Tag Archives: São Paulo

ProJet receives order for four wet end tail cutters for Bracell

ProJet will deliver four new wet-end Tail Cutters to Bracell. The order was included in ProJet’s January ‘23 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed. ProJet supplies almost exclusively al Tail Cutters to Andritz Austria in the past years, now also Andritz China selected ProJet as the preferred supplier. A total […]

Ahlstrom invests in Brazil to support filtration customers with a new lamination capability

Ahlstrom perpetuates its 50-year commitment and support to the global Filtration industry by investing EUR 2 million in a new laminator at the Louveira plant, in Brazil. With a planned installation in 2023, the equipment is expected to be fully operational by Q1 2024. This strategic growth initiative will expand manufacturing capabilities at Louveira plant. […]

Suzano acquires 2,000 sq km in Brazil

Suzano, the world’s largest hardwood pulp producer, has completed the purchase of over 2,000 square kilometers (206,000 hectares), for the total price of US$667 million. The land represents an area similar to the size of Tokyo and brings into Suzano’s direct ownership a number of eucalyptus plantation forests it currently manages under a long-term leasing […]

Bracell’s Project Star nears completion

Bracell has commissioned the first of its two new fibre lines at the Lençóis Paulista pulp mill (Project Star) in Brazil’s São Paulo state. The first batch of pulp was produced on 9 September, according to Euwid. The company did not comment on the start-up of the second fibre line. Project Star is an ambitious […]

Andritz to supply major pulp production technologies for world’s largest DP pulp mill

Andritz is supplying major energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Bracell’s Project “STAR” in the city of Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil. The mill features two flexible, environmentally friendly hardwood fiberlines for a capacity of 2.6 – 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons/year […]