

 

1)The difference in the taxation of subsidiaries is substantially due to the differences between the nominal tax rates in Brazil and those of subsidiaries located abroad.

 

2)The Brazilian thin capitalization rules establish that interest paid or credited by a Brazilian entity to a related party abroad may only be deducted for income tax and social contribution purposes if the interest expense is viewed as necessary for the activities of the local entity, and when certain limits and requirements are met. On September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company did not meet all of the limits and requirements, and therefore the expense is not deductible for the period.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

12.3.Tax incentives

 

The Company benefits from a tax incentive for partial reduction of the income tax obtained from operations carried out in areas under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Development Superintendence (“SUDENE”) and the Superintendence of Amazon Development (“SUDAM”). The IRPJ reduction incentive is calculated based on the activity profits (exploitation profits) and considers the allocation of the operating profit based on the incentive production levels for each product.

 

Area/Regions   Company    Maturity 
Northeast Development Superintendence (“SUDENE”)          
Mucuri (BA) - Line 1   Suzano    2024 
Mucuri (BA) - Line 2   Suzano    2027 
Eunápolis (BA)   Veracel    2025 
Imperatriz (MA)   Suzano    2024 
Aracruz (ES)   Portocel    2030 
Aracruz (ES)   Suzano    2031 
           
Superintendence of Amazon Development (“SUDAM”)          
Belém (PA)   Suzano    2025 

 

13.BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

 

The roll-forward of biological assets is as set forth below:

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   14,632,186    12,248,732 
Additions   4,332,093    4,957,380 
Depletions   (2,718,069)   (3,665,057)
Gain on fair value adjustments   1,256,315    1,199,759 
Disposals   (57,898)   (82,331)
Other write-offs   (61,267)   (26,297)
Closing balance   17,383,360    14,632,186 

 

The Company reevaluates, on a semi-annual basis in June and December, the main assumptions used in measuring the fair value of biological assets, which are disclosed in Note 13 of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the period ended June 30, 2023.

 

The Company has no biological assets pledged as collateral on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

14.INVESTMENTS

 

14.1.Investments breakdown

 

  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Investments in associates and joint ventures   386,025    354,200 
Goodwill   232,381    233,399 
Other investments evaluated at fair value through other comprehensive income - Celluforce   23,912    24,917 
    642,318    612,516 
           
Investments   643,452    612,516 
Provision for loss on investments in subsidiaries   (1,134)     
    642,318    612,516 

 

14.2.Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

   Information of joint ventures as at   Company Participation 
   September 30,       In the income (expenses) for 
   2023   Carrying amount   the period 
   Equity   Income
(expenses)
of the
period
  

Participation
equity
(%)

  

September30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
  

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Associate                                   
Ensyn Corporation   (4,352)   (23,869)   26.07%   (1,134)   1,250    (6,223)   289 
Spinnova Plc (1)   504,862    (99,148)   18.78%   94,813    113,079    (18,620)   2,871 
                   93,679    114,329    (24,843)   3,160 
                                    
Joint ventures                                   
Domestic (Brazil)                                   
Biomas   26,659    (3,337)   16.66%   4,444         (556)     
Ibema Companhia Brasileira de Papel   394,082    103,447    49.90%   196,647    158,996    35,185    28,260 
Foreign                                   
F&E Technologies LLC   10,316         50.00%   5,158    5,230    -      
Woodspin Oy   172,194    (28,254)   50.00%   86,097    75,645    (14,127)   (432)
                   292,346    239,871    20,502    27,828 
                                    
Other movements                  23,912    24,917    (1,489)   235,957 
                   23,912    24,917    (1,489)   235,957 
                   409,937    379,117    (5,830)   266,945 

 

1) The average share price quoted on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market (NFNGM) was EUR3.29 (three euros and twenty-nine cents) on September 30, 2023 (EUR5.44 (five Euros and forty four cents) in December 31, 2022).

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

15.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

   Land   Buildings  

Machinery,
equipment
and facilities

   Work in
progress
   Other (1)   Total 
Average rate %        3.55    6.31         17.64      
                               
Accumulated cost   9,791,102    9,415,818    43,949,632    1,603,915    1,104,601    65,865,068 
Accumulated depreciation        (3,577,097)   (23,344,836)        (773,432)   (27,695,365)
Balance as of December 31, 2021   9,791,102    5,838,721    20,604,796    1,603,915    331,169    38,169,703 
Additions   5,089    516    381,741    11,220,806    15,832    11,623,984 
Additions of merged companies   3,829,344                        3,829,344 
Write-offs   (69,773)   (10,613)   (58,435)        (3,384)   (142,205)
Depreciation        (310,429)   (2,367,163)        (124,464)   (2,802,056)
Transfers   930,646    246,782    1,057,714    (2,451,570)   194,292    (22,136)
Accumulated cost   14,486,408    9,644,875    45,160,365    10,373,151    1,281,328    80,946,127 
Accumulated depreciation        (3,879,898)   (25,541,712)        (867,883)   (30,289,493)
Balance as of December 31, 2022   14,486,408    5,764,977    19,618,653    10,373,151    413,445    50,656,634 
Additions (2)   54,177    15    377,933    8,541,904    8,923    8,982,952 
Amounts from the acquisition of MMC Brasil (3)   4,572    111,495    453,617    8,306    11,175    589,165 
Write-offs   (23,524)   (31,537)   (122,959)        (58,724)   (236,744)
Depreciation        (232,556)   (1,893,735)        (103,834)   (2,230,125)
Transfers   325,013    217,275    1,691,383    (2,471,888)   194,877    (43,340)
Accumulated cost   14,846,646    9,909,943    47,426,533    16,451,473    1,423,369    90,057,964 
Accumulated depreciation        (4,080,274)   (27,301,641)        (957,507)   (32,339,422)
Balance as of September 30, 2023   14,846,646    5,829,669    20,124,892    16,451,473    465,862    57,718,542 

 

1)Includes vehicles, furniture and utensils and computer equipment.

