Pulp Paper & LogisticsPulp Paper & Logistics
ANDRITZ 13 Andritz delivered the wood yard
(three chipping lines), the fibre line (digester, washing, screening, and bleaching), the two-machine pulp drying plant with baling lines, and the white liquor plant. Plus, the IDEAS process simulator and web-based training tools, which the project team called “a great benefit for fast start-ups”.
The right time The timing, according to Eldorado’s industrial and technical
director Carlos Monteiro, was excellent. “New pulp projects were frozen during the economic crisis,” he said. “We felt if we could move quickly, we could get good pricing from suppliers and start up before other announced lines.” Guilherme Araujo, who was mill manager at the time, explained how the economic environment was to the project’s advantage. “In the last year, mill closures took about 1.2 million tonnes of pulp from the market,” Araujo
said. “Pulp pricing is good, and the devaluation of the Brazilian Real against the US dollar has worked to our favour. This puts us in a good position to satisfy our debt obligations and achieve a good payback on the overall investment.”
The right place Logistically, the location of the Eldorado mill is highly beneficial. “About 50 per cent of our production moves by train and
the other 50 per cent by river barge and train,” Araujo said. “The barges come back loaded with purchased wood, so this is very cost efficient.” Forest resources are close by.
Planting began in 2006 and it is estimated that it requires about 150,000 hectares to support the mill (25,000 hectares per year with a six-year growth cycle). In anticipation of the second line, company is planting more than 50,000 hectares per year. 4
May/June 2014
May/June 2014
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