Grievances, agency and the absence of conflict: The new Suzano pulp investment in the Eastern Amazon

Markus Kröger

Forest Policy and Economics, 2013, vol. 33, issue C, 28-35

Abstract: In November 2013, Suzano Papel e Celulose, a Brazilian paper company, is projected to inaugurate the world's largest pulp mill in Imperatriz in the remote state of Maranhão, Eastern Amazon. This investment will further consolidate Brazil's position as the leading exporter of wood-pulp coming from vast, corporate-controlled industrial plantations. These inland forestry investments are a feature of the second wave of large pulp projects, extending inland from the best lands in the coastal belt via accessible rivers and railroad networks. This globally significant inland expansion has been poorly studied, if at all. No publications exist on this Suzano pulp project. Empirically, this article provides a baseline study on the political economic dynamics.

Keywords: Natural resource conflicts; Paper and pulp industry; Industrial tree plantations; Social movements; Brazil; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.02.005

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