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MERC vs SUZ

Side-by-side comparison of Mercer International Inc. (MERC) and Suzano S.A. (SUZ): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MERC and SUZ operate in Paper (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SUZ is the larger of the two at $10.16B, about 174.9x MERC ($58.1M).
  • Over the past year, MERC is down 76.2% and SUZ is down 8.8% - SUZ leads by 67.4 points.
  • MERC has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for SUZ).
  • MERC has more recent analyst coverage (16 ratings vs 5 for SUZ).
PerformanceMERC-76.23%SUZ-8.79%
2025-06-04+0.00%2026-06-03
MetricMERCSUZ
Company
Mercer International Inc.
Suzano S.A.
Price
$0.87-5.09%
$8.04-0.19%
Market cap
$58.1M
$10.16B
1M return
-19.87%
-5.96%
1Y return
-76.23%
-8.79%
Industry
Paper
Paper
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2018
News (4w)
14
9
Recent ratings
16
5
MERC

Mercer International Inc.

Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. The company also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, it manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, the company produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. It sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

SUZ

Suzano S.A.

Suzano S.A. produces and sells eucalyptus pulp and paper products in Brazil and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paper segments. The company offers coated and uncoated printing and writing papers, paperboards, tissue papers, and market and fluff pulp; and lignin and its byproducts. It also engages in the leasing of reforestation land; operating port terminals; power generation and distribution business; road transport of freight; commercialization of equipment and parts; biotechnology research and development; and commercialization of computer paper and materials. The company was formerly known as Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. and changed its name to Suzano S.A. in April 2019. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Salvador, Brazil.