The region’s defining annual forum for the pulp, paper and packaging value chain convenes August 10–12, 2026, bringing together 400+ senior leaders to navigate a sector in structural reset.
Fastmarkets, a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency, has announced the 21st edition of its flagship Forest Products Latin America Conference, taking place August 10–12, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil. The event will unite over 400 senior professionals – spanning mills, recyclers, converters, end users, traders, investors and logistics providers – to address the forces reshaping Latin America’s pulp, paper and packaging markets.
Now in its 21st year, the conference is recognized across the industry as the premier strategy checkpoint for Latin American forest products – a forum where trust-based relationships are built and pivotal commercial decisions are informed.
Why this year’s conference matters
Latin America’s forest products sector is entering a period of structural reset. Tariffs and tensions from the US are redrawing trade flows. China’s integrated capacity is reshaping global pulp markets. And producers across the region are navigating currency volatility, freight costs, and tightening credit conditions simultaneously.
Against this backdrop, the 2026 conference offers what the market needs most: credible, actionable intelligence from the people making the decisions – delivered at a moment when mid-cycle strategy changes are no longer optional.
Key topics on the agenda
The 2026 agenda focuses on the issues that matter most to the LATAM forest products community:
- Navigating the new trade order: The impact of US tariffs, geopolitical realignment, and what shifting US-China dynamics mean for Latin American producers and their export strategies.
- Supply, demand and the China factor: How China’s integrated capacity expansion is reshaping global pulp markets and pricing
- The macro outlook: Brazil’s fiscal trajectory, exchange rate volatility and the financial conditions shaping investment decisions
- Leading through uncertainty: CEO perspectives on strategy, resilience and long-term positioning amid oversupply and consolidation
- The logistics equation: Freight costs, port infrastructure and how supply chain complexity is compressing margins
- Markets in motion: packaging, tissue and graphic paper: Segment-by-segment analysis of where demand is growing, where capacity is tight and what end-users actually need
- Nature, carbon and the business case for sustainability: Carbon markets, biodiversity credits, EUDR and how the industry is translating its environmental credentials into commercial value
Confirmed speakers include
The 2026 speaker faculty features more than 50 senior leaders from across the value chain, with confirmed participation from:
- Beto Abreu, CEO, Suzano
- Cristiano Teixeira, CEO, Klabin
- João Paulo Sanfins, Vice-presidente, ANAP
- Eduardo Monge, Marketing Grouper Personal Care, Essity
The full speaker list is available here.
Event details
Dates: August 10–12, 2026
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Attendees: 400+ senior professionals from 30+ countries
Registration: Act now to secure your spot and use ENP15 for 15% off. Book by May 1 to benefit from the super early bird rates: https://www.fastmarkets.com/events/fastmarkets-forest-products-latin-america-conference/tickets/
Languages: Sessions offered in English, Portuguese and Spanish
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