Klabin Picks Contractors for Big-Ticket Paper Project in Brazil, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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Klabin, the biggest paper-packaging producer in Brazil, has selected contractors for its estimated $2.5 billion PUMA II project, adjacent to its pulp mill in Ortigueira, in the state of Paraná. It is the biggest investment in the company's history.

The facility will be the first to use Valmet's new, pulp-integrated kraftliner board technology. Klabin is preparing for two construction phases of 24 months each, adding a total 920,000 tons per year of paper production.

Click here for a list of Pulp & Paper Industry projects in Brazil, and see graph below for a breakdown by state.