 

2)The addition of work in progress refers, mainly to the Cerrado Project, of which R$158,418 is a non-cash effect in the period.

 

3)On June 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of MMC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda.(Note 1.2.3.)

 

On September 30, 2023, the Company evaluated the business, market and climate impacts, and did not identify any event that indicated the need to perform an impairment test and to record any impairment provision for property, plant and equipment.

 

15.1. Items pledged as collateral

 

On September 30, 2023, property, plant and equipment items pledged as collateral for loan transactions and legal proceedings, consisting mainly of the unit of Três Lagoas totalling R$11,879,931 (R$12,773,662 in the same units as at December 31, 2022).

 

15.2.Capitalized expenses

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Company capitalized loan costs in the amount of R$816,763 (R$359,407 as of December 31, 2022). The weighted average interest rate, adjusted by the equalization of the exchange rate effects, utilized to determine the capitalized amount was 11.25% p.a. (12.49% p.a. as of December 31, 2022).

 

16.INTANGIBLE

 

16.1.Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

 

  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Goodwill - Facepa   119,332    119,332 
Goodwill - Fibria   7,897,051    7,897,051 
Goodwill - MMC Brasil (1)   170,859      
Other (2)   4,834    3,405 
    8,192,076    8,019,788 

 

1)Refers to the goodwill of the MMC Brasil business combination, whose allocation of the purchase price is disclosed in note 1.2.3.

2)Refers to other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives such as servitude of passage and electricity.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The goodwill is based on expected future profitability supported by valuation reports, after the purchase price allocation.

 

Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units as presented in Note 28.4.

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not identify any event that indicated the need to perform the impairment test and to record any impairment provision for intangible assets.

 

16.2.Intangible assets with limited useful lives

 

      

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance        7,173,183    8,014,740 
Additions        5,726    90,499 
Fair value adjustment MMC Brasil (1)        189,655      
Write-offs             (51)
Amortization        (739,475)   (966,796)
Transfers and others        56,069    34,791 
Closing balance        6,685,158    7,173,183 
Represented by   Average rate %           
Non-competition agreements   5.00    4,894    5,128 
Port concessions   4.30    536,252    554,832 
Lease agreements   16.90    8,749    14,374 
Supplier agreements   12.90    44,443    55,554 
Port service contracts   4.20    557,161    579,289 
Cultivars   14.30    45,882    61,176 
Trademarks and patents (1)   9.05    194,397    10,935 
Customer portfolio   9.10    5,131,126    5,746,860 
Supplier agreements   17.60    13,501    21,427 
Software   20.00    134,570    113,946 
Other   5.75    14,183    9,662 
         6,685,158    7,173,183 
                
Cost        12,255,946    12,004,503 
Amortization        (5,570,788)   (4,831,320)
Closing balance        6,685,158    7,173,183 

 

1)On June 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of MMC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda.(Note 1.2.3.)

 

17.TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

December 31,
2022

 
In local currency          
Related party (Note 11.1) (1)   6,950    3,776 
Third party (2)(3)   4,535,075    4,171,988 
In foreign currency          
Third party (3)   1,363,131    2,030,806 
    5,905,156    6,206,570 

 

1)The balance refers mainly to transactions with Ibema Companhia Brasileira de Papel.

 

2)Within the balance of suppliers, there are values under supplier finance arrangement that were subject to anticipation with financial institutions at the exclusive option of certain suppliers, without changing the originally defined purchase conditions (payment terms and negotiated prices). The balance related to such operations on September 30, 2023 was R$260,001 (R$416,643 at December 31, 2022).

 

3)Within the balance of suppliers, the following balances refer to the Cerrado Project, R$1,183,178 (R$625,645 on December 31, 2022) in local currency and R$971,719 (R$1,370,833 on December 31, 2022) in foreign currency.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

18.LOANS, FINANCING AND DEBENTURES

 

18.1.Breakdown by type

 

          Current   Non-current   Total 
Type  Interest rate  Average
annual
interest rate -
%
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
  

