{"id":1004,"date":"2024-07-22T05:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2024-07-22T05:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:08:33","slug":"suzano-jumpstarts-operations-at-new-brazilian-4-3bn-paper-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1004","title":{"rendered":"Suzano jumpstarts operations at new Brazilian $4.3bn paper mill"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This is the largest investment in Suzano\u2019s 100-year history. Credit: Sidney de Almeida via Shutterstock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Pulp producer Suzano <\/a>has begun operations at its new paper mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.<\/p>\n

The state-of-the-art facility will have an annual production capacity of 2.55m tonnes of eucalyptus pulp, increasing Suzano<\/a>\u2019s production capacity by more than 20% to 13.5m tonnes per year.<\/p>\n

Suzano can also produce 1.5m tonnes of paper per year, including packaging products that use pulp as raw material.<\/p>\n

The project is the result of a total investment of 22.2bn reais ($4.3bn), of which 15.9bn reais were allocated for the construction of the plant and 6.3bn reais for initiatives such as the formation of the planting base and the pulp outbound logistics.<\/p>\n

In line with Suzano\u2019s ESG [environmental, social and governmental] commitments to renewing life, the site will use renewable biomass to produce 180 MW of surplus green power each month. This energy will be directed toward the mill\u2019s local suppliers and the national grid.<\/p>\n

The proximity of the mill to Suzano\u2019s eucalyptus farms means emissions and time from logging transportation will be significantly reduced. The structural distance from forest to mill is only 65 kilometres on average, compared to Suzano\u2019s structural average supply radius of 150 kilometres. The plant will also be self-sufficient in the production of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide.<\/p>\n

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