Pulp Matters 1/2022

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TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENCY, speed and safety of pulp transports from Uruguay to global markets, UPM is building a new pulp terminal at the Montevideo port. An improved and partly rebuilt railroad will connect the new mill near the city of Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay to the capital. The new pulp terminal in Montevideo will be used for receiving, handling and storing pulp and chemicals used in pulp production. UPM has 15 years’ experience in pulp loading, gained during operations at the Nueva Palmira pulp terminal. The new terminal in Montevideo will be similarly specialized for pulp but even bigger.

After two years of construction, the terminal building is nearly ready, says Javier Solari , Vice President of the UPM Uruguay Development Project, speaking to us this April. Open 24/7, the terminal can handle over 2 million tonnes of pulp annually. UPM will operate it on a 50-year concession. “At the peak of construction, we had 500 people working on site, and currently have about 400 workers. Apart from dredging and some automation, electrical and piping installations, everything is nearly done,” Solari says.

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PUL P MAT TERS 01/2022