September 30,
2023

   December 31,
2022
 
In foreign currency                                     
BNDES  UMBNDES  7.5    1,076    11,207              1,076    11,207 
Bonds  Fixed  5.0    346,637    907,059    41,495,436    43,218,286    41,842,073    44,125,345 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)  SOFR/Fixed  6.8    2,284,004    156,156    15,452,143    16,779,064    17,736,147    16,935,220 
Assets financing  SOFR  4.1    46,499    26,755    172,709    113,217    219,208    139,972 
IFC - International Finance Corporation  SOFR  6.5    5,910         2,962,957         2,968,867      
Others          13,909    5,980              13,909    5,980 
           2,698,035    1,107,157    60,083,245    60,110,567    62,781,280    61,217,724 
In local currency                                     
BNDES  TJLP  8.4    55,372    69,495    209,846    246,004    265,218    315,499 
BNDES  TLP  11.6    51,766    41,640    2,365,878    1,775,991    2,417,644    1,817,631 
BNDES  Fixed  4.0    4,022    18,666    1,001    4,011    5,023    22,677 
BNDES  SELIC  13.9    68,234    67,115    846,829    814,320    915,063    881,435 
CRA (“Agribusiness Receivables Certificates”)  CDI/IPCA  11.6    726,678    1,829,966              726,678    1,829,966 
NCE (“Export credit notes”)  CDI  13.5    3,661    76,463    100,000    1,277,616    103,661    1,354,079 
NCR (“Rural producer certificates”)  CDI  11.6    39,012    13,144    1,996,315    274,127    2,035,327    287,271 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)  Fixed  8.4    775,387    77,694         1,315,813    775,387    1,393,507 
Debentures  CDI  12.5    196,916    33,689    8,328,841    5,421,113    8,525,757    5,454,802 
           1,921,048    2,227,872    13,848,710    11,128,995    15,769,758    13,356,867 
           4,619,083    3,335,029    73,931,955    71,239,562    78,551,038    74,574,591 
                                      
Interest on financing          801,268    1,238,623              801,268    1,238,623 
Non-current funding          3,817,815    2,096,406    73,931,955    71,239,562    77,749,770    73,335,968 
           4,619,083    3,335,029    73,931,955    71,239,562    78,551,038    74,574,591 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

18.2.Breakdown by maturity – non-current

 

   2024  2025  2026  2027  2028  2029
onwards
  Total 
In foreign currency                             
Bonds       1,677,912   2,563,502   3,489,084   2,491,058   31,273,880   41,495,436 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)   463,864   5,457,005   4,835,270   3,940,051       755,953   15,452,143 
Assets financing   22,143   45,686   47,509   46,811   10,560       172,709 
IFC - International Finance Corporation               184,339   907,659   1,870,959   2,962,957 
    486,007   7,180,603   7,446,281   7,660,285   3,409,277   33,900,792   60,083,245 
In local currency                             
BNDES – TJLP   10,123   99,044   85,775   7,107   3,599   4,198   209,846 
BNDES – TLP   11,693   61,080   80,726   141,536   138,703   1,932,140   2,365,878 
BNDES – Fixed   1,001                       1,001 
BNDES – SELIC   13,282   224,128   224,174   28,980   29,026   327,239   846,829 
NCE (“Export credit notes”)               25,000   25,000   50,000   100,000 
NCR (“Rural producer certificates”)                       1,996,315   1,996,315 
Debentures       2,337,120   2,337,882       748,386   2,905,453   8,328,841 
    36,099   2,721,372   2,728,557   202,623   944,714   7,215,345   13,848,710 
    522,106   9,901,975   10,174,838   7,862,908   4,353,991   41,116,137   73,931,955 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

18.3.Roll-forward of loans, financing and debentures

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   74,574,591    79,628,629 
Fundraising, net of issuance costs   9,971,740    1,335,715 
Interest accrued   3,537,499    4,007,737 
Monetary and exchange rate variations, net   (2,161,839)   (3,949,020)
Settlement of principal   (3,483,991)   (2,517,934)
Settlement of interest   (3,936,938)   (4,019,072)
Amortization of fundraising costs   49,976    69,649 
Others (fair value adjustments to business combinations)        18,887 
Closing balance   78,551,038    74,574,591 

 

18.4.Breakdown by currency

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Brazilian Reais   15,758,947    13,347,244 
US Dollars   62,791,015    61,216,140 
Currency basket   1,076    11,207 
    78,551,038    74,574,591 

 

18.5.Fundraising costs

 

The fundraising costs are amortized based on the terms of agreements and the effective interest rate.

 

           Balance to be amortized 
Type  Cost   Amortization   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Bonds   434,970    256,671    178,299    210,822 
CRA and NCE   125,222    121,494    3,728    10,838 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)   196,526    136,733    59,793    75,520 
Debentures   123,216    18,257    104,959    9,984 
BNDES   63,588    53,215    10,373    12,016 
IFC - International Finance Corporation   41,943    340    41,603      
Others   18,147    17,481    666    873 
    1,003,612    604,191    399,421    320,053 

 

18.6.Guarantees

 

Some loan and financing agreements have guarantees clauses, in which the financed equipment or other property, plant and equipment is offered as collateral by the Company, as disclosed in Note 15.1.

 

The Company does not have contracts with restrictive financial clauses (financial covenants) which must be complied with.

 

18.7.Relevant transactions entered into during the period

 

18.7.1.BNDES

 

On June 27, 2023, the Company raised R$500,000 from BNDES indexed to the Long-Term Rate ("TLP"), plus a fixed interest rate of 5.23% p.a., with a principal grace period of 7 (seven) years and maturity in December 2037. The funds were allocated to projects in the forestry sector.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

18.7.2.International Finance Corporation (“IFC”)

 

On December 22, 2022, the Company obtained a new credit line ("A&B Loan") to be financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a syndicate of commercial banks, in a total amount of US$600,000 (equivalent to R$2,891,520).

 

The financing consists of the following parts: (i) "A-loan" in the amount of US$250,000 (equivalent to R$1,204,800) with IFC's own resources, at a cost of Term SOFR + 1.80% p.a. and a total term of eight years, with a principal grace period of six years; and (ii) "B-loan," a syndicated loan in the amount of US$350,000 (equivalent to R$1,686,720) at a cost of Term SOFR + 1.60% p.a. and a total term of seven years, with a principal grace period of five years.

