On Wednesday December 20, Brazil’s largest packaging paper producer, Klabin, announced that it had purchased forest assets from Arauco for $1.16 billion.  The deal covers a total of 150,000 hectares, concentrated in Paraná state in southern Brazil, including 85,000 ha of pine and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) plantations, along with 31.50 million tonnes of standing […]

Ribas do Rio Pardo, MS, Jan 2, 2024 (PPI Latin America) – Brazilian company Suzano, the world’s largest bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp producer, is approaching the final stages of its Cerrado project, a new greenfield mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo city, Mato Grosso do Sul state, designed to produce 2.55 million tonnes per year […]

Despite the lower average premiums compared to 2022, the market's resilience was tested, which highlighted global dependence on Chinese demand

There has been an increase in daily volumes compared to last year, although wheat exports are slightly down, according to sources

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Sales of new cars in Brazil that run on flex-fuel – which can include different degrees of biodiesel or bioethanol, or even biogas – continued to significantly surpass electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2022

The Brazilian construction industry chamber, CBIC, has raised its forecast for the sector’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 to a 3.5% increase, from the previous 2.5% guidance, due to federal programs and renovations expected for the second half of the year, it said on Monday July 25

The country is expected to ship a total of 7.9 million tonnes of soybeans this month

China's imports from Brazil fall, while Iran becomes the main corn importer

Fastmarkets has amended the specifications and publishing time of its price assessment for Bauxite fob Brazil following an extended consultation