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The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) reaffirms its commitment to sustainability through its Charter of Principles, Bylaws and Regulations, which reflect the best practices of business governance. These documents lay a solid foundation for activity in the industry based on ethics, responsibility and governance. By promoting these principles, Ibá seeks to foster an environment in which all segments of the cultivated tree production chain operate responsibly, contributing to a sustainable and responsible future. 

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Governance Structure

Charter of Principles Bylaws Rules of Procedure

Governance Structure

General Assembly
Advisory Board
Deliberative Council
VP Cellulose
VP Paper
VP Packaging Paper
VP Paper for hygiene products
VP Wood Panels
VP Energy Forests
VP Independent Producers
VP State Associations
VP Medium-Sized Companies
Executive President
Financial Directorate
Forest Policies and Sustainability
Industrial Policy and Statistics
Tax and Fiscal Matters
Communication and Press
Legal

Deliberative Council 2025 - 2027

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Horacio Lafer Piva (Klabin)

President

Beto Abreu

Beto Abreu (Suzano)

Vice President for Pulp

Tatiana Kalman

Tatiana Kalman (Sylvamo)

Vice President for Paper

Cristiano Teixeira – Klabin

Cristiano Teixeira (Klabin)

Vice President for Packaging Paper

Antonio Joaquim

Antonio Joaquim (Dexco)

Vice President for Wood Panels

Conselho de Administração Gerdau

Gustavo Werneck da Cunha (Gerdau)

Vice President for Energy Forests

Carlos Alberto Guerreiro

Carlos Alberto Guerreiro (TTG)

Vice President for Independent Producers

Adriana Maugeri – AMIF

Adriana Maugeri (AMIF)

Vice President for State Associations

Amando Varella – Papirus

Amando Varella (Papirus)

Vice President for Medium-Sized Business

Counselors

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Pulp

Antonio Lacerda (CMPC)
Caio Zanardo (Veracel)
Júlio Ribeiro (Cenibra)
Praveen Singhavi (Bracell)
Rodrigo Libaber (Eldorado)
Silvio Costa (LD Celulose)

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Paper

Andre Arantes (BO Paper)
Eduardo Gondo (Stora Enso)
Richard Pino (Munksjo)
Sergio Ribas (Irani)

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Packaging Paper

Manuel Alcalá (Smurfit WestRock)
Nilton Saraiva (Ibema)

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Wood Panels

Carlos Altimiras (Arauco)
Daniel Berneck (Berneck)
Ricardo Pedroso (Guararapes)

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Energy Forests

Pedro Torres (Gerdau)
Ricardo Moura (Plantar)

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Independent Producers

Fabio Sakamoto (Biomas)
Luiz Candiota (Lacan)
Maria Clara Assis (Norflor)

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Medium-Sized Business

Agostinho Monsserrocco (Oji)
Fabio Napoli (Ibema)

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Partnership Associations

Ramires Jr. (Reflore)
Wilson Andrade (ABAF)

Ibá Committees and Working Groups

Committee

  • Forest Director
    • Forest Protection
    • Forest Improvement and Biotechnology
    • State Associations
  • ESG Director
    • Certification Committee
    • Climate Change

Working group

  • Biodiversity
  • Licensing
  • Plant Variety Protection
  • Native Species Restoration and Silviculture
  • Water Resources
  • Social
  • Bioenergy
  • GHG Inventory
  • Decarbonization
  • COP30 (in coordination with Communications)

Taskforce

  • EUDR
  • Emissions in Maritime Transport

HUB

  • Lidership

Topics Under Development

  • Innovation and Bioeconomy
  • Workforce Training and Qualification

Committee

  • Pulp Director
  • Paperboard Director
  • Packaging Paper Director
  • Printing/Writing Paper Director
  • Wood Panels Director
  • Laminate Flooring Director

Working Group

  • Packaging Paper
  • Printing/Writing Paper
  • Semi-Rigid Paperboard
  • Sector Quality Program: Wood Panels
  • Sector Quality Program: Laminate Flooring
  • Valuing Laminates
  • Trade Defense
  • Logistics

Temporary Topics

  • Immune Paper
  • Cut-Size Paper
  • LETEC Papers
  • Base Paper
  • Printed Medication Package Inserts
  • Port and Railway Structure Law

Committee

  • Legal
  • Land Ownership Topics

Working group

  • TCFA
  • Atlantic Forest
  • Shipping Price Table
  • Excess Weight
  • NR-31
  • Equal Pay
  • Payment for Commuting Time
  • Screens and Felt
  • TCFa (Environmental Control and Oversight Fee)
  • CNIR-Standard 1581/2015 (Brazilian National Rural Property Register)
  • Foreign Investment in Agribusiness

Committee

  • Taxation/Fiscal

Working Group

  • Mercosur Common Nomenclature for Lignin
  • Transfer Prices
  • Tax Reform
  • Temp measure 1159/23 (ICMS tax exemption)
  • ICMS/ST tax – Paper Cups and Utensils
  • Income Tax – Profits and Dividends
  • GT 48 – changes in the public tax accounting system (SPED Fiscal)
  • ICMS SP tax
  • Forest Fees and State Funds
  • ICMS tax – Standing Forest

Committee

  • Foreign Trade
  • Government Relations

Working group

  • International Public Consultation

Committee

  • Communications

Working Group

  • State Association Communications
  • COP30 (in conjunction with Forest and Sustainability Affairs)

Temporary Topics

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