 

This credit line was fully utilized by June 30, 2023.

 

The credit operation has sustainability performance indicators (KPIs) associated with goals for: (a) reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity, and (b) increasing the representation of women in leadership positions within the Company. The funds will be allocated to the Cerrado Project.

 

18.7.3.Advance of exchange contract (“ACC”)

 

On May 19, 2023, the Company raised US$100,000 (equivalent to R$481,920) from BNP Paribas at a fixed rate of 6.00%, with maturity in May 2024.

 

On June 21, 2023, the Company raised US$35,000 (equivalent to R$168,672) from BNP Paribas at a fixed rate of 6.52%, with maturity in June 2024.

 

18.7.4.Debentures

 

On June 29, 2023, the Company issued common debentures, non-convertible into shares, unsecured, in two series, which were object of a public offer in the amount of R$1,000,000.

 

The debenture consists of two parts: (i) an amount of R$500,000 at a cost of IPCA + 6.0188% p.a. and a total term of seven years, with a single maturity on June 15, 2030; and (ii) an amount of R$500,000 at a cost of IPCA + 6.2477% p.a. and a total term of ten years, with a single maturity on July 15, 2033.

 

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued common debentures, not-convertible into shares, unsecured, in a single serie, which were subject of a public offer for distribution in the amount of R$2,000,000, with a rate corresponding to IPCA + 6.1889% p.a. with a term of 15 years, due on September 15, 2038.

 

18.7.5.Rural Credit Note

 

On August 9, 2023, the Company raised a rural credit note from Banco Safra in the amount of R$2,000,000 with a post-fixed rate of CDI + 1, 25% p.a. with final maturity in August 2030.

 

18.7.6.Export Prepayment

 

On August 25, 2023, the Company raised an export prepayment with the bank JP Morgan in the amount of US$150,961 (equivalent to R$736,266), at a rate floating in Term SOFR 6M + 1.93% p.a., with final maturity in January 2029.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

18.8.Significant transactions settled during the period

 

On June 22, 2023, the Company settled a CRA contract in the amount of R$685,239 (principal and interest), with an original maturity in June 2023 and a cost of IPCA + 5.9844% p.a.

 

On August 9, 2023, the Company settled, in advance, a rural credit note and two export credit notes, with Banco Safra, in the total amount of R$1,616,500 (principal and interest). The original debt maturities were in June and August 2026, and the rates were between CDI + 0.99% p.a. and CDI + 1.03% p.a.

 

On August 15, 2023, the Company settled a CRA contract, in the amount of R$561,502 (principal and interest), with original maturity in August 2023 and at the cost of IPCA + 5.9844% p.a.

 

On August 25, 2023, the Company settled, in advance, an export prepayment, with JP Morgan bank, in the total amount of US$118,653 (equivalent to R$587,333 (principal and interest)). The original maturity of the debt was in June 2024 with a pre-fixed rate in reais of 7.70% p.a.

 

19.LEASES

 

19.1.Right of use

 

The balances rolled-forward are set out below:

 

   Lands   Machinery
and
equipment
   Buildings   Ships and
boats
   Vehicles   Total 
Balance as at December 31, 2021   2,868,411    86,464    88,410    1,748,008    2,730    4,794,023 
Additions/updates   849,996    66,821    61,647         4,216    982,680 
Depreciation (1)    (360,225)   (40,732)   (64,301)   (124,890)   (2,303)   (592,451)
Write-offs (2)   (75,026)                       (75,026)
Balance as at December 31, 2022   3,283,156    112,553    85,756    1,623,118    4,643    5,109,226 
Additions/updates   413,806    193,138    80,191         7,347    694,482 
Depreciation (1)    (287,065)   (100,123)   (42,442)   (93,668)   (2,183)   (525,481)
Write-offs (2)   (10,734)                       (10,734)
Balance as at September 30, 2023   3,399,163    205,568    123,505    1,529,450    9,807    5,267,493 

 

1)The amount of depreciation related to land is substantially reclassified to biological assets to make up the formation costs.

 

2)Write-off due to cancellation of contracts.

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Company does not have commitments to lease agreements not yet in force.

 

19.2.Lease liabilities

 

The balance of lease payables on September 30, 2023, measured at present value and discounted at the respective discount rates are set forth below:

 

Nature of agreement  Average rate
- % p.a. (1)
   Maturity (2)  Present value of
liabilities
 
Lands and farms   12.52   August/2051   3,732,819 
Machinery and equipment   11.43   April/2035   293,537 
Buildings   10.84   May/2031   114,805 
Ships and boats   11.39   February/2039   2,241,847 
Vehicles   10.83   July/2026   6,085 
            6,389,093 

 

1)To determine the discount rates, quotes were obtained from financial institutions for agreements with characteristics and average terms similar to the lease agreements.

 

2)Refers to the original maturities of the agreements and, therefore, does not consider eventual renewal clauses.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The balances rolled-forward are set out below:

 

   September 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   6,182,530    5,893,194 
Additions   694,482    982,680 
Write-offs (2)   (10,734)   (75,026)
Payments   (869,973)   (1,044,119)
Accrual of financial charges (1)   495,515    612,042 
Exchange rate variations   (102,727)   (186,241)
Closing balance   6,389,093    6,182,530 
           
Current   755,867    672,174 
Non-current   5,633,226    5,510,356 

 

1)On September 30, 2023, the amount of R$161,716 related to interest expenses on leased lands was capitalized to biological assets to represent the formation cost (R$178,429 as of December 31, 2022).

