TCP handles almost 40% of Brazil’s vegetable resin

Brazil is the second-largest producer of vegetable resin, a fundamental raw material for the pharmaceutical, chemical, and industrial sectors. The merchandise is exported to all the continents of the world and one of its main exit ports is the Paranaguá Container Terminal – managed by TCP, in Paraná. Of the 200,000 tons of resin and derivatives produced by Brazil, 60% of the volume is exported and almost 40% of the exported volume is transported via this terminal, leader in the movement of the product throughout the country.

In 2019, TCP handled 2,024 containers of the product. In 2020, the volume reached 2,246 containers, which represents an 11% growth. Removed from the pine trunk, the gum – a whitish, thick, and viscous paste – undergoes a distillation process, giving rise to other products such as pitch and turpentine which can be used to produce chewing gum, paints, varnishes, synthetic rubbers, cleaning products, additives, and more.

“A big advantage for resin exporters is the customs-export warehouse, located in the primary zone, which simplifies and reduces steps, reducing costs for exporters. We are also the terminal with the largest number of maritime lines in the country. In addition to offering various logistical products such as the railroad connecting the entire state, we also monitor the flow management cell”, explains Thomas Lima, the company’s commercial and institutional director.

According to Rafael de Castro Lopes, Foreign Trade coordinator for the Resinas Brasil Group, one of the competitive advantages of exporting via Paranaguá is the port fees charged by the terminal. The company located in Sengés, Paraná, has been exporting through the port of Paraná for 15 years, handling 400 tons per month. The Group is a reference in the sector, being one of the largest exporters of pitch, rosin, and turpentine in the world, responsible for just over 50% of the market.

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