UPM Pulp Matters 1/2023

150,000 50,000 m 2 240- metre Pulp storage capacity of of warehouse space pier at Montevideo port tonnes

The project also includes a 12,000 m 2 roofed unloading area, which allows the unloading of cargo directly to the warehouse in all weather conditions. Furthermore, the terminal features fully centralised systems to boost the flow of logistics. “It’s totally different from what is the standard in Latin America,” Rey promises. GOING THE DISTANCE But how do you get pulp from the inland mill to the port? The Uruguay state is putting the finishing touches to an improved – and mostly rebuilt – railroad that will solve this issue, answers Rey. “There is full railway access planned but it’s not operational yet. In the meantime, we use trucks as an alternative means of transport.” Along with pulp heading to the port, trucks are also en route to the mill with raw materials such as caustic acid, sulphuric acid and heavy fuel oil. “At this time we have a dedicated fleet of 140 pulp trailers and 30 chemical tankers.”

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