 

2)Write-off due to cancellation of contracts.

 

The maturity schedule for future payments not discounted to present value related to lease liabilities is disclosed in Note 4.2.

 

19.2.1.Amounts recognized in the statement of income for the period

 

The amounts recognized are set out below:

 

   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
Expenses relating to short-term assets   6,479    1,038 
Expenses relating to low-value assets   1,894    571 
    8,373    1,609 

 

20.PROVISION FOR JUDICIAL LIABILITIES

 

The Company is involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its business, which include tax, social security, labor, civil, environment and real estate.

 

The Company classifies the risk of unfavorable decisions in legal proceedings, based on legal advice, which reflects the estimated probable losses.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

The Company’s Management believes that, based on the available information as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information, its provisions for tax, social security, labor, civil, environment and real estate risks, accounted for according to IAS 37 are sufficient to cover estimated losses related to its legal proceedings, as set forth below:

 

20.1. Roll-forward and changes in the provisions for probable losses based on the nature of the proceedings, net of judicial deposits

 

  

September 30,

2023

 
   Tax and
social
security
   Labor   Civil,
environment
and real estate
   Contingent
liabilities
assumed
(1) (2)
   Total 
Provision balance at the beginning of the period   419,915    255,805    118,729    2,645,705    3,440,154 
Payments   (1,192)   (30,432)   (1,942)        (33,566)
Reversal   (4,968)   (70,109)   (8,486)   (95,237)   (178,800)
Additions   32,336    114,802    17,436         164,574 
Monetary adjustment   22,271    16,276    13,244         51,791 
Provision balance   468,362    286,342    138,981    2,550,468    3,444,153 
Judicial deposits   (148,859)   (79,116)   (17,835)        (245,810)
Provision balance at the end of the period   319,503    207,226    121,146    2,550,468    3,198,343 

 

1)Amounts arising from tax-related lawsuits with a possible or remote probability of loss in the amount of R$2,403,738 and civil lawsuits in the amount of R$146,730, measured and recorded at the estimated fair value resulting from the business combination with Fibria, in accordance with paragraph 23 of IFRS 3 – Business Combinations.

 

2)Reversal due to a change in likelihood and/or due to settlement.

 

  

December 31,

2022

 
   Tax and
social
security
   Labor   Civil,
environment
and real estate
   Contingent
liabilities
assumed
(1) (2)
   Total 
Provision balance at the beginning of the year   477,096    178,925    82,592    2,694,541    3,433,154 
Payments   (14,948)   (44,516)   (20,497)        (79,961)
Reversal   (71,446)   (53,211)   (15,577)   (48,836)   (189,070)
Additions   14,036    157,562    56,834         228,432 
Monetary adjustment   15,177    17,045    15,377         47,599 
Provision balance   419,915    255,805    118,729    2,645,705    3,440,154 
Judicial deposits   (149,951)   (12,270)   (21,623)        (183,844)
Provision balance at the end of the year   269,964    243,535    97,106    2,645,705    3,256,310 

 

1)Amounts arising from tax-related lawsuits with a possible or remote probability of loss in the amount of R$2,448,564 and civil lawsuits in the amount of R$197,141, measured and recorded at the estimated fair value resulting from the business combination with Fibria, in accordance with paragraph 23 of IFRS 3 – Business Combinations.

 

2)Reversal due to a change in likelihood and/or due to settlement.

 

20.1.1. Tax and social security

 

On September 30, 2023, the Company has 34 (thirty-four) (31 (thirty-one) as of December 31, 2022) administrative and judicial proceedings of a tax or social security nature in which the disputed matters are related to IRPJ, CSLL, PIS, COFINS, ICMS among others, whose amounts are provisioned when the likelihood of loss is deemed probable by the Company’s external legal counsel and by Management.

 

20.1.2.Labor

 

On September 30, 2023, the Company has 1,168 (one thousand, one hundred and sixty-eight) (1,117 (one thousand, one hundred and seventeen) as of December 31, 2022) labor lawsuits.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

  

In general, the provisioned labor proceedings are related primarily to matters frequently contested by employees of agribusiness companies, such as wages and/or severance payments, in addition to suits filed by outsourced employees of the Company.

 

20.1.3.Civil, environment and real estate

 

On September 30, 2023, the Company has 75 (seventy-five) (66 (sixty-six) as at December 31, 2022) civil, environmental and real estate proceedings.

 

The provisioned Civil, environment and real estate proceedings are related primarily to the payment of damages, including those arising from contractual obligations, traffic-related injuries, possessory actions, environmental restoration obligations, claims and others.

 

20.2.Contingencies with possible losses

 

The Company is involved in tax, civil and labor lawsuits, whose losses have been assessed as possible by Management, supported by legal counsel, and therefore no provision was recorded:

 

  

September 30,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
Taxes and social security (1)   9,365,206    8,201,246 
Labor   202,126    321,428 
Civil and environmental (1)   5,174,554    4,414,877 
    14,741,886    12,937,551 

 

1)The amounts above do not include the fair value adjustments allocated to possible loss risk contingencies representing R$2,530,709 (R$2,614,518 as of December 31, 2022), which were recorded at fair value resulting from business combinations with Fibria, in accordance with paragraph 23 of IFRS 3 – Business Combinations, as presented in Note 20.1. above.

