Horacio Lafer Piva is the new Chairman of Ibá’s Board of Directors
Horacio Lafer Piva was elected, at the Ibá General Assembly, as the new Chairman of the entity’s Board of Directors. The shareholder and Chairman of Klabin thus replaces Antonio Joaquim, CEO of Dexco, who led the board for the past two years. The meeting held at Ibá’s office in São Paulo elected the board for the next two years, which will, for the first time, include a representative from the native restoration sector.
Paulo Hartung, President of Ibá, expressed his gratitude: “Antonio Joaquim completes a wonderful cycle at Dexco. He has been providing extraordinary support since the creation of Ibá. During his time as chairman of the board, he always made himself available to exchange ideas and formulate new paths. I am a great admirer.”
Hartung also welcomed Horacio Lafer Piva, who had previously held the position of board chairman and led Bracelpa, the entity that preceded Ibá. Klabin’s Chairman thanked the members for their trust. “We are living through a dramatic and challenging moment in history. We do not yet understand the extent of how this may affect us as business people and citizens, but we have a strong sector, rich in intelligence and always aware of its priorities,” he stated.
For the first time, the new Ibá Board of Directors will also include a representative from the reforestation and native restoration sector: Fabio Sakamoto, CEO of Biomas. Companies in this segment joined Ibá last year, including Biomas, Symbiosis, re.green, and more recently, Mombak and Carbon2Nature.
The goals of these companies focus on restoring millions of hectares across various Brazilian biomes, a task made possible by business models that include the commercialization of forest products and carbon credits. Now, they join forces with a sector that already has a remarkable track record of preservation and sustainable forest management — a model for the world when it comes to responsible cultivation. Altogether, the cultivated tree industry preserves 6.9 million hectares of native forest in Brazil, an area larger than the state of Rio de Janeiro.
The cultivated tree industry has been achieving significant milestones. In 2024, investments amounting to R$ 105 billion were announced, to be made over the next three years. Recently, the sector celebrated the inauguration of the Cerrado Project, Suzano’s factory in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS), the largest single-line pulp plant in the world, along with the beginning of earthmoving work on the Sucuriú Project, Arauco’s new venture in Inocência (MS). In the coming months, Klabin’s new factory in Piracicaba (SP) will also be inaugurated.
