The first Latampaper event in Brazil dedicated entirely to corrugated board and paper packaging opens as the country reports record pulp production and one of the world’s largest corrugated markets.
Brazil enters LATAMCORR Brasil 2026 with three figures that define the opportunity: record pulp production of 29.4 million tonnes in 2025, corrugated packaging shipments above 4.2 million tonnes for a second consecutive year, and estimated sector revenue above US$5.6 billion.
On 12 November 2026, Royal Palm Hall in Campinas will host the first Latampaper event in Brazil dedicated 100% to corrugated board and paper packaging. The timing directly connects the event with the market story: Brazil has just set a new pulp-production record, remains the sixth-largest corrugated board producer in the world and is attracting multibillion-dollar investment in fibre, paper, energy and industrial infrastructure.
The market in four numbers
US$14.9 billion — export revenue generated by Brazil’s planted-tree industry in 2025.
29.4 million tonnes — record Brazilian pulp production in 2025, up 6.9% year on year.
4.227 million tonnes — corrugated boxes, sheets and accessories shipped in 2025, after a record 4.248 million tonnes in 2024
US$4.6 billion — Arauco’s investment in Project Sucuriú, its first pulp mill in Brazil and the largest investment in the company’s history.
A corrugated market above four million tonnes
Empapel, the Brazilian paper-packaging association, reported 4,247,991 tonnes of corrugated packaging shipments in 2024. In 2025, the market remained close to that peak at 4,226,679 tonnes, a decline of only 0.5%.
The scale is not only physical. Empapel’s latest statistical yearbook says sector revenue exceeded approximately US$5.6 billion for the first time (the original reported figure was more than R$29 billion). For consistency, all other financial figures in this article are also shown in US dollars using a reference rate of about R$5.13 per US$1. Brazil also overtook Italy to become the sixth-largest corrugated board producer in the world.
Demand is anchored in essential industries. Food accounts for almost half of corrugated packaging use, followed by fruit and vegetables, personal care, pharmaceuticals, beverages, retail and industrial goods. That makes Brazil one of the most resilient packaging markets in Latin America.
Pulp record strengthens the industrial base
Brazil produced 25.5 million tonnes of pulp in 2024 and a record 29.4 million tonnes in 2025. Pulp exports reached 20.7 million tonnes in 2025, up 11.6%.
This does not mean that every additional tonne of pulp becomes corrugated packaging. It does mean that Brazil has a powerful domestic ecosystem of planted forests, pulp, packaging papers, energy, logistics and technical services. That ecosystem supports large integrated groups and hundreds of regional converters and box plants.
Arauco’s US$4.6 billion signal
The clearest investment signal is Project Sucuriú. Chilean forest-products group Arauco is investing approximately US$4.6 billion near Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul.
The mill is designed to produce 3.5 million tonnes of short-fibre market pulp per year and is expected to begin operating by the end of 2027. It will be Arauco’s first pulp mill in Brazil and, according to the company, the largest pulp project in the world built in a single stage.
The project also includes around 400,000 hectares of eucalyptus plantations, large-scale renewable-energy generation and advanced process automation. For equipment and service suppliers, it confirms that Brazil remains one of the world’s most important destinations for forest-industry investment.
The largest players in Brazil
Klabin is the strongest integrated Brazilian player, operating across forestry, pulp, packaging papers and corrugated packaging. In 2025, the company reported approximately US$4.0 billion in net revenue and US$1.53 billion in Adjusted EBITDA. In the first quarter of 2026, net revenue was about US$955 million, Adjusted EBITDA was approximately US$331 million and packaging shipments reached 408 million square metres.
Smurfit Westrock is one of the largest international packaging groups active in Brazil. Its presence underlines the strategic value of the country for global corrugated packaging, containerboard and converting operations.
Irani is one of Brazil’s leading producers of packaging paper and corrugated packaging. Its last-twelve-month net operating revenue reached approximately US$326 million by the first quarter of 2026. The company operates an integrated model covering forestry, paper and packaging.
Trombini and Adami are also important Brazilian producers with strong regional positions in paper and corrugated packaging. Together with Klabin, Smurfit Westrock, Irani and a broad base of independent converters, they make Brazil a highly competitive market where technology, service and local support matter as much as machine specifications.
Suzano, the world’s largest market pulp producer, has also made one of Brazil’s largest private industrial investments. Its Cerrado Project in Ribas do Rio Pardo required approximately US$4.3 billion and created the world’s largest single-line pulp mill, with annual capacity of 2.55 million tonnes.
Why LATAMCORR Brasil matters at a record-setting moment
LATAMCORR Brasil 2026 will take place on 12 November at Royal Palm Hall in Campinas, São Paulo. It arrives immediately after Brazil confirmed record pulp production and maintained corrugated packaging shipments above 4.2 million tonnes. The event follows LATAMCORR 2026 in Buenos Aires, held on 13–14 May, and brings the format to Brazil for the first time.
The event is focused exclusively on corrugated board and paper packaging. It is aimed at corrugated plants, box plants, integrated paper and packaging groups, converters, plant directors, production managers, engineers, maintenance teams, quality specialists, owners and CEOs.
Suppliers will cover:
- corrugators and converting equipment;
- flexo folder gluers and die-cutters;
- digital and flexographic printing;
- automation and process control;
- ERP, MES and production software;
- inspection and quality systems;
- paper, board, adhesives and technical consumables;
- maintenance, spare parts and industrial services.
The format includes pre-arranged business meetings, focused networking, simultaneous Portuguese-English translation and direct technical discussion between manufacturers and suppliers.
Why Campinas
Campinas sits inside one of Brazil’s most important industrial and logistics regions. It offers access to the wider São Paulo manufacturing base, major highways, airports, engineering companies and a dense concentration of packaging decision-makers.
That makes the city a practical location for a one-day event designed around business meetings rather than a large general exhibition.
What this means for the industry
Brazil’s corrugated market is already large, profitable and internationally significant. The next question is not whether the country has scale. It is where the next investment cycle will go.
Large groups are investing in integrated capacity, automation and modern converting assets. Independent plants are looking for targeted upgrades, software, service, retrofits and productivity improvements with faster payback.
LATAMCORR Brasil arrives at the point where these two sides meet: Brazilian producers looking for credible solutions and international suppliers looking for direct access to one of the world’s largest corrugated markets.
Event information
LATAMCORR Brasil 2026
12 November 2026
Royal Palm Hall
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Organised by Latampaper Brasil
Registration and business enquiries
Lurdes Garcez — Business Development Brazil
Latampaper Brasil — LATAMCORR Brasil 2026
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +55 19 99605 5140
Website: https://brasil.latampaper.com
Official sources
Ibá — Indústria Brasileira de Árvores
Empapel — Associação Brasileira de Embalagens em Papel
Klabin
Irani
Arauco
Latampaper Brasil
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