 

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in the main nature of these contingencies compared to those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 20).

 

20.3.Contingent assets

 

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in the main nature of these contingencies compared to those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 20).

 

21.EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

The Company provides supplementary pension plan and defined benefit plan, such as medical assistance and life insurance. The characteristics of such benefits were disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 21), which did not change during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

 

21.1. Pension plan

 

Contributions made by the Company, for Suzano Prev pension plan managed by Brasilprev Seguros e Previdência S.A., for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 amounted R$13,373 (R$11,227 as of September 30, 2022) recognized under the cost of sales, selling and general and administrative expenses.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

21.2.Defined benefits plan

 

The Company offers the following post-employment benefits in addition to the pension plans, which are measured based on actuarial calculations and recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

The roll-forward of actuarial liabilities prepared based on actuarial report is set forth below:

 

  

September 30,

2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Opening balance   691,424    675,158 
Interest on actuarial liabilities   51,989    59,258 
Actuarial loss        12,231 
Exchange rate variations        (577)
Amount arising from the acquisition of MMC Brasil   1,457      
Benefits paid   (40,612)   (54,646)
Closing balance   704,258    691,424 

 

22.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Company has 3 (three) share-based, long-term compensation plans: (i) Phantom stock option plan (“PS”); (ii) Share Appreciation Rights (“SAR”), both settled in local currency; and (iii) restricted shares, settled in shares.

 

The characteristics and measurement method of each plan were disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Note 22), which did not change during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

 

22.1. Long term compensation plans (“PS and SAR”)

 

The roll-forward arrangements are set out below:

 

   Number of shares 
  

September 30,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
Opening balance   7,583,185    5,415,754 
Granted during of the period   3,382,994    4,152,200 
Exercised (1)   (244,464)   (1,474,506)
Exercised due to resignation (1)   (30,800)   (175,552)
Abandoned/cancelled due to resignation   (295,355)   (334,711)
Closing balance   10,395,560    7,583,185 

 

1)The average price of the share options exercised and exercised due to termination of employment on September 30, 2023 was R$44.67 (forty four reais and sixty seven cents) ((R$48.79 (forty eight reais and seventy nine cents) as at December 31, 2022).

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

22.2.Restricted shares plan

 

The position is set forth below:

 

Program  Date of
execution of
the contract
  Grant date  Price on
grant date
  Shares Granted   Restricted year for
transfer of shares
2020  01/02/2020  01/02/2021  R$51.70   111,685   01/02/2024
2021  01/02/2021  01/02/2022  R$53.81   113,161   01/02/2025
2022  01/02/2022  01/02/2023  R$52.00   101,164   01/02/2026
2023  01/02/2023  01/02/2023  R$                     49.58   161,355   01/02/2026
              487,365    

 

22.3.Measurement assumptions

 

The amounts corresponding to the services received and recognized are set forth below:

 

   Liabilities and Equity   Statement of income and Equity 
  

September 30,

2023

   December 31, 2022  

September 30,

2023

  

September 30,

2022

 
Non-current liabilities                    
Provision for phantom stock plan   251,089    162,117    (100,430)   (37,133)
Equity                    
Stock options granted   24,664    20,790    (6,239)   (4,001)
Shares granted        (2,365)        2,365 
    24,664    18,425    (6,239)   (1,636)
              (106,669)   (38,769)

 

23.LIABILITIES FOR ASSETS ACQUISITIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

  

September 30,

2023

   December 31,
2022
 
Assets acquisitions          
Vitex/Parkia (1)        1,758,365 
         1,758,365 
Business combinations          
Facepa (2)   25,722    42,655 
Vale Florestar Fundo de Investimento em Participações ("VFFIP") (3)   163,483    261,302 
    189,205    303,957 
    189,205    2,062,322 
           
Current   93,167    1,856,763 
Non-current   96,038    205,559 

 

1)On June 22, 2022, the Company acquired all the shares of the Parkia structure companies, in the amount of US$667,000 (equivalent to R$3,444,255 on the date of execution of the agreement), upon the payment of US$330,000 (equivalent to R$1,704,054 on the date of the transaction), on June 22, 2023, the payment of the second installment in the amount of US$337,000 (equivalent to R$1,615,140 on the transaction date) was made.

 

2)Acquired in March 2018, for the amount of R$307,876, upon the payment of R$267,876, with the remainder updated at the IPCA, adjusted for possible losses incurred up to the payment date, with maturity in March 2028.

 

3)On August 2014, the Company acquired Vale Florestar S.A. through VFFIP, for a total amount of R$528,941 upon the payment of R$44,998, and the remainder with maturity up to August 2029. The annual settlements, carried out in the month of August, are subject to interest and updated by the variations of the US Dollar exchange rate, and partially updated by the IPCA.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

24.SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

24.1 Share capital

 

On September 30, 2023, Suzano’s share capital was R$9,269,281 divided into 1,324,117,615 common shares, all nominative, book-entry shares without par value. Expenses related to the public offering were R$33,735, totaling a net share capital of R$9,235,546. The breakdown of the share capital is as set out below:

 

  

September 30,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
   Quantity   (%)   Quantity   (%) 
Controlling Shareholders                    
Suzano Holding S.A.   367,612,329    27.76    367,612,329    27.01 
Controller   196,064,797    14.81    195,064,797    14.33 
Managements and related persons   32,093,322    2.42    34,102,309    2.51 
Alden Fundo de Investimento em Ações   26,154,744    1.98    26,154,744    1.91 
    621,925,192    46.97    622,934,179    45.76 
Treasury (Note 24.2)   34,765,600    2.63    51,911,569    3.81 
Other shareholders   667,426,823    50.40    686,417,836    50.43 
    1,324,117,615    100.00    1,361,263,584    100.00 

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, SUZB3 common shares closed the period quoted at R$54.28 (fifty-four reais and twenty-eight cents) and R$48.24 (forty-eight reais and twenty-four cents) on December 31, 2022.

