Aracruz Celulose S.A. Third Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Aracruz Celulose S.A. (NYSE:ARA), the world's largest producer of bleached eucalyptus Kraft pulp, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2004's third quarter results on Friday, October 8, 2004, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (12:30 p.m. Brazil Time).

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Aracruz Celulose S.A. web site at www.aracruz.com.br.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Aracruz Celulose S.A., with operations in the Brazilian states of Espirito Santo, Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, is the world's largest producer of bleached eucalyptus Kraft pulp. All of the high-quality hardwood pulp and lumber supplied by the company is produced exclusively from planted eucalyptus forests. The Aracruz pulp is used to manufacture a wide range of consumer and value-added products, including premium tissue and top quality printing and specialty papers. The lumber, produced in a high-tech sawmill located in the extreme-south of the State of Bahia, is sold to the furniture and interior design industries in Brazil and abroad, under the brand name Lyptus. Aracruz is listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA), on the Latin America Securities Market (Latibex), in Madrid - Spain, and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ADR level III program (stock symbol ARA). Each ADR represents 10 underlying class B preferred shares.