Pulp Matters 2/2022

GOING LOCAL

Inaugurated this October, UPM’s new pulp terminal in Montevideo will have a direct rail connection to the Paso de los Toros mill. DEEP SEA PULP TERMINAL IN MONTEVIDEO

FROM SEEDLING TO SHIPMENT

UPM’s new tree nursery occupies a 100-hectare area, of which 18 hectares are dedicated to production. NURSERY IN SARANDÍ DEL YÍ

The terminal has an annual operating capacity of over 2 million tonnes of pulp and approximately 100 ships per year.

USD 280 million investment

Women make up around 60% of the nursery’s workforce, as is the case at the two existing UPM nurseries in western Uruguay.

The terminal will employ approximately 100 people, with another 200 working in the loading and unloading of cargo ships.

10 million seedlings per year

A eucalyptus seedling takes approximately 10 years to reach harvest size.

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PUL P MAT TERS 02/2022