 

24.2Treasury shares

 

On September 30, 2023, the Company had 34,765,600 (51,911,569 as of December 31, 2022) of its own common shares held in treasury, with an average cost of R$42.69 (forty-two reais and sixty-nine cents) per share, with a historical value of R$1,484,014 (R$2,120,324 as at December 31, 2022) and the market corresponding to R$1,887,077 (R$2,504,214 as at December 31, 2022).

 

On February 28, 2023, 37,145,969 common shares were cancelled, as described in Note 1.2.5.

 

In the nine-month period ended on September 30, 2023, the Company had repurchased 20,000,000 common shares with a total of R$880,914.

 

   Quantity   Average cost
per share
   Historical
value
  

Market

value

 
Balances at December 31, 2021   12,042,004    18.13    218,265    656,530 
Exercised   (130,435)   18.13    (2,365)  (8,156)
Repurchase   40,000,000    47.61    1,904,424    1,904,424 
Balances at December 31, 2022   51,911,569    40.84    2,120,324    2,504,214 
Repurchase   20,000,000    44.05    880,914    880,914 
Canceled   (37,145,969)   40.84    (1,517,224)   (1,570,532)
Balances at September 30, 2023   34,765,600    42.69    1,484,014    1,887,077 

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

25.EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

25.1 Basic

 

The basic earnings (loss) per share is measured by dividing the profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares issued during the period, excluding the common shares acquired by the Company and held as treasury shares.

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Resulted of the period attributable to controlling shareholders   9,577,505    15,925,229 
Weighted average number of shares in the period – in thousands   1,332,009    1,361,264 
Weighted average treasury shares – in thousands   (32,174)   (24,010)
Weighted average number of outstanding shares – in thousands   1,299,835    1,337,254 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share – R$   7.36825    11.90890 

 

25.2Diluted

 

The diluted earnings (loss) per share is measured by adjusting the weighted average of outstanding common shares, assuming the conversion of all common shares with dilutive effects.

 

  

September 30,

2023

  

September 30,

2022

 
Resulted of the period attributed to controlling shareholders   9,577,505    15,925,229 
Weighted average number of shares during the period (except treasury shares) – in thousands   1,299,835    1,337,254 
Average number of potential shares (stock options) - in thousands   487    215 
Weighted average number of shares (diluted) – in thousands   1,300,322    1,337,469 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share – R$   7.36549    11.90699 

 

25.3Profit reserves

 

Reserves are constituted by the allocation of the Company's profits, after the allocation for the payment of the minimum mandatory dividends and after the allocation to the various profit reserves.

 

In April 26, 2023, the shareholders' meeting approved the retention of profits in the amount of R$14,972,324, for investments on the Company's productive capacity and improvement of processes in order to meet the Company's growth strategy commitments.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

26.NET FINANCIAL RESULT

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Financial expenses          
Interest on loans, financing and debentures (1)   (2,720,736)   (2,696,093)
Amortization of transaction costs (2)   (49,976)   (53,407)
Interest expenses on lease liabilities (3)   (333,799)   (321,366)
Amortization of fair value adjustments        (14,163)
Other   (379,163)   (314,916)
    (3,483,674)   (3,399,945)
Financial income          
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities   1,103,054    532,396 
Other   112,590    89,676 
    1,215,644    622,072 
Results from derivative financial instruments          
Income   8,201,656    9,907,450 
Expenses   (4,167,036)   (4,396,936)
    4,034,620    5,510,514 
Monetary and exchange rate variations, net          
Exchange rate variations on loans, financing and debentures   2,161,839    1,787,177 
Leases   102,727    93,460 
Other assets and liabilities (4)   (519,686)   (180,435)
    1,744,880    1,700,202 
Net financial result   3,511,470    4,432,843 

 

1)Excludes R$816,763 arising from capitalized loan costs, substantially related to property, plant and equipment in progress of the Cerrado Project for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 (R$206,444 as at September 30, 2022).

 

2)Includes expense of R$19 arising from transaction costs on loans and financing that were recognized directly in the statement of income (R$232 as at September 30, 2022).

 

3)Includes R$161,716 referring to the reclassification to the biological assets item for the composition of the formation cost (R$84,470 as of September 30, 2022).

 

4)Includes effects of exchange rate variations of trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and others.

 

27.NET SALES

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Gross sales   35,298,359    42,477,984 
Sales deductions          
Returns and cancellations   (104,935)   (67,472)
Discounts and rebates   (4,248,057)   (5,393,512)
    30,945,367    37,017,000 
Taxes on sales   (1,561,337)   (1,555,761)
Net sales   29,384,030    35,461,239 

 

28.SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

28.1Criteria for identifying operating segments

 

The Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Executive Officers evaluates the performance of the Company’s business segments through EBITDA.

