Jari Converting Brazilian Mill to Dissolving Pulp
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Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens, Brazil, plans to restart its pulp mill in Monte Dourado in the Brazilian state of Pará at the beginning of 2014, according to a report this week by EUWID Pulp and Paper, Germany. The mill will be converted to dissolving pulp production instead of paper pulp. The project reportedly has already begun.
Production of bleached eucalyptus pulp at the 410,000 metric tpy mill in Northern Brazil was idled in early January of this year reportedly due to technical problems and competitive disadvantages in the hardwood pulp market. EUWID notes that the company's management then examined different product options.
According to EUDID, the Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported that the company's rebuilt facility would have an annual capacity of 240,000 - 250,000 metric tpy of dissolving pulp. The investment will be $80 muillion to $100 million, with the Brazilian development bank BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social) providing credit that partly covers these costs.
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