Pulp Production Projects Thrive in Latin America

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In Latin America, more than 8.5 million tons of pulp is expected to become available in the upcoming years, especially due to major projects scheduled to come into operation.

One of these projects is Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA's (Arauco) (Santiago, Chile) recently completed Arauco Pulp Million Modernization and Expansion project in Chile, which includes No. 2 pulp line upgrades, to produce 1.3 million net tons of bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BEKP). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Pulp, Paper & Wood Project Database can click here for a list of the related project reports.

Other examples include:

• UPM-Kymmene Oyj's (Helsinki, Finland) 2.1 million-ton-per-year Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft (BEK) Pulp Mill in Paso De Los Toros, Uruguay. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
• Empresas CMPC SA's (Santiago, Chile) 350,000-ton-per-year Guaiba Eucalyptus Pulp Mill Line No.2 Expansion in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Click here for the project report.
• Suzano SA's (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2.6 million-ton-per-year "Projeto Cerrado" Grassroot Ribas Do Rio Pardo Eucalyptus Pulp Mill in Mato Grosso, Brazil, which is planned for startup in 2024. Click here for the project report.

Furthermore, Arauco will carry out the largest pulp investment in Brazil's history. In the city of Inocencia, Mato Grosso do Sul State, the Chilean company will build a pulp mill worth US$3 billion, with a production capacity of 5 million tons per year from 2028 onwards. This project is based on ESG (environmental, social and governance) standards and sustainability goals. Subscribers can click here for the project report.

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