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a tight group chasing the ball. My job is to get people to stay in position and pass to one another. That is what we are doing now – positioning people in the right jobs.” “Our team goal was to produce
Alfredo Cunningham, Andritz white liquor plant project manager (left) and Murilo Sanches da Silva, Eldorado Recovery Island Superintendent
activity, and long hours. “My job during a start-up is kind of like being a soccer coach,” he says. “With all the new operators, it was like a kid’s soccer game where everyone runs around in
growth strategy. We just started up one line and we think we can increase the capacity of this line by about 15 per cent during our shutdown in 2014 with only minor investments – to 1.7 million tonnes. And we are already preparing to get the environmental licenses for a second production line which will produce two million tonnes per year, and we plan to bring this on-stream in 2017. Last year, we started an aggressive planting program for this second line. We also think there will be additional demand in the market to justify a third production line in 2020 or 2021. That is a clear vision and strategy we have for the end of this decade. We have had a very good
experience with this first line. Even as a newcomer, we were able to attract very skilled, competent, and committed people to our company.
4,237 admt/d on a 30-day moving average,” Monteiro says. “We achieved that in August. With Andritz’s continued support and a few small modifications, I expect we can get to 1.65 million tonnes per year.” With that, Monteiro pauses
to reflect – something he has not had the luxury of doing for the last couple of years. “Think about it,” he says. “This began as an empty site near Três Lagoas in March 2010. I joined the company in January of that year, and in about two years we built the world’s largest pulping line. It started up on schedule in December 2012 and we are planning the next one. Not bad!”
and spirit to our company, we will be well prepared for the future. We chose the best available
technology for this mill. Andritz is one of the most well-regarded technology suppliers in the industry with its experience and financial strength. And I think Andritz has been able, with our own team, to execute the project according to what we agreed at the beginning. The decision to have Andritz as a partner will lead us to maximum asset optimization and operational excellence as we move to becoming the lowest cost producer in the world.
Our project was implemented on time, below budget, and has started up well. On an annual basis, we are already producing about 1.45 million tonnes a year with close to 100% export quality. We have received very good feedback from our customers.
The second line will allow us to
take advantage of the infrastructure we have already built and will allow us to reduce our investment cost. This will make it an even more competitive project when we take advantage of the synergies. If we continue to attract the best brains
When you approach as a
newcomer, you may be able to address issues in a new way. And, you may be able to find new opportunities.” More information from Luis
Bordini at Eldorado Brasil. Email:
luis.bordini@
andritz.com
May/June 2014
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