May 07, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. The Brazilian Tree Industry (IBA or Indústria Brasileira de Árvores) is the newest association in the Brazilian forestry sector and is the result of a merger of three major associations; ABRAF (Brazilian Association of Forest Plantation Producers), BRACELPA (Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association) and ABIPA (Brazilian Association of Wood Panel Industry), as ITTO reported.

The term IBA, or more correctly Ibá, comes from the Tupi Guarani language Ybá, which means tree or fruit.

The new association will be formally launched in June 2014, during the environment week and will begin with a membership of 70 forestry sector companies.

The board of the association has been holding meetings in São Paulo to discuss guidelines and other strategic issues with the aim of building a new less conservative image than the previous associations.