Pulp Exports from Brazil Climb to USD 4.1 Billion in First Half 2023
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The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) reported that for the first half of 2023, pulp exports from Brazil increased by 8.2%, totaling USD 4.1 billion, driven by sales to China and North America (United States and Canada). The balance generated by pulp exports to China increased by 25.4% and to North America by 19.9% in the first half of 2023.
The value of paper exports to North America also increased by 20.8%, reaching R$ 130.8 million between January and June, Ibá reports.
"The cultivated tree sector has established itself as a prime supplier to the largest economies on the planet," said José Carlos da Fonseca Jr., Executive Director of Ibá. "This privileged position is directly associated with the offer of bioproducts by the sector that are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, such as cellulose, paper, wood panels, biomass and those related to new uses, as is the case of textile fibers manufactured from of soluble cellulose."
In the first half of 2023, the increase in pulp exports to China positioned that country as the main destination for exports of pulp produced in Brazil, reaching USD 1.8 billion traded in the first six months of 2023, followed by Europe with USD 1 billion.
With regard to paper, Latin America continues to be Brazil's main buyer and totaled USD 824 million in sales for the product.
Production
In the first half of 2023, Brazilian pulp production reached 12 million tons. Paper manufacturing reached 5.3 million tons in the period. The production of paper for packaging was 2.9 million tons and for sanitary purposes 701 thousand tons (an increase of 4.6%).
Paper sales in Brazil in the first half totaled 2.6 million tons. Wood panels, in turn, totaled 3.4 million m3.
Pulp exports between January and June totaled 9.1 million tons — growth of 1.5%. Paper totaled 1.1 million tons traded with other countries in the first half of 2023. Wooden panels, in turn, reached 499,000 m3 exported.
