Pulp & paper in Brazil: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

26 tracked facilities, ≈10,253,875 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing pulp & paper.

The numbers

Pulp & paper in Brazil at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	26	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	10,253,875 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	394,380 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€820M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: SBCE national ETS signed into law 2024 — regulated phase ramping up this decade (World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Brazil.

Largest emitters

Top 10 pulp & paper CO2 emitters in Brazil

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	CMPC - Guaiba 2	Empresas CMPC SA	3,298,071	€263.9M
2	Suzano - Ribas do Rio Pardo	Suzano SA	2,672,786	€213.8M
3	Bracell Celulose ltda - Sao Paolo - Bracell Group	Bracell SP Celulose Ltda	686,587	€54.9M
4	Suzano - Horizonte 2	Suzano SA	478,159	€38.3M
5	CMPC Celulose Riograndense	Empresas CMPC SA	418,083	€33.5M
6	Suzano - Unidade Imperatriz	Suzano SA	404,596	€32.4M
7	Suzano - Horizonte 1	Suzano SA	318,773	€25.5M
8	Fabrica da Cenibra	Celulose Nipo - Brasileira SA	311,416	€24.9M
9	Cenibra - Pulp Mill Belo Oriente	Celulose Nipo - Brasileira SA	294,252	€23.5M
10	Suzano - Unit Jacarei	Suzano SA	269,731	€21.6M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Pulp & paper in Finland

3,669,167 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Sweden

3,266,398 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Indonesia

3,246,592 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in China

3,107,550 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Chile

2,924,173 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Brazil

Oil & gas production in Brazil

53,013,359 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Brazil

51,090,171 t CO2/yr

Cement in Brazil

31,605,568 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Brazil

24,157,564 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Brazil

16,651,226 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many pulp & paper facilities does Brazil have with tracked emissions?

26 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈10,253,875 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest pulp & paper emitter in Brazil?

CMPC - Guaiba 2 — ≈3,298,071 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€820M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.