Pulp Matters 1/2022

easy to cook and bleach, consume less chemicals and have the best fibre properties in line with what is really valued by our customers.” The second link in the quality chain is the carefully controlled production process. The Fray Bentos pulp mill, launched in 2007, is a real forerunner in the entire industry, Echevarria says. “We are already 15 years into the development of the Euca production process with Uruguayan-bred species. The quality stability at the mill is quite excellent – the result of a controlled, optimized process with excellent mill availability.” DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE As the new pulp mill at Paso de los Toros starts up, there will be two mills relying on the superb properties of UPM Euca. “We are transferring all our Euca knowledge from Fray Bentos to Paso de los Toros. In the future both mills will produce the same great quality.” Yet another aspect of UPM Euca is sustainability. “This is a sustainable pulp, produced from sustainable local plantations using an industrial process that operates with the best available techniques and top class environmental performance,” Echevarria says, adding that the company has set very demanding sustainability goals for the future. “We are committed to being the sustainability pioneers in the industry. This is something that motivates me every day.” “WE ARE ALREADY 15 YEARS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUCA PRODUCTION PROCESS WITH URUGUAYAN-BRED SPECIES.”

UPM EUCA – PULP FACTS

• Made from two species of plantation grown eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus dunnii) • Eucalyptus grandis has a high growth rate and high fibre number while Eucalyptus dunnii has good frost resistance and high wood basic density • The resulting pulp is quick to refine • Used to create clean, soft and smooth tissue products • Provides good surface and optical properties for printing and writing end uses • Offers good bulk when refined to required tensile strength • Especially used for tissue, specialty papers and printing and writing papers

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