Valmet Conducts First Maintenance Shutdown of CMPC Pulp Line in Brazil

Valmet, Finland, was given an important role in the first maintenance shutdown of CMPC Guaíba's new pulp line in Brazil. The executed shutdown is one of the biggest shutdowns managed by Valmet. The facility's pulp line 2, also called G2, invested in planned maintenance to reach its annual capacity of 1.5 million metric tpy of bleached eucalyptus pulp. The maintenance shutdown was carried out by Valmet and took place between July 31 and Aug. 10, 2016.

"We made careful planning with the customer for several months, and thanks to this work we were able to start the line again faster than planned. The geographical location of CMPC Guaíba's pulp mill demands special attention on safety and environmental issues as well as good cooperation with the local community. In this respect, our role is not only to ensure that the equipment is running well, we also need to take care of the overall aspects  which are part of the mill's operation," said Rogério Duarte, Valmet mill sales manager.

 

"Valmet contributed to the successful shutdown of G2 with its personnel's technical skills and organization, and its planning, safety, and environmental state-of-the-art criteria. There is no doubt that Valmet and CMPC reinforced their partnership, and I believe the company will be a strong candidate for future planned shutdowns," said Fernando Pereira, maintenance manager at CMPC.

Valmet's expertise was the key for a well-planned shutdown. "We avoided rework during G2 maintenance as both Valmet and CMPC teams worked together, focusing on the same goal," said Paulo Ormeneze, Valmet services manager in South America. 

Valmet was in charge of the overall maintenance of the core equipment delivered to this Southern Brazilian pulp mill, including cooking, the fiber line, drying machines, causticizing, the evaporation plant, and the recovery boiler. All maintenance activities were performed in line with Valmet's and CMPC's safety, quality, and environmental criteria. 

The first shutdown at CMPC Guaíba G2 was executed by Valmet's service and project execution teams. Taking into account third-party companies and suppliers, Valmet managed more than 600 people at the site during 10 days.

 

CMPC Celulose Riograndense Ltda 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 4 million metric tpy of pulp. 

Guaíba pulp mill in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil has two pulp production lines. The new G2 line was delivered by Valmet and was started up in May 2015