The Paraná timber sector represents the majority of Brazilian wood products exports and the development of this plan was supported by FIEP (the Paraná State Industries Federation), ABIMCI (Brazilian Association of Mechanically-Processed Timber Industry) and 15 wood and furniture sector associations.
The RLP provides an overview of the timber sector in the State which comprises some 5,000 companies that generate 85,000 jobs. The Plan details the main residues generated and how some of this can be utilised. The plan also provides timelines for action by companies.
The next step includes building a partnership with SENAI (the National Service of Industrial Learning) to develop manpower training plans. In addition, work will focus on three elements: shared responsibility, from where funding for recycling can be generated and interaction with other industrial sectors.
ABIMCI presented the Paraná Reverse Logistics Plan during the 11th Thematic Council Meeting of Environment and Sustainability of South-Southeast Region of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in September and said that the Paraná Plan can be an example to the rest of the country.
According to ABIMCI, they are ready to coordinate RLPs at the national level since 16 states are represented among its members but emphasised the joint involvement of the private and public sectors will be necessary for any plan to succeed since the issues of residue recycling and disposal requires the shared responsibility of all involved in the production chain.
