SÃO MARTINHO GROUP TO EXPAND SANTA CRUZ MILL SUGARCANE CRUSHING CAPACITY TO 5.6 MILLION TONS Crushing capacity will be expanded in the next crop year with R$44 million in investments to increase the sugar mix.

On September 26, São Martinho Group, one of Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol producers, informed the market that it had been authorized by the Board of Directors to invest R$44 million in expanding sugarcane crushing capacity at the Santa Cruz Mill, located in Américo Brasiliense (SP). With this investment, designed to increase the sugar mix, the Santa Cruz Mill's sugarcane processing capacity will climb from 5.2 million to 5.6 million tons in the next crop year (2017/18).

Sugar output is expected to rise from 353,000 to 434,000 tons. The facility will also produce 185 million liters of ethanol and cogenerate 247 MWH of electricity in the 2017/18 crop year.

In 2016, the Santa Cruz Mill completed 70 years as one of the leading and most up- to-date sugar and ethanol plants in Brazil. It is among the pioneers and is a benchmark for the implementation of sustainability policies, its processes having received ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Greenergy certification. It has also been certified by Bonsucro. It has a substantial logistics advantage, enormous product storage capacity and commercial flexibility. With 3,000 employees, it has been part of São Martinho Group since 2014.

About São Martinho

São Martinho Group is one of Brazil's leading sugar and ethanol producers, with a sugarcane crushing capacity of 23.5 million tons (21 million tons corresponding to its equity interest). It has four plants in operation: São Martinho, in Pradópolis, in the Ribeirão Preto region (SP); Iracema, in Iracemápolis, in the Limeira region (SP), Santa Cruz, in Américo Brasiliense (SP) and Boa Vista, in Quirinópolis, 300 kilometers from Goiânia (GO), the latter being a joint venture with Petrobras Biocombustível. It has an average mechanization ratio of 97%, reaching 100% in the Boa Vista plant. Find out more by visiting our site: www.saomartinho.com.br.

Further Information: Conceito Comunicação / (16) 3621-3252 / (16) 3916-1902 Contacts: Rodrigo Pinto / rodrigo@conceitocomunic.com.br Gustavo Junqueira Jr./ gustavo@conceitocomunic.com.br

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