 

The operating segments defined by the Company’s management are set forth below:

 

i)Pulp: comprised of the production and sale of hardwood eucalyptus pulp and fluff pulp, mainly to supply the foreign market.

 

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Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

ii)Paper: comprises the production and sale of paper to meet the demands of both the domestic and foreign markets. Consumer goods (tissue) sales are classified under this segment due to their immateriality.

 

Information related to total assets by reportable segment is not disclosed, as it is not included in the set of information made available to the Company’s management, which makes investment decisions and determines the allocation of resources on a consolidated basis.

 

In addition, with respect to geographical information related to non-current assets, the Company does not disclose such information, as all property, plant and equipment, biological and intangible assets are in Brazil.

 

28.2Information of operating segments

 

  

September 30,
2023

 
   Pulp   Paper   Total 
Net sales   22,907,377    6,476,653    29,384,030 
Domestic market (Brazil)   1,690,353    4,747,618    6,437,971 
Foreign markets   21,217,024    1,729,035    22,946,059 
EBITDA   11,996,303    2,595,321    14,591,624 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization             (5,533,164)
Operating profit before net financial income (“EBIT”) (1)             9,058,460 
EBITDA margin (%)   52.37%   40.07%   49.66%

 

1)(“Earnings before interest and tax”).

 

  

September 30,
2022

 
   Pulp   Paper   Total 
Net sales   29,409,409    6,051,830    35,461,239 
Domestic market (Brazil)   1,937,291    4,167,961    6,105,252 
Foreign market   27,472,118    1,883,869    29,355,987 
EBITDA   18,036,703    2,384,824    20,421,527 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization             (5,497,631)
Operating profit before net financial income (“EBIT”) (1)             14,923,896 
EBITDA margin (%)   61.33%   39.41%   57.59%

 

1)(“Earnings before interest and tax”).

 

28.3Net sales by product

 

Products 

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Market pulp (1)   22,907,377    29,409,409 
Printing and writing paper (2)   5,341,064    4,941,580 
Paperboard   1,067,941    1,037,066 
Other   67,648    73,184 
    29,384,030    35,461,239 

 

1)Net sales of fluff pulp represent approximately 0.8% of total net sales, and therefore were included in market pulp net sales. (0.8% as at September 30, 2022).

 

2)Net sales of tissue represent approximately 4.4% of total net sales, and therefore were included in printing and writing paper net sales. (2.3% as at September 30, 2022).

 

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Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

28.4Goodwill based on expected future profitability

 

The goodwill based on expected future profitability arising from the business combination was allocated to the disclosable segments, which correspond to the Company's cash-generating units (“CGUs”), considering the economic benefits generated by such intangible assets. The allocation of goodwill is set out below:

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

December 31,
2022

 
Pulp   7,897,051    7,897,051 
Paper (1)   290,191    119,332 
    8,187,242    8,016,383 

 

1)On June 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of MMC Brasil.(Note 1.2.3.)

 

29.INCOME (EXPENSES) BY NATURE

 

  

September 30,
2023

  

September 30,
2022

 
Cost of sales          
Personnel expenses   (1,052,103)   (1,039,270)
Costs of raw materials, materials and services   (8,026,536)   (8,350,558)
Logistics costs   (3,166,101)   (3,513,984)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   (4,814,403)   (4,728,282)
Other (1)   (1,241,968)   (396,341)
    (18,301,111)   (18,028,435)
Selling expenses          
Personnel expenses   (203,856)   (177,366)
Services   (103,639)   (97,511)
Logistics costs   (774,909)   (781,614)
Depreciation and amortization   (713,204)   (712,633)
Other (2)   (89,128)   (53,698)
    (1,884,736)   (1,822,822)
General and administrative expenses          
Personnel expenses   (798,123)   (656,695)
Services   (273,919)   (246,564)
Depreciation and amortization   (85,380)   (76,573)
Other (3)   (150,914)   (114,063)
    (1,308,336)   (1,093,895)
Other operating (expenses) income net          
Rents and leases   3,029    1,570 
Results from sales of other products, net   62,739    32,700 
Results from sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment, intangible and biological assets, net   (174,008)   26,627 
Result on fair value adjustment of biological assets   1,256,315    171,618 
Depletion and amortization   79,823    19,857 
Tax credits - ICMS from the PIS/COFINS calculation basis        (1,324)
Provision for judicial liabilities   (108,346)   (101,717)
Other operating income (expenses), net   54,891    (8,467)
    1,174,443    140,864 

 

1)Includes R$650,592 related to maintenance downtime, costing (R$405,527 as at September 30, 2022).

 

2)Includes expected credit losses, insurance, materials for use and consumption, travel, accommodation, trade fairs and events.

 

3)Includes, substantially, corporate expenses, insurance, materials for use and consumption, social programs and donations, travel and accommodation.

 

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2023

 

30.EVENT AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

 

At the close of business on October 24, 2023, the Company received a notice regarding the issuance of a Tax Assessment charging Income Tax (IR) and Social Contribution  (CSLL) in the amount of R$ 840 million, inclusive of interest and penalties. Over 50% of the assessment pertains to the non-addition of profits taxable in Brazil, earned by Suzano Trading International, a subsidiary of the Company in Austria, which is currently subject to a suspension of enforceability due to a favorable judgment in a Writ of Mandamus filed by the Company as a preventive measure in 2019 and disclosed in an explanatory note in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the received tax assessment with its legal advisors.

 

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