AMIF - Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal

What AMIF - Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal does

AMIF - Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal is a non-profit industry association founded in 1975 that represents the forestry sector in Minas Gerais, Brazil's largest planted forest state (2.3 million hectares, 24% of Brazil's total planted forest base, present in 803 of 853 municipalities). AMIF serves large industrial members spanning pulp and paper (Cenibra, Suzano, Bracell, LD Celulose, Veracel), steel and charcoal (Aperam, ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, SADA Grupo, Vallourec Florestal), forestry investment, and bioenergy, as well as small and medium producers who manage approximately half of the state's planted forest base. Its core offerings include policy advocacy across federal and state forums (MAPA, COPAM, SEAPA, FIEMG, FAEMG), the PAM Florestal wildfire prevention mutual aid plan covering 180+ municipalities and 1,800+ firefighters, technical publications (carbon market guides, compliance manuals, charcoal transport certification), training and events, and international cooperation programs — including a November 2025 mission to China and partnerships with the Chinese Academy of Forestry.

Name

AMIF - Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal

Legal name

Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal

Website

https://amif.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AMIF is a 50-year-old non-profit trade association representing the forestry industry in Minas Gerais, Brazil's largest planted forest state, serving large pulp, paper, steel, and charcoal enterprises as well as small and medium producers through advocacy, wildfire prevention coordination, technical publications, and international cooperation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Industry Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (113110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry, Arboriculture & Silviculture (EDAOAOAJ), Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA)

Keywords

• Forestry industry association
• Planted forest advocacy
• Wildfire prevention services
• Forestry training programs
• Sustainable forestry publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AMIF generates revenue through membership fees from associated forestry companies operating in Minas Gerais. Member companies gain access to advocacy services, technical commissions, publications, training, and participation in government forums.
2. Event and Training Services: AMIF organizes events, training programs, and courses for its members, sometimes at discounted rates for members, generating revenue through registration fees.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors (such as Azevedo Sette, Euroforte, John Deere, Komatsu, Unibrás, Resgatécnica) support AMIF's activities in exchange for visibility and association with the forestry sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMIF is a non-profit industry association that represents forestry companies in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It provides advocacy and political representation before government bodies, coordinates wildfire prevention through PAM Florestal, organizes training programs and industry events, produces technical publications and market intelligence, facilitates international trade missions, and supports bioeconomy development across the planted forest value chain.

Product overview

AMIF (Associação Mineira da Indústria Florestal) is a non-profit industry association representing the forest industry in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rather than offering a unified technology product, AMIF provides a portfolio of services including publications (such as the annual Conquistas e Resultados reports, carbon market guides, and compliance manuals), training programs and events (FSC certification training, fire brigade training, legal workshops), and the PAM Florestal mutual aid plan for forest fire prevention. The association also supports the Selo Verde MG compliance platform and provides technical certifications like the charcoal transportation report. These services are offered free to member companies and the public to advance sustainable forest management in Minas Gerais.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publicações AMIF

Quantifiable outcome

• Minas Gerais leads Brazil with 2.3 million hectares of planted forests (24% of national base), present in 803 municipalities (94% of the state)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canopy Remote Sensing SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Canopy was responsible for the mapping and characterization of planted forests across 14 Brazilian states using satellite imagery and geoprocessing analysis. This partnership produced the first-of-its-kind joint forest survey covering microregions, municipalities, and species classification.
• Ibá (Indústria Brasileira de Árvores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF partnered with Ibá and other state forestry associations for the unprecedented planted forest survey. Ibá is also a key collaborator in working groups on bioenergy, water resources, taxation, legal matters, land issues, and communications. AMIF's president also holds the presidency of MAPA's Câmara Setorial de Florestas Plantadas under the Ibá-MAPA partnership.
• MAPA (Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF participates in the Câmara Setorial de Florestas Plantadas and Plano Gestor ABC under MAPA. AMIF's president Adriana Maugeri serves as president of the Câmara Setorial de Florestas Plantadas, the first woman to hold this position.
• FAEMG (Federação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Estado de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF participates in the Comitê Consultivo de Sustentabilidade do Agro Mineiro – CCS Agro and the Câmara Técnica de Florestas Plantadas under the FAEMG system.
• FIEMG (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF is represented in FIEMG's Conselho de Empresários para o Meio Ambiente, Câmara da Indústria de Base Florestal, and Grupo de Trabalho Institucional e Legal do Conselho de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
• COPAM (Conselho Estadual de Política Ambiental de MG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF participates in the COPAM Câmara de Atividades Agrossilvipastoris, influencing environmental policy decisions affecting the forestry sector.
• SEAPA (Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento de MG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF participates in SEAPA's Câmara Técnica de Silvicultura and contributes to the Política Florestal de Minas Gerais, shaping state forestry policy.
• Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF established a cooperation framework with CAF, including a formal cooperation protocol. CAF representative Dr. Chen Yong served as principal host during AMIF's 2025 international mission to China and participated in a technical cooperation meeting in Belo Horizonte in June 2025.
• Chinese Steel Industry AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn Beijing, AMIF's delegation held meetings with the Chinese Steel Industry Association to discuss biomass and biocarbon use for steel decarbonization, aligning Brazilian charcoal supply with Chinese steel demand.
• Instituto de Tecnologia de Pequim (Beijing Institute of Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF's delegation met with the Metallurgy Department of the Beijing Institute of Technology to explore research cooperation on biocarbon applications in steel production.
• Metal OneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetal One (Japanese trading company) visited AMIF to evaluate supply of wood from planted forests for steel decarbonization products. The company expressed interest in expanding purchases of pig iron produced from charcoal and in future investments in Brazil for producing this input.
• Nippon SteelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNippon Steel participated in a meeting with AMIF to discuss decarbonization of steel production using wood and charcoal from planted forests as an alternative to fossil carbon.
• ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas)minorOthersAMIF participates in ABNT's discussions on Plans de Prevenção de Incêndios Florestais (Forest Fire Prevention Plans), contributing to the development of national standards for wildfire prevention.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Minas Gerais (CBMMG)coreOthersAMIF signed a Protocolo de Intenções with CBMMG, uniting public authorities, the agricultural sector, and environmental/forestry entities for wildfire prevention. AMIF also coordinates PAM Florestal trainings with CBMMG, and the PAM currently maps resources across 180+ municipalities.
• JingyeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring the 2025 China mission in Beijing, AMIF's delegation met with Jingye to discuss steel production and biocarbon supply opportunities.
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFV researchers, in partnership with Cenibra (an AMIF member), conducted a study on the influence of environmental and human factors on rare Atlantic Forest species, leading to the discovery of a new tree species (Myrcia magnipunctata) in an area preserved by Cenibra.
• Sistema Ocemg / SindMinasminorOthersAMIF participates in the Protocolo de Intenções for wildfire prevention signed with Sistema Ocemg, contributing to coordinated rural fire response efforts.
• Siamig BioenergiaminorOthersSiamig Bioenergia participated in the Protocolo de Intenções for wildfire prevention alongside AMIF, public authorities, and other sector entities.
• Emater-MGminorOthersEmater-MG participated in the Protocolo de Intenções for wildfire prevention, expanding the network of public institutions coordinated by AMIF for rural fire response.
• Al-Invest Verde (EU Commission)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF participated in a meeting with European Commission representatives to present the Selo Verde MG platform as a compliance tool for agricultural products free from deforestation, aligning with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Suzano: Global leader in eucalyptus pulp production and a member of AMIF. Not a peer in the trade-association sense, but a representative example of the large enterprise members that AMIF represents — useful for sizing AMIF's potential addressable membership.
• Embrapa Florestas: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation's forestry research unit. Comparable as an institutional stakeholder in Brazil's planted-forest ecosystem, but federally funded research rather than a member-driven industry association.
• ATIBT (Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux): International tropical timber industry association headquartered in France. Comparable as a forestry-sector industry body operating across borders with a similar advocacy and knowledge-sharing role, though oriented to tropical timber rather than eucalyptus pulpwood specifically.

Direct peers

• AGEFLOR (Associação Gaúcha de Empresas Florestais): State-level forestry industry association in Rio Grande do Sul. Directly comparable to AMIF: member-driven advocacy, training, events, and technical representation for planted-forest companies in southern Brazil. Same membership and sponsorship revenue model.
• Ibá (Indústria Brasileira de Árvores): Brazilian national umbrella association for the planted-tree industry. Most directly comparable to AMIF: both serve as advocacy and technical-coordination bodies for forestry companies, and AMIF is an active Ibá partner on the multi-state forest survey and MAPA chamber work. Ibá operates one level above AMIF at the national scale.
• APRE (Associação Paranaense de Empresas de Base Florestal): State-level forestry industry association in Paraná — Brazil's third-largest planted-forest state. Highly comparable to AMIF in scope (member services, advocacy, training, fire prevention) and business model (membership dues + sponsorships), but operating in a different geographic market.
• ACR (Associação Catarinense de Empresas Florestais): Santa Catarina state forestry industry association. Closely comparable to AMIF in structure and activities — representing planted-forest companies, providing training and advocacy — but operating in a different Brazilian state.

Broad incumbents

• FSC Brasil: Brazilian arm of the Forest Stewardship Council, the global forest-certification body. Comparable in that it engages the same forestry-industry stakeholder base in Brazil on sustainability and certification, but its mission is standards-setting and certification rather than industry advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/amif_org

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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