The mill’s production capacity will be 1.3 million tonnes of bleached pulp per year. Approximately 80% of output will be shipped abroad via rail from Três Lagoas to the Port of Santos. The rest will be sold on the domestic market, part of which to International Paper’s paper mill, also located in Três Lagoas.
Built on a site occupying more than two million square meters, the plant will start operating in May 2009, and should achieve its full capacity (1.3 million tonnes of bleached eucalyptus pulp) in 2010.
VCP has already invested around US$450 million in the project, the total budget of which is estimated at US$1.5 billion up to 2009.
The project will increase by 300% the GDP of Três Lagoas, and by 13.5% that of Mato Grosso do Sul. As soon as the unit starts operating, it should create around 30,000 jobs in the region.
Currently, 6,500 workers are taking part in the construction of the new plant. Approximately 220 suppliers are involved in the project, among local and national small, medium and large companies, managed by Pöyry Empreendimentos Industriais (PEI).
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