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Major pulp producers in Latin America have high expectations for their process data analysis

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Summary

Global demand is driving rapid growth in Brazil’s pulp and paper industry, pushing forestry companies to adopt advanced data analytics. With tools like Trimble Wedge, producers gain real-time insight into operations, quality control and compliance. How are forestry organizations across Latin America are using data to stay competitive and sustainable?

As of 2022, Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of pulp, and the industry continues to grow. Pulp is also the main export product of Brazil, with an annual value of USD 8.4 billion (2022).

To meet the high demands of the international market, the pulp and paper industries in Brazil are making investments in data analysis and management technologies. With a powerful data analysis tool, Wedge, companies like Klabin are able to better monitor internal processes, quality control and compliance.

The use of Wedge technology for data analytics is also bringing results to companies in other parts of Latin America, such as Arauco in Chile and UPM in Uruguay, who are among the largest producers and exporters of pulp in Latin America.

Read more in an article by Madeira Total (in Portuguese)

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