Evora

What Evora does

Evora S.A. is a privately-held Brazilian industrial holding company headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, controlled by the Ling family. Founded in 1988 with roots tracing to the 1975 start of its forestry subsidiary, the group operates globally through four core operating subsidiaries: Fitesa, described as one of the largest nonwoven manufacturers in the world, produces polypropylene nonwovens, films, and laminates serving hygiene, health, industrial, and wipes markets; Crown Embalagens is positioned as one of the most important aluminum can manufacturers in Brazil for beverage packaging; America (America Embalagens) is one of the largest plastic packaging companies in South America, providing design, mold development, and manufacturing for food, beverage, personal hygiene, home cleaning, and beauty markets; and Rio Novo Florestal produces pine and eucalyptus logs for multiple-use timber applications. The group also controls Terramar Investimentos S.A., an intermediate holding for participation in other companies and real estate, and is associated with Instituto Ling, a nonprofit founded in 1995 by the Ling family focused on education, culture, and health investments in Brazil.

The holding's revenue model is exclusively B2B industrial hardware sales: polypropylene-based nonwovens, films, and laminates; aluminum cans; plastic packaging; and forestry logs. Products are sold via direct enterprise sales teams with quote-based pricing, targeting global hygiene and health CPGs, beverage fillers, food and personal-care manufacturers, and timber buyers. The business is geographically diversified through Fitesa's US operations and Brazil-based subsidiaries, with consolidated financial statements published for 2019-2025. Ownership is fully concentrated in the Ling family, with no institutional investor or private equity participation disclosed.

Technology is centered on conventional polymer-processing and industrial manufacturing at scale — nonwoven fabric production, aluminum can forming, plastic packaging mold design and production, and forestry operations. There are no disclosed digital platforms, software products, AI/ML capabilities, or API offerings; the company's product surface is entirely physical industrial output sold through direct commercial relationships.

Name

Evora

Legal name

Évora S.A.

Website

https://evora.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Evora S.A. is a Ling family-controlled Brazilian industrial holding company that manufactures and sells polypropylene nonwovens, aluminum cans, plastic packaging, and forestry products globally through its subsidiaries Fitesa, Crown Embalagens, America Embalagens, and Rio Novo Florestal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pôrto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Nonwovens Manufacturing: Manufacturing and commercialization of polypropylene nonwovens, films and laminates through Fitesa serving global hygiene, health, industrial and wipes markets
2. Aluminum Can Production: Manufacturing and sale of aluminum cans for beverage packaging through Crown Embalagens
3. Plastic Packaging: Design and manufacturing of plastic packaging solutions for food, beverage, personal hygiene, home cleaning and beauty markets through America Embalagens
4. Forestry Products: Production and sale of pine and eucalyptus timber logs through Rio Novo Florestal for multiple-use applications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Évora S.A. is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and commercializes polypropylene nonwovens, films and laminates (Fitesa), aluminum cans for beverages (Crown Embalagens), plastic packaging for food, beverage, personal hygiene, home cleaning and beauty markets (America Embalagens), and pine and eucalyptus timber logs (Rio Novo Florestal). Products are sold directly to industrial enterprise customers in global hygiene, health, beverage, food, consumer goods, and forestry markets.

Product overview

Evora S.A. is a holding company operating as a diversified industrial conglomerate. The portfolio consists of multiple subsidiary brands: Fitesa (polypropylene nonwovens, films, and laminates for hygiene, health, industrial, and wipes markets), Crown Embalagens (aluminum cans for beverages), America Embalagens (plastic packaging for food, beverage, personal hygiene, home cleaning, and beauty), Rio Novo Florestal (pine and eucalyptus forestry products), and Terramar Investimentos (holding and real estate administration). The company also includes Instituto Ling, a nonprofit focused on education, culture, and health investments. These are independently operated subsidiaries rather than an integrated product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polypropylene Nonwovens, Films and Laminates Polypropylene nonwoven fabrics, films, and laminates manufactured by the Fitesa subsidiary for hygiene, health, industrial, and wipes markets globally.
• Aluminum Beverage Cans Aluminum cans manufactured by Crown Embalagens for beverage packaging in the Brazilian market.
• Plastic Packaging for Consumer Goods End-to-end packaging design, mold development, and plastic packaging manufacturing by America Embalagens for food, beverage, personal hygiene, home cleaning, and beauty markets.
• Pine and Eucalyptus Timber Logs Multiple-use pine and eucalyptus timber logs produced by Rio Novo Florestal through environmental and socio-economic management optimization.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hospital Moinhos de VentocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Established partnership in 2015 with Hospital Moinhos de Vento to implement a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• KPMGminorOthers · 1 January 2005International accounting firm serving as annual auditor for Instituto Ling since 2005, providing financial auditing services.
• Ling Institute (Instituto Ling)coreOthers · 1 January 1995Nonprofit organization created in 1995 by the Ling family, major shareholders of Evora S.A. The institute contributes to Brazilian society through investments in education, culture and health. In 24 years, it has provided more than US$ 7.5 million in scholarships through 10 different programs, mostly for post-degree programs abroad. Maintains a Cultural Center in Porto Alegre opened in October 2014 and established partnership with Hospital Moinhos de Vento in 2015 for a cancer treatment center. Certified as Federal Public Utility organization since 2005.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Berry Global: Global manufacturer of plastic packaging and engineered materials including nonwovens. Most directly comparable to Fitesa and America Embalagens given overlapping nonwovens and rigid packaging portfolios serving hygiene, food and beverage customers.
• Ahlstrom-Munksjö: European-headquartered producer of nonwoven fabrics and specialty papers for filtration, wipes, and hygiene end markets. Direct competitor to Fitesa in nonwoven substrates used in hygiene and industrial wipes.
• Suominen Corporation: Nonwoven fabrics specialist focused on wipes and hygiene applications. Comparable to Fitesa's wipes and hygiene nonwovens business unit in technology, customer base, and end-market exposure.
• Crown Holdings: World's largest manufacturer of metal packaging including aluminum beverage cans. Directly comparable to Crown Embalagens which appears to be a Brazilian operation associated with this group, sharing technology, customers and end markets.
• Ball Corporation: Major global aluminum beverage can manufacturer, particularly strong in North and South America. Comparable to Crown Embalagens on product, end market (beverage packaging) and geographic footprint in the Americas.
• Freudenberg Group: German family-owned conglomerate with one of the largest nonwoven fabrics operations globally (Freudenberg Performance Materials). Direct competitor to Fitesa in technical nonwovens for hygiene, industrial and wipes applications.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor plc: Global flexible and rigid plastic packaging leader serving food, beverage, personal care and healthcare markets. Comparable to America Embalagens' plastic packaging business across overlapping end markets and design-to-production capabilities.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Specialty packaging company serving food, hygiene and industrial markets with protective and cleaning-related packaging. Overlaps with America Embalagens in hygiene, home cleaning and F&B packaging adjacencies.

Regional players

• Suzano S.A. Brazilian-based global eucalyptus pulp and paper producer, including market pulp used in tissue and hygiene applications. Comparable to Rio Novo Florestal within Brazil's forestry sector and to Fitesa's fiber-input supply chain.

Emerging players

• Lydall, Inc. Specialty nonwoven and engineered material manufacturer serving filtration, industrial, and hygiene end markets. Smaller but directly comparable to Fitesa in technical nonwoven substrates for industrial and specialty applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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