CMPC, Metso Sign Letter of Intent for Supply of Guaiba II Pulp Line in Brazil
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CMPC Celulose Riograndense S.A, Brazil, has signed a letter of intent with Metso, Finland, to supply key technology for its Guaíba II pulp line in Brazil. The new pulp line, which is an expansion to the existing Guaíba pulp mill, will have a capacity of 1.3 million metric tpy and will be able to reach 1.5 million metric tpy with minor investments. The new pulp line is to be built in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil and is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2015.
The value of the anticipated delivery has not been disclosed. However, a project of this size and scope is typically valued at EUR 800-900 million, according to Metso. Around 50% of this would consist of Metso-supplied equipment and systems.
The plan is to sign the final agreement by the end of June.
The letter of intent covers the main parts of the pulp line—the cooking plant and fiberline, pulp drying and baling, evaporation, a recovery boiler, causticizing and lime kiln, and an integrated automation solution and an operator training simulator for all mill process areas. The Guaíba mill will produce 1.3 million metric tons of bleached eucalyptus market pulp per year and its modern technologies will enable it to achieve some of the lowest operating costs in the industry.
All of the machinery and equipment planned for the new Guaíba project are based on the best technologies available. The capacity of the evaporation plant will be the largest in the world. The stationary cooler planned for the lime kiln makes use of a technology that is mainly used in the cement industry and will bring significant savings in fuel oil consumption. The recovery boiler is also based on the best available technology for high power generation. The fiberline combines high pulping yield, low chemical consumption, and reduced water consumption with low effluent levels. The pulp dryer will utilize the most reliable technology to provide low steam consumption, and will be equipped with high-speed baling lines.
CMPC Celulose Riograndense is part of the Chilean group, CMPC Celulosa, one of the largest forestry-based companies in Latin America. Its mills in Chile and Brazil produce around 2.8 million metric tons of pulp per year.
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