The Brazilian animal rendering sector once again took center stage at the International Production & Processing Expo – IPPE 2026, held in Atlanta, United States. The Brazilian presence was carried out through Brazilian Renderers, a partnership between the Brazilian Renderers Association (ABRA) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), within the Brazil Pavilion, a space dedicated to promoting Brazilian solutions in the global market.
Recognized as the leading annual trade show for the animal protein and animal feed sectors, IPPE 2026 brought together strategic decision-makers from around the world and once again proved to be a key barometer of technological and commercial trends in the industry. The event hosted more than 1,300 exhibitors across an area of over 60,000 square meters at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Brazil’s participation took place jointly with the Brazilian Association of Pharmaceutical Ingredients Industries (Abiquifi), integrating the Brazilian Renderers and Brazilian Pharma & Health projects. This joint initiative strengthened Brazil’s institutional presence and promoted valuable commercial connections in complementary sectors, with direct potential to support export growth.
The Brazil Pavilion also featured the participation of Eurotec Group, ABRA’s Gold Sponsor. Internationally recognized for developing additives and solutions focused on animal health, nutrition, and welfare, the company showcased its technological portfolio and extensive experience in serving highly demanding markets.
The joint booth served as a strategic hub for members, sponsors, and partners, as well as a meeting point for buyers, technical experts, and policymakers. IPPE 2026 successfully marked another important step in the international positioning strategy of Brazilian animal rendering, combining innovation, institutional engagement, and business generation.
Brazilian Renderers
Since 2012, ABRA and ApexBrasil have jointly promoted the Brazilian Renderers project, with the aim of fostering exports from the Animal Recycling sector — meals, fats, blood derivatives, palatants, and hydrolyzed animal proteins. Through participation in trade fairs, the organization of workshops, and other special trade promotion actions, the projects highlight key attributes of the animal recycling industry and its products — such as quality, sanitary status, and production sustainability — and strengthen the international brands of these products, fostering new business opportunities for Brazilian exporters. Information on how to take part in the sectoral projects can be found at brazilianrenderers.com.
About ABRA
The Brazilian Renderers Association (ABRA) is an entity that represents industries in the animal recycling sector that produce meals, fats, blood derivatives, hydrolyzed proteins, and palatants, which are used as ingredients in the formulation of feed for food-producing animals and pet food, as well as fats for the manufacture of biofuels. It is a non-profit organization. Founded in 2006, ABRA works to promote its members, disseminate actions aimed at the sector, mediate relations with other entities and government bodies, and foster business generation in both domestic and international markets. To learn more, visit: abra.ind.br.
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. To achieve these objectives, ApexBrasil carries out targeted trade promotion actions aimed at boosting exports and enhancing the value of Brazilian products and services overseas, such as exploratory and trade missions, business matchmaking rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international trade fairs, visits by foreign buyers and opinion leaders to learn about Brazil’s productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim to strengthen the Brazil brand.
The Agency also works in a coordinated manner with public and private stakeholders to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country. To learn more, visit: apexbrasil.com.br.
Source: ABRA Communications Office
Luísa Schardong, journalist, MTB/RS 0018094