agricultural · input
Short fiber (0.7–1.0 mm); primary softness contributor in premium tissue. ~70% of global BEKP from Brazil (Suzano, CMPC, Bracell) and Portugal/Spain (Navigator, Altri). Suzano Cerrado mill (2.55 MMT/yr, world's largest single pulp line) started July 2024. Suzano acquired 51% of KC's international tissue JV for $3.4B June 2025.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on bekp eucalyptus pulp (bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| BRBrazil | 55% |
| CLChile | 15% |
| PTPortugal | 8% |
| ESSpain | 5% |
Who makes it
4 companies produce bekp eucalyptus pulp (bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp).
World's largest eucalyptus pulp producer; ~13.5 MMT/yr BEKP capacity after Cerrado mill startup July 2024 (world's largest single pulp line at 2.55 MMT/yr); acquired 51% of Kimberly-Clark's international tissue operations (Kleenex, Scott, Viva) for $3.4B in June 2025 — vertical integration from pulp to finished tissue.
Chilean forestry and paper company (Santiago Stock Exchange: CMPC; Matte family controlled; ~US$6B revenue); world's 2nd-largest eucalyptus pulp producer with operations in Chile (Arauco region), Argentina, Brazil (Guaíba and Celulose Riograndense), and Uruguay. CMPC also manufactures tissue products (Petal and Noble brands in Latin America), printing paper, and packaging. The Matte family of Chile — one of Latin America's most powerful industrial families — controls CMPC alongside banking (Banco de Chile), real estate, and other assets. CMPC's Guaíba II expansion in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil added significant eucalyptus capacity in 2019.
Brazilian eucalyptus pulp company (HQ São Paulo; wholly owned by RGE Group, a Singapore-registered holding company controlling operations in Indonesia and Brazil of the Widjaja family — Indonesian tycoons); Bracell's Lençóis Paulista mill in São Paulo state is one of the world's largest single-site eucalyptus pulp mills (expanded to 3.5 million tonnes/year capacity in 2022 — temporarily the world's largest pulp mill). RGE Group/Bracell's control by Indonesian paper industry interests (the Widjaja family also controls APRIL Group, a major Indonesian paper company) means Indonesian capital is the largest individual owner of Brazilian eucalyptus pulp capacity. Bracell pulp is exported primarily to Asian tissue and paper markets.
Portuguese eucalyptus pulp and paper company; ~1.6 MMT/yr BEKP from three mills in Portugal (Figueira da Foz, Setúbal, Aveiro); top-10 global BEKP producer; major softness-fiber supplier to European tissue industry.
