Beto Abreu

Beto Abreu serves as CEO of Suzano, the world's largest producer of eucalyptus pulp with annual production capacity exceeding 10 million tonnes. Suzano grows eucalyptus trees on managed plantations across Brazil (approximately 2.4 million hectares including conservation areas) and processes the wood into market pulp — bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP) — that is sold to paper, tissue, packaging, and specialty product manufacturers worldwide. Brazil's eucalyptus plantation model gives Suzano a structural cost advantage: eucalyptus trees in Brazil's tropical climate grow faster (harvested in 6-7 year cycles versus 25-40 years for softwood trees in northern climates), achieving wood fiber costs far below competitors in North America, Europe, and Asia. This cost advantage, combined with Suzano's massive scale, makes the company one of the lowest-cost pulp producers globally. Suzano is also investing in bio-based products — using eucalyptus cellulose as a feedstock for textile fibers (replacing petroleum-based synthetics), lignin-based chemicals, and other sustainable materials. The Cerrado project (a new pulp mill) will further expand capacity. Key stock drivers include global pulp prices, Chinese tissue and packaging demand, Brazilian real exchange rate, new capacity additions, bio-based product development, eucalyptus plantation productivity, and the competitive dynamics with other Brazilian producers (Klabin, Eldorado) and global competitors.