FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of October 2010

Commission File Number: 1-33659

COSAN LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Av. Juscelino Kubitschek, 1726 – 6th floor
São Paulo, SP 04543-000 Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)


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COSAN LIMITED

Item
 
1.
Notice to the Market dated October 23, 2010
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
COSAN S.A. INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO
CNPJ/MF nº 50.746.577/0001-15
NIRE 35.300.177.045
Public Company
COSAN LIMITED
BDR Issuer
CNPJ/MF nº 08.887.330/0001-52


Notice to the Market


COSAN S.A. INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO (Bovespa:CSAN3) and COSAN LIMITED (Bovespa:CZLT11 and NYSE:CZZ), - (“Cosan” or the “Company”), hereby announce the Preview of 2Q’11 results, which includes the Company's preliminary revenues, prices and sales volumes for the period. The figures are unaudited and subject to review by the auditors.
 
Net Revenues of R$4.7 billion in 2Q'11
 
Cosan's net revenue totaled R$4.7 billion in 2Q'11, representing an increase of 32.1% when compared with the same quarter from the previous year.

 
2Q'10
2Q'11
Sales Composition (R$MM)
YTD'10
YTD'11
3,575.3
4,723.1
Net Operating Revenue
7,141.3
8,722.8
1,212.3
1,758.5
CAA
2,417.4
3,032.1
775.6
1,107.0
Sugar Revenue
1,450.0
1,936.4
278.9
338.3
Local
438.8
648.3
496.7
768.7
Export
1,011.2
1,288.1
327.8
532.4
Ethanol Revenue
807.2
889.3
212.9
453.4
Local
526.9
760.1
114.9
79.0
Export
280.3
129.2
39.1
79.3
Energy Cogeneration
63.2
132.7
69.8
39.7
Other Products and Services
97.0
73.9
43.0
144.6
Rumo
82.2
249.9
41.3
43.2
Loading
79.5
78.2
1.6
101.3
Transportation
2.7
171.7
2,412.1
3,017.0
CCL
4,856.7
5,798.7
2,223.2
2,795.7
Fuels Revenue
4,498.7
5,354.8
189.9
203.2
Ethanol
345.8
373.0
912.1
1,102.8
Gasoline
1,799.9
2,177.5
1,094.4
1,467.0
Diesel
2,172.8
2,758.5
26.8
22.7
Other
180.2
45.7
170.9
204.6
Lubes Revenue - CCL
321.2
406.3
18.0
16.7
Other Revenue - CCL
36.8
37.6
(91.9)
(197.0)
Eliminations from Consolidation
(215.0)
(358.0)
 
 

 
 
1. Cosan Açúcar e Álcool - CAA

A. Net Revenue

Sugar net revenue amounted R$1,107.0 million in 2Q’11, an increase of 42.7% from 2Q'10.
 
Ethanol net revenue totaled R$532.4 million in 2Q’11, 62.4% higher than 2Q’10.
 
Cogeneration net revenue invoiced R$79.3 million in 2Q’11, an increase of 102.8% compared to 2Q’10.

2Q'10
2Q'11
Volume Sold
YTD'10
YTD'11
1,101.1
1,372.4
Sugar (thousand tonnes)
2,089.6
2,304.8
322.5
360.8
Local
491.8
658.2
778.6
1,011.6
Export
1,597.8
1,646.6
450.7
639.3
Ethanol (million liters)
1,207.4
1,093.7
285.0
543.1
Local
797.7
948.2
165.6
96.2
Export
409.7
145.5
223.7
551.9
Energy ( '000 MWh)
355.5
853.7
2Q'10
2Q'11
Average Unit Price
YTD'10
YTD'11
704.4
806.6
Sugar (R$/ton)
693.9
840.1
864.9
937.6
Local
892.3
984.9
637.9
759.9
Export
632.9
782.3
727.3
832.8
Ethanol (R$/thousand liters)
668.6
813.1
746.9
834.8
Local
660.5
801.6
693.6
821.8
Export
684.3
887.8
174.7
143.8
Energy (R$/MWh)
177.8
155.4

B. Cost of Goods Sold

In this quarter, sugar and ethanol costs were influenced mostly by: (i) the increase of TSR prices according to the Consecana formula, which defines the compensation of suppliers and land leases, which increased from R$0.2996 / kg of TSR in 6M'10 to R$0.3524 / kg the same period for 2011 (ii) reversion of R$23.0 million of provision for the realization at market prices of ethanol inventories.
 
 

 
2. Rumo Logística

Rumo Logística net revenue amounted R$144.6 million in 2Q’11, 236.3% higher than 2Q’10.
 
Loading service revenue amounted R$43.2 million and transportation service summed R$101.3 million in the quarter, due to the transportation agreement between Rumo and ALL.

2Q'10
2Q'11
Rumo Logística
YTD'10
YTD'11
   
Volume (thousand tonnes)
   
2,501.0
2,521.0
Loading
4,585.0
4,786.0
   
Price (R$/ton)
   
16.5
17.2
Loading
17.3
16.4

3. Cosan Combustíveis e Lubrificantes - CCL

Sales revenue from the fuel distribution division amounted R$2.8 billion in 2Q’11, 25.8% higher than 2Q’10.
 
Lubricants sales revenue totaled R$204.6 million in 2Q’11, representing an increase of 19.7% compared to 2Q’10.
 
2Q'10
2Q'11
Volume Sold
YTD'10
YTD'11
1,318.2
1,622.9
Fuels (million of liters)
2,740.3
3,061.2
224.7
216.0
Ethanol
426.3
404.9
418.9
498.4
Gasoline
830.8
987.9
638.5
876.0
Diesel
1,277.5
1,603.5
36.1
32.5
Other
205.6
64.8
34.4
42.5
Lubricants (million of liters)
64.0
85.4
 
 
2Q'10
2Q'11
Average Unit Price
YTD'10
YTD'11
1,686.5
1,722.7
Fuels (R$/thousand liters)
1,641.7
1,749.3
845.3
940.8
Ethanol
811.1
921.2
2,177.3
2,212.5
Gasoline
2,166.5
2,204.1
1,713.9
1,674.7
Diesel
1,700.8
1,720.3
741.3
697.9
Other
876.3
706.0
4,967.9
4,812.3
Lubricants (R$/thousand liters)
5,015.4
4,759.0
 
 

 
 
 
Earnings Release

The Company also announces that it will disclose its results for the 2Q’11 after the market closes on November 10th. In line with best practices for corporate governance and fair disclosure, Cosan Ltd. and Cosan S.A. begin their quiet period on October 23rd, which will end immediately after the conference calls held on November 11th, 2010.



São Paulo, October 23rd, 2010
 
Marcelo Martins
Investor Relations Officer


 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES

 
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.
 

 
   
COSAN LIMITED
 
       
       
Date:
October 25, 2010
 
By:
/s/ Marcelo Eduardo Martins
 
       
Name:
Marcelo Eduardo Martins